Joseph Palmer Knapp and the Mackay Island National Refuge : some historical notes

%xmlchars; ]> mss00191 Guide to Joseph Palmer Knapp and the Mackay Island National Refuge : some historical notes, 1987 / by Allan R. Miller Processed by: Special Collections Staff;machine-readable finding aid created by: Dawne E. Howard North Carolina State University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center 2005 Machine-readable finding aid derived from xml authoring program Finding aid written in English. Guide to Joseph Palmer Knapp and the Mackay Island National Refuge : some historical notes, 1987 / by Allan R. Miller MSS 191 North Carolina State University Libraries Special Collections Research Center Contact Information: &ncsuaddr; Processed bySpecial Collections Staff Encoded byDawne E. Howard, 2005 December Descriptive Summary North Carolina State University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center Miller, Allan R., 1952 - 1994 Joseph Palmer Knapp and the Mackay Island National Refuge : some historical notes, 1987 / by Allan R. Miller MSS 191 3 Joseph Palmer Knapp and the Mackay Island National Refuge : some historical notes consists of three typed pages about Joseph Palmer Knapp and his home on Mackay Island, Currituck County, N.C. The notes include details about Knapp, his family and life in Currituck County. The notes also contain references to The Clansman author Thomas Dixon. Allan R. Miller (1952 - 1994) received his bachelor's (1975) and master's (1977) degrees from North Carolina State University. Publisher, financier, and philanthropist Joseph Palmer Knapp (1864 - 1951) was the director of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and publisher of numerous magazines, including Collier's and The Women's Home Companion. He first came to Currituck County, N.C., in 1916, and purchased Mackay Island and a hunting club from author Thomas Dixon soon thereafter. Beginning in 1920, he and his family spent most of their time in North Carolina. In 1923, Knapp began donating money to the educational system in Currituck County, N.C.. Through the Knapp Foundation, Inc., he continued to donate money to North Carolina schools for the rest of his life. The Knapp Foundation's biggest contribution, funding to construct the Insitute of Government Building at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, occurred after Knapp's death. For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Special Collections Research Center Reference Staff. English Information for Users Restrictions to Access

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Acquisitions Information

Received from Allan R. Miller, 1987 October 26

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Joseph Palmer Knapp and the Mackay Island National Refuge : some historical notes / by Allan R. Miller, MSS 191, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC

Allan R. Miller (1952 - 1994) received his bachelor's (1975) and master's (1977) degrees from North Carolina State University.

Publisher, financier, and philanthropist Joseph Palmer Knapp (1864 - 1951) was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. and graduated from Columbia University in 1884. He was the director of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, as well as publisher of numerous magazines, including Collier's and The Women's Home Companion. He first came to Currituck County, N.C., in 1916, and purchased Mackay Island and a hunting club from author Thomas Dixon soon thereafter. Beginning in 1920, he and his family spent most of their time in North Carolina. In 1923, Knapp began donating money to the educational system in Currituck County. Through the Knapp Foundation, Inc., he continued to donate money to North Carolina schools for the rest of his life. The Knapp Foundation's biggest contribution, funding to construct the Insitute of Government Building at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, occurred after Knapp's death.

Scope and Content Note

Joseph Palmer Knapp and the Mackay Island National Refuge : some historical notes consits of three typed pages about Joseph Palmer Knapp and his home on Mackay Island, Currituck County, N.C. The notes include details about Knapp, his family and Currituck County. The notes also contain references to The Clansman author Thomas Dixon.

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Individuals Dixon, Thomas, 1864 - 1946. Knapp, Joseph Palmer, 1864 - 1951. Topics National parks and reserves--North Carolina. Geographic Names Currituck County (N.C.). Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge (N.C. and Va.)--History. Related Material Dudley Warren Bagley Papers, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, Vol. 3, H-K