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Picture and brief biography of James Walker Hood, Bishop in the A.M.E. Zion Church, who lived in New Bern, N.C. Item appears to be clipped from Twentieth century Negro literature, or, A cyclopedia of thought on the vital topics relating to the…

Broadside detailing the participants and selections of music in the Bourdelais School of Music Annual Concert Recital for 1927.

One of New Bern's earlier city directories, this volume includes detailed information about the city's businesses and citizens. With the absence of the 1890 federal census, this book constitutes the largest printed listing of the residents of New…

An early, illustrated history of New Bern that includes information on several New Bern businesses in 1905.

This document is an early Chamber of Commerce booklet to entice investors and "home seekers" to locate in New Bern and Craven County.

This profusely illustrated volume includes detailed information about almost every business located in New Bern during 1914.

A yearbook of life at Montford Point, the camp of the first African-American United States Marine Corps recruits.

Pamphlet detailing the charters and rules for running the Atlantic Steam Fire Engine Company in New Bern.

Pamphlet describing the school, teachers, and courses of the Bourdelais School of Music, which began operation in New Bern in 1913. The school continued until shortly before the death of Mr. Bordelais in October 1932.

A booklet detailing the life of an African-American businessman, Isaiah Prophet Hatch. His reminiscences discuss African-American life in Craven, Jones, Pamlico, Carteret, and Lenoir Counties from the period just after the Civil War to the era of…