Habit Family Papers circa 1940s-2010

The materials in this collection are in English.

John Francis Habit immigrated to the United States with his brothers at the beginning of the 20th century. After settling in New York and New Jersey, John Habit and his brothers moved south to Edenton, North Carolina, where John worked as a merchant and hotelier of Habit’s Motor Court.

John Habit married Vivian Craddock in the late 1920s, with whom he had three children, Jeanette Teresa Habit Dowd, John “Jack” Francis Habit, and Franklin Hanna Habit. In 1950, Frank married Marjorie Miller. Their son, Tony Habit, was appointed by Governor Mike Easley to serve as president of the North Carolina New School Project.

The Habit Family Papers contain photographs and documents related to three generations of the Habit family's experiences, including Franklin and Marjorie's wedding.

This collection is arranged in the order it was received.

The donor retains full ownership of any copyright and rights currently controlled. Nonexclusive right to authorize uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. Usage of the materials for these purposes must be fully credited with the source. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials.

[Identification of item], Habit Family Papers, KC 0025, Hoda Z. Nassour and Herbert R. Nassour Jr., MD, Archive of Lebanese Diaspora

Gift of Franklin Habit, 2015 August (Accession No. 2015.008).

Processed by Khayrallah Program staff. Finding aid content contributed by Claire A. Kempa and updated by Allison Hall, 2023 November. Finding aid created by Allison Hall, 2023 November.