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Will Grant Grocery Store Photograph contains one photograph taken by Siddell Studios around 1935.
The Will Grant Grocery Store was located at 519 Oberlin Road in Historic Oberlin Village. Oberlin Village was founded by free black people and was a thriving African American community with over 1200 inhabitants. The growth of the community was curtailed by white neighborhoods moving into the surrounding area after Oberlin Village was annexed by the city of Raleigh in 1920. The widening of Wade Avenue in 1955 as well as the encroachment of the Village District (formerly Cameron Village) further displaced longtime residents, many of whom moved north.
The Will Grant Grocery Store was located at 519 Oberlin Road in Historic Oberlin Village. Oberlin Village was founded by free black people and was a thriving African American community with over 1200 inhabitants. The growth of the community was curtailed by white neighborhoods moving into the surrounding area after Oberlin Village was annexed by the city of Raleigh in 1920. The widening of Wade Avenue in 1955 as well as the encroachment of the Village District (formerly Cameron Village) further displaced longtime residents, many of whom moved north.
While much of the area has changed, Preservation North Carolina has made efforts to preserve some of Historic Oberlin Village including the cemetery and the Hall and Graves houses. (https://friendsofoberlinvillage.org/, accessed 07/01/2022)
Siddell Studios, based in downtown Raleigh, operated from the 1910s to the 1940s (https://axaem.archives.ncdcr.gov/findingaids/PhC_48_1_Siddell_Studio_Photogr_.html, accessed 07/01/2022).
This additional history was provided by Wilma Peebles-Wilkins:
Will Grant’s grocery store on the corner of Oberlin Road and Everett Avenue, 519 Oberlin Road, is part of a broader story about Oberlin Village in the 1930’s. During this time, grocery stores and sweet shops were up and down Oberlin Road between Wade Avenue and Hillsborough Street. Mr. Grant resided at 501 Oberlin Road and was the father of Lucy Grant Campbell, popular and long time second grade teacher at Oberlin Elementary School. Lucy Campbell was also the pianist for the Oberlin Baptist Church. Mr. Grant operated his store from 1930 to 1938, but the store was there through 1943.
Will Grant Grocery Store Photograph contains one photograph taken by Siddell Studios around 1935.
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[Identification of item], Will Grant Grocery Store Photograph, MSS 00448, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
Gift of Wilma Peebles-Wilkins (Accession 2022.0070, June 2022)
Processed by: Cathy Dorin-Black, 2022 June; Finding aid written by: Cathy Dorin-Black, 2022 June
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[Identification of item], Will Grant Grocery Store Photograph, MSS 00448, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
The NC State University Libraries generally claims only physical ownership of most Special Collections materials. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. Libraries staff are unable to advise on copyright and other legal matters; the user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Helpful resources for assessing copyright include Cornell Libraries' "Copyright Services: Copyright Term and the Public Domain" and copyright.gov. This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information about identifiable living individuals, which may be protected under federal or state laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that there may be legal ramifications for disclosing this information.
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