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Archives related to: Dalton, Harry L.
| title | Harry L Dalton Papers, 1776-1990 (bulk dates 1915-1990) | repository | University of North Carolina, Charlotte |
| description | Papers of a Charlotte business executive, bibliophile, and benefactor of art museums and libraries in North Carolina. Includes personal and business correspondence, biographical and genealogical materials, subject files, diaries, manuscripts and ephemera, personal and family papers, publications, newspaper clippings, and photographs. The personal papers document Dalton's patronage of the Duke University Library, the Mint Museum, and the library of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte; his service with the U.S. Army during World War I, with the War Production Board during World War II, and with the Defense Orientation Conference; membership in Charlotte clubs and societies; and his travels in Europe with his wife, Mary Keesler Dalton. Also included are papers Mary Keesler Dalton and the Dalton family. The manuscripts contain items related to Auguste Allard, Bernardo de Galvez, Marie Joseph Marquis de Lafayette, King Louis XVI, and Daniel O'Connell. The business records document Dalton's career as an executive and investor in various businesses, especially in banking, oil extraction, and the textile industry. Companies represented in the files include the American Viscose Corporation, American Credit Corporation, Ancora Corporation and Wachovia Bank. Biographical Note Harry Lee Dalton was born in Winston, North Carolina on June 13, 1895 to Corine McCanless and Rufus I. Dalton. A graduate of Trinity College (now Duke University), he served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War I. At the end of the war Dalton entered the textile business as a salesman, and this experience led to his service as a textile advisor with the War Production Board during World War II. Dalton had a successful career in banking and finance and served as an officer and investor in numerous companies, including American Viscose Corporation, American Credit Corporation and Wachovia Bank. His other business interests included investments in oil extraction ventures, mainly through the Ancora Corporation. Along with his wife, Mary Keesler, Dalton collected art, rare books, and manuscripts, and made many contributions to art museums and libraries, most notably the Duke University Library, the Mint Museum, and the library of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Dalton died in Charlotte in on July 26, 1990. [For additional biographical information, see John L. Sharpe III, The Life of Harry L. Dalton, 2 volumes (Edinburgh: Pentland Press, 1986-89). For information on his contributions to UNC Charlotte, see the University Archives, especially the Chancellor's Subject Files, RG 5-0-1; the Major Donors File in the Library Director subgroup, RG 14-1-3; and the files of the Special Collections Librarian, RG 14-9.] Related Collections Reference File, Biographies, Harry L. Dalton, UNC Charlotte University Archives. |
| extent | 30.0 cubic ft. |
| formats | Business Papers Personal Papers Correspondence Subject Files Writings |
| access | Unrestricted. |
| record source | http://library.uncc.edu/display/?dept=special&format=open&page=1031#Bio |
| finding aid | Online and in repository. |
| acquisition information | Gift of Harry L. Dalton, 1978. Transfer of items in collection folder, 1990. Gift, October 2000 (accession 00-068). |
| updated | 03/16/2023 10:29:58 |
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