On November 28, 1984, Milo Manly donated seven items to the Cape Fear Museum: six photographs and what was described as a “Book with clippings from Record newspaper and other newspapers.” The Daily Record was Wilmington’s African American newspaper. Milo’s father, Alexander Manly, was the editor. Mr. Manly was run out of town after his printing press was burned during the white supremacy campaign of 1898.
The “book with clippings” is actually three items: a book, newspaper clippings, and historic newspapers. It is a late 19th century book of typefaces, created by A.D. Farmer and Son Type Founding Company of New York, and perhaps used by Manly in his work. Someone made the book into a scrapbook by pasting clippings about the racially-motivated violence of 1898 over the original book’s pages. It’s not certain if this was done by Alexander Manly, but it seems likely to be done by him or a family member. The book was also used to store folded copies of some late 19th century newspapers, including three full copies of the Daily Record.
In 1991, the Museum had the book and its contents conserved. The book was carefully taken apart and the clippings were removed and treated. Then, the book was reassembled. In order to conserve and preserve the clippings, they were flattened and rehoused on acid-free paper. The newspapers were also treated – they were de-acidified and flattened. Any tears in the pages were repaired. Like the clippings, the newspapers were placed in a book, in order to store flat. After conservation, the Manly newspapers and clippings were placed in the Museum’s climate-controlled collections storage, and the closed book went on display in the Museum’s 19th century gallery.
In 2015, Cape Fear Museum began a project to reinterpret the Reconstruction exhibit to better tell the story of the white supremacy campaign of 1898. The Museum began thinking about ways to provide the public with greater access to these rare primary sources. The Museum scanned the scrapbook pages, as a first step towards getting them online.
Scanning the Daily Record newspapers presented more of a challenge – they were too large for the Museum’s scanner! A timely and fortuitous partnership helped solve this problem. In the fall of 2016, the Museum became involved with the Williston Legacy Team. The Legacy Team’s goals included developing Williston Middle School students’ appreciation of local history. The team helped nurture a project on the Daily Record. In early 2017, the Museum became a host site for the project, which brought together a group of eighth grade students from Williston Middle School and Friends School of Wilmington. The students worked with members of UNC Wilmington’s creative writing department to learn more about the Daily Record. They began searched for copies of the rare newspaper. The teachers and students were not aware the Museum housed three copies from 1898, and they were delighted to discover resources they could utilize so close to home. The students met at the Museum through the spring of 2017.
In the summer of 2017, two Cape Fear Museum staff members traveled to UNC Chapel Hill to work with the North Carolina Digital Heritage Center at the University of North Carolina. This was a culmination of the students’ project. Staff met with the students and teachers, toured the center’s facilities, and observed Chapel Hill staff photographing the Daily Records. The NC Digital Heritage Center placed the digital images of the Museum’s Daily Record online, making these rare and important resources available to scholars and the general public.
The scrapbook pages are a window into life before and after the violent white supremacy campaign of 1898. The pages include clippings from the issues of the Daily Record from before its printing press was burned and it ceased publication. It also includes newspaper articles clipped from before and after the 1898 coup d’etat. The scrapbook also included one letter – an anonymous piece of hate mail that contains language that may not be appropriate for all readers.
