Odessa A. Memory Collection of Riverton, N.C., History
The Odessa A. Memory Collection of Riverton, N.C., History includes historical, biographical, genealogical, and creative materials related to the town of Riverton, North Carolina. In addition to primary historical materials such as church and school programs, the collection includes document photocopies, dramatizations, memoirs, manuscripts, and song lyrics related to Riverton.
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Summary Information
- Repository
- Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives
- Title
- Odessa A. Memory Collection of Riverton, N.C., History
- Date
- 1879-2001, undated (inclusive)
- Extent
- 0.63 linear feet / 1 document box, 1 half-document box
- ID
- MS866
Biographical and Historical Note
Odessa Arnette Memory was married to Duncan Thomas Memory, who was brother to Jasper Livingston Memory, a Wake Forest graduate (1921) and professor. Her father, John Madison Arnette, graduated from Wake Forest College (1902).
Odessa A. Memory collected these materials related to the Riverton area of North Carolina. Riverton is a rural area of what is now Scotland County, just outside the Cape Fear River Basin.
Collection Overview
The Odessa A. Memory collection of Riverton, N.C., history includes historical, biographical, genealogical, and creative materials related to the town of Riverton, North Carolina. In addition to primary historical materials such as church and school programs, the collection includes document photocopies, dramatizations, memoirs, manuscripts, and song lyrics related to Riverton.
Administrative Information
- Publication Information
- Finding aid prepared by Processed by Tara Coady and Stephanie Bennett, 2017 April
- Access Restrictions
- Collection is open for researchers.
- Copyright Notice
- The nature of the WFU Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine despite reasonable efforts. The Archives and Special Collections of ZSR Library claims only physical ownership of most materials. The materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to the U.S. Copyright Law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source.
- Preferred Citation
- Odessa A. Memory Collection of Riverton, N.C., History (MS 866), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.