Marsh Papers

Kenneth Frederick Marsh and his wife Blanche collaborated to produce a number of books about different regions in the south. These include Historic Flat Rock, Where the Old South Lingers, Plantation Heritage in Upcountry South Carolina, Athens, '’ Columned City, The New South, Greenville, South Carolina and Colonial Bath, North Carolina’s Oldest Town. Blanche Marsh wrote the text and Kenneth Marsh took amazing images of the areas selected for research. In 1966, the Marshes began work on Charlotte Carolina’s Queen City.

This collection contains the correspondence between a number of individuals who provided documentation and financial support for the book. The correspondence was from and to Charlotte’s most prominent citizens, including George M. Ivey, John Belk, W.T. Harris, Stan Brookshire and Harold C. Dwelle.

CONTENTS BOX FOLDER Correspondence related to the publication of Kenneth Marsh’s Book on Charlotte From E.T. O’Cain To M&M Marsh, 7 1 1 G.M. Ivey 6 April 1966 1 1 7 April 1966 1 1 4 1 1 10 May 1966 1 1 Ms. Marsh, 20 May 1966 1 1 G.M. Ivey, 8 1 1 John Belk, 18 1 1 W.T. Harris, 18 July 1966 1 1 G.M. Ivey 21 July 1966 1 1 28 July 1966 1 1 Ms. Marsh, 11 1 1 Stan Brookshire, 24 August 1966 1 1 John Belk, 24 August 1966 1 1 Stan Brookshire, 29 August 1966 1 1 G.M. Ivey, 6 1 2 M&M Marsh 6 September 1966 1 2 22 September 1966 1 2 30 September 1966 1 2 Harold C. Dwelle, 30 September 1966 1 2 M&M Marsh, 7 1 2 Stan Brookshire, 10 1 2 John Belk, 10 October 1966 1 2 G.M. Ivey, 10 October 1966 1 2 Harold C. Dwelle, 10 October 1966 1 2 Stan Brookshire, 17 October 1966 1 2 Ms. Marsh 19 1 2 12 1 2 G.M. Ivey 13 1 3 16 January 1967 1 3 John Belk, 30 1 3 G.M. Ivey, 20 1 3 M&M Marsh, 27 April 1967 1 3 Ms. Marsh 9 1 3 29 May 1967 1 3 22 1 3 M&M Marsh 28 June 1967 1 3 11 1 3 G.M. Ivey, 13 July 1967 1 3 M&M Marsh 8 1 3 William E. Giles M&M Marsh, 4 1 3 E.T. O’Cain M&M Marsh, 4 December 1967 1 3 Stan Brookshire E.T. O’Cain, 21 July 1966 1 4 To Whom It May Concern, 14 October 1966 1 4 J.R. Martin, 19 October 1966 1 4 Charles Cox, 20 October 1966 1 4 G.M. Ivey Ervin Jackson Jr., 16 1 5 E. Jackson M&M Marsh, 17 March 1966 1 5 G.M. Ivey Ervin Jackson, 24 March 1966 1 5 Ms. Marsh 24 March 1966 1 5 25 April 1966 1 5 E.T. O’Cain 5 May 1966 1 5 3 August 1966 1 5 29 September 1966 1 5 M&M Marsh 12 October 1966 1 5 14 October 1966 1 5 26 May 1967 1 5 26 1 5 4 November 1967 1 5 John Belk E.T. O’Cain, 25 July 1966 1 6 M&M Marsh, 14 1 6 Ms. Marsh, 29 June 1967 1 6 Groves C. Ivey Ms. Marsh 2 November 1966 1 7 7 December 1966 1 7 31 December 1966 1 7 21 January 1967 1 7 Sherman Pardue Ms. Marsh 8 December 1966 1 8 3 January 1967 1 8 Ms. Henry Lineberger Ms. Marsh 5 April 1967 1 9 10 April 1967 1 9 A.G. Odell Jr. Mr. Marsh, 18 January 1967 1 10 John H. Lomax Mr. Marsh, 9 1 11 Ms. Louise Matthews Ms. Marsh, 26 May 1967 1 12 D. Lacy Keesler Ms. Marsh, 23 June 1967 1 13 Buell G. Duncan M&M Marsh, 12 January 1967 1 14 Allen B. Lambdin Mr. Marsh, 23 November 1966 1 15 Dick Pierce Ms. Marsh, 6 January 1967 1 16 Jerry Hendrick Ms. Marsh, 26 October 1967 1 17 Roddney Dowd Ms. Marsh, 17 November 1966 1 18 Mary Louise Davidson Ms. Marsh, 29 September 1966 1 19 Chalmers Davidson Ms. Marsh, 29 May 1967 1 20