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“Abstract from Dr. I.S. Lee’s Sermon,” no printed newspaper name, no dateline, no printed date, with note in pencil: “Daily Record Oct. 17 98”
“A Few Hints,”no printed newspaper name, no dateline, no printed date with note in pencil: “Daily Record Oct. 19”
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Published letter to Senator J. F. Pritchard, Wilmington N.C. 1898, no printed newspaper name, no printed date
“Changes and Changes,” no printed newspaper name, no dateline, no printed date
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“Mr. D. L. Gore Speaks,” no printed newspaper name, no dateline, no printed newspaper date, with note in pencil: “Daily Record Oct. 24”
“Mr. Dancy couldn’t speak” no printed newspaper name, no dateline, no printed newspaper date, with note in pencil: “Daily Record Nov. 3”
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“The Negro in the South,” no printed newspaper name, no dateline, no printed newspaper date, with note in pencil: “N.Y. Journal Nov. 15”
“Trouble expected in North Carolina,” no printed newspaper name, no dateline, no printed newspaper date, with note in pencil: “P. Press, Nov. 8”
“Color Line Drawn: North Carolina Citizens Decide to Forever Rule Wilmington,” no printed newspaper name, no dateline, no printed newspaper date, and no handwritten notes
“The habit of shooting…” no printed newspaper name, no dateline, no printed newspaper date, with note in pencil: “Press, Nov. 12”
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“’Red Shirts’ Supreme,” no printed newspaper name, dateline “Wilmington N.C. Nov. 9,” no printed newspaper date, note in pencil: “P. Press”
“North Carolina: A Democratic Plurality of 25,000 Wipes out the Fusionists,” no printed newspaper name, dateline “Raleigh N.C. Nov 8,” no printed newspaper date, with note in pencil: “N.Y. Sun”
“The Negro and Politics: He Has Been Used to His Harm by Both Parties, Says a Southern Newspaper,” no printed newspaper name, no dateline, no printed newspaper date, no handwritten notes
“There was no race rioting yesterday…,” no printed newspaper name, no dateline, no printed newspaper date, with note in pencil: “P. Press, Nov 7”
“Sixteen Dead at Wilmington…,” no printed newspaper name, no dateline, no printed newspaper date, with note in pencil: “N.Y. Journal, Nov. 11”
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“Reaping the Whirlwind,” no printed newspaper name, no dateline, no printed newspaper date, with note in pencil: “P. Press, Nov 11”
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“Bloodshed in Wilmington,” no printed newspaper name, no dateline, no printed newspaper date, with note in pencil: “Bal. Amer. Nov 11”
Article that starts “One of the first things the next House of Representatives,” no printed newspaper name, no dateline, no printed newspaper date, with note in pencil: “P. Press, Nov 12”
“Tripping Up a Southern Governor,”no printed newspaper name, no dateline, no printed newspaper date, with note in pencil: “Phil Press” no date
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“Urges Lynching of Negroes by Wholesale…. special despatch to ‘The Press,’” no printed newspaper name, dateline “Atlanta, Ga., Nov 15,” no printed newspaper date, and no handwritten notes
“Governor Tanner, of Illinois….” no printed newspaper name, no dateline, no printed newspaper date, with note in pencil: “P. Press Nov 16”
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“Shrieking for Notoriety,” no printed newspaper name, no dateline, no printed newspaper date, with note in pencil: “Phil Press, Nov 17”
“Revolution in North Carolina,” no printed newspaper name, no dateline, no printed newspaper date, with note in pencil: “Nov 17”
“Southern Elections,” no printed newspaper name, no dateline, no printed newspaper date, and no handwritten notes
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“Norfolk with Send a Negro to New York,” no printed newspaper name, dateline “Norfolk, Va., Nov. 12,” no printed newspaper date, with note in pencil: “N.Y. World”
“Negroes Escape to Asbury,” no printed newspaper name, no dateline, no printed newspaper date, with note in pencil: “N.Y. Journal, Nov 11”
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“Whites Rule the City,” no printed newspaper name, dateline “Wilmington, N.C., Nov 11,” no printed newspaper date, with note in pencil: “P. Press, Nov 12”
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“Tolbert Demands State Protection,” no printed newspaper name, no dateline, no printed newspaper date, and no handwritten notes.
“Ellerbe Warns Tolbert,” no printed newspaper name, dateline “Columbia S.C., Wednesday,” no printed newspaper date, and no handwritten notes
“Manly Defends His Race,” no printed newspaper name, dateline “Asbury Park, N.J. Wednesday,” no printed newspaper date, with note in pencil: “Herald, Nov 17”
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“Threaten to Kill Negro Editor Manly,” no printed newspaper name, dateline “Asbury Park, Nov. 16,” no printed newspaper date, and no handwritten notes
“M’Kinley will Speak to Negroes,” no printed newspaper name, dateline “Washington, Nov. 16” no printed newspaper date, and no handwritten notes
“Government Will Act,” no printed newspaper name, dateline “Washington, Nov. 16” no printed newspaper date, and no handwritten notes
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“Negro Editor Manley is At Asbury Park,” The World, dateline “Asbury Park, N.J., Nov 13,” no printed newspaper date, and no handwritten notes
“Tempting Negroes to Return,” The World, dateline “Wilmington, N.C. Nov 13,” no printed newspaper date, and no handwritten notes
“Negro Meeting at Cooper Union,” The World, no dateline, no printed newspaper date, and no handwritten notes
“Douglass League Sends an Open Letter to McKinley,” The World, dateline “Cincinnati, Nov 13,” no printed newspaper date, and no handwritten notes
“Mass Meeting On Race Riots,” no printed newspaper name, no dateline, partial printed newspaper date: November 14, 1898, no hand written notes
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“No Action on Race Riots,” no printed newspaper name, dateline “Washington, Nov 14,” “From Regular Correspondent of the Press,” no printed newspaper date, no hand written notes
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“Red Shirts Cause Reign of Terror,” no printed newspaper name, dateline “Wilmington N.C. Nov. 10,” no printed newspaper date, with note in pencil: “Phil. Press, Nov 11”
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Page one of a letter from “A man” to “Editor Daily Record” August 27, 98
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Page two of a letter from “A man” to “Editor Daily Record” August 27, 98
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“A Kitchen Monologue,” no printed newspaper name, no dateline, no printed newspaper date, no handwritten notes
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“Negroes Fleeing From Wilmington,” New York Jou[nal], dateline “Wilmington, Nov. 11,” no printed newspaper date, no handwritten notes
“The Race Problem: A Colored Clergyman Discusses the Various Attempted Solutions,” no newspaper name, no printed newspaper date, but after Nov 22, 1898, no handwritten notes
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“Colonel Waddell,” no printed newspaper name, no dateline, no printed newspaper date, no handwritten notes
“Three Cheers and a Tiger,” no printed newspaper name, dateline “Fayetteville, N.C. Nov. 11, 1898,” no printed newspaper date, no handwritten notes
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“The State’s Worst Enemies,” no printed newspaper name, no dateline, no printed newspaper date, no handwritten notes
“Race War: Republicans Threatening to Unseat the Whole North Carolina Delegation in Congress On Account of the Trouble Here…,” no printed newspaper name, no dateline, no printed newspaper date, no handwritten notes
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“Civilization Begins at Home,” The World, Sunday, November 13, 1898
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“Race War is Ended: Mayor Waddell says Wilmington is All Right Now,” no printed newspaper name, dateline “New York, Nov. 21”, no printed newspaper date, with handwritten notes: “Asbury Park Evening News Nov 21, 1898 quoted from New Herald ? 21”
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“As to the Executive Committee,” no printed newspaper name, no dateline, no printed newspaper date, with note in pen: “Record, Aug. 26”
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“Will Celebrate Tuesday: Enthusiastic Meeting of Democrats Last Nigh,t” no printed newspaper name, no dateline, no printed newspaper date, no handwritten notes
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“The Wilmington Affair,” no printed newspaper name, no dateline, no printed newspaper date, no handwritten notes
“Troops Sent to Wilmington,” no printed newspaper name, no dateline, no printed newspaper date, no handwritten notes
“Manly Must Go: White Citizens of Wilmington Decide to Get Rid of the Negro Editor,” no printed newspaper name, dateline “Wilmington N.C. Nov. 9,”no printed newspaper date, no handwritten notes
“Bloody Election Day in Texas,” no printed newspaper name, dateline “Dallas Tex., Nov. 9,” no printed newspaper date, no handwritten notes
“Depends on Mitchell,” no printed newspaper name, dateline “Asheville, N. C Nov. 9,” no printed newspaper date, no handwritten notes
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“The Result in North Carolina,” byline, “Atlanta Constitution” no printed newspaper name, no printed newspaper date, no handwritten notes
“[illegible word] Editorials For Sunday,” no printed newspaper name, no dateline, no printed newspaper date, no handwritten notes
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“Thanksgiving Proclamation,” no printed newspaper name, printed date “Nov. 11, 1898,” no handwritten notes
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“Timely After Reflections and Hints,” The Wilmington Messenger, no dateline, no printed newspaper date, with note in pencil, “Nov. 12 – 98”
“A View Suggested by Passing Events,” The Wilmington Messenger, no dateline, no printed newspaper date, with note in pencil, “Nov. 12 – 98”
“Home Folks,” The Wilmington Messenger, no dateline, no printed newspaper date, with note in pencil, “Nov. 12 – 98”
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“State Guard Troops Now at Wilmington,” no printed newspaper name, no dateline, no printed newspaper date, no handwritten notes
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“Politicians in A State of Mind,” partial name: Post, dateline “Washington, Nov. 11,” no printed newspaper date, no handwritten notes
“Another Version of the Riot,” partial name: Post, dateline “Wilmington, N.C., Nov 10,” no printed newspaper date, no handwritten notes
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“Exciting Times in North Carolina,” cartoon
“The Citizens on Guard,” no printed newspaper name, no dateline, no printed newspaper date, no handwritten notes
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“Eight Negroes Shot to Death” partial newspaper name: Baltimore, no dateline, no printed newspaper date, no handwritten notes
This clipping seems to connect to the clippings on the previous page in the scrapbook
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“Riot Refugees: Negroes Who Fled to the Woods Suffering,” no printed newspaper name, no dateline, no printed newspaper date, no handwritten notes
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“Political Excitement in Winston,” no printed newspaper name, dateline “Winston, N.C., Nov 12,” no printed newspaper date, no handwritten notes
“Foreign Capital,” no printed newspaper name, dateline “Raleigh, N. C. November 12,” no printed newspaper date, no handwritten notes
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“A Survey of the Field,” The Messenger, dateline “Fayetteville, N.C. Nov. 12,” no printed newspaper date, no handwritten notes
“Misrepresented,” no printed newspaper name, dateline “Wilmington, N.C., November 11,” no printed newspaper date, no handwritten notes
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“Not Wanted in New Bern,” no printed newspaper name, dateline “New Bern, N.C. November 11,” no printed newspaper date, no handwritten notes
“Honorable F. M. Simmons,” no printed newspaper name, no dateline, no printed newspaper date, no handwritten notes
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“Dear Charlie,” letter published in newspaper, dateline “Wilmington N.C. Oct 15,” no printed newspaper date, no handwritten notes
“Negro Rule in the East,” Wilmington Messenger, dateline “Wilmington N.C. Oct 14,” no printed newspaper date, no handwritten notes
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“The Negro and White Man,” partial newspaper name: “…nscript” no dateline, newspaper date: December 14, 1898, no handwritten notes
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“The New Solid South,” no printed newspaper name, no dateline, no printed newspaper date, no handwritten notes
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“The Yellow Peril in America,” The Times, no dateline, August 18, 1900, no handwritten notes
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“Race War Grows, Sixteen Lives Paid for this Editorial,” The Saturday Blade, November 19, 1898, no handwritten notes
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“Vile and Villainous,” no printed newspaper name, no dateline, no printed newspaper date, no handwritten notes
“That Committee Again,” no printed newspaper name, no dateline, no printed newspaper date, no handwritten notes
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“Is It the Tools of the Sch…” no printed newspaper name, no dateline, no printed newspaper date, with illegible note written in pen
“It has been but a few short months…” no printed newspaper name, no dateline, no printed newspaper date, with illegible notes written in pencil
“Southern Lynchings,” no printed newspaper name, no dateline, no printed newspaper date with note written in pen: “Wash Post Jan. 19, 99”