Archival Materials

11 boxes, 8.09 Linear Feet

Unknown

The collection ranges in dates from 1882 to 2003. The Collection is arranged into four series as follows 1. Audiovisual, 2. Manuscripts, 3. Organizational Records 4. Research Files.

Audiovisual contains copies of Through the Lens of Time, a presentation consisting of digitized photographs from the collection, presented by the Wake County Public Libraries.

Manuscripts contains the original manuscript of History of Zebulon and the Vicinity, written by Tippett for the Wake County Bicentennial celebration, as well as copies of the manuscript.

Organizational records consist of Tippetts personal records relating to her engagement in various organizations. The series is divided into subseries based on organization. Located in the Little River Historical Society subseries is cemetery records, consisting of notes pertaining to the Little River Historical Societys cemetery indexing project. The records have and have been left in original order.

The collection ranges in dates from 1882 to 2003. The Collection is arranged into four series as follows 1. Audiovisual, 2. Manuscripts, 3. Organizational Records 4. Research Files.

Audiovisual contains copies of Through the Lens of Time, a presentation consisting of digitized photographs from the collection, presented by the Wake County Public Libraries.

Manuscripts contains the original manuscript of History of Zebulon and the Vicinity, written by Tippett for the Wake County Bicentennial celebration, as well as copies of the manuscript.

Organizational records consist of Tippetts personal records relating to her engagement in various organizations. The series is divided into subseries based on organization. Located in the Little River Historical Society subseries is cemetery records, consisting of notes pertaining to the Little River Historical Societys cemetery indexing project. The records have and have been left in original order.

Research files consists of compiled materials collected for to Edythes various research projects, and has been divided into 10 subseries.

Edythe Medlin Tippett

2012

2004.092

Edythe Medlin Tippett (1929-2012) was born in Zebulon, the daughter of Albert V. Medlin (1895-1942) and Mamie Lee Medlin (1899-1950). Edythe graduated from Wakelon High School in Zebulon in 1946, and received her baccalaureate degree from Wake Forest University in 1950. Edythe married Carsey Lee Tippett, another Zebulon native, on September 9, 1950. Throughout her life, Edythe served the Zebulon are in a number of professional and personal roles. Edythe served as a teacher at Bunn High School and Wakelon School, and then as Librarian for the Zebulon Public Library. In addition, she was a member of the Wake DAR Chapter, located in Zebulon, and served as the chairperson for the Zebulon Bicentennial Commission in 1976. Edythe was a founding member of the Little River Historical Society, for which she also served as president, and received a lifetime achievement award in 1998. In 1971 Edythe was asked by the Wake County Bicentennial Commission to write the History of Zebulon and the Vicinity as part of the celebrations for Wake Countys Bicentennial anniversary. Afterwards, Edythe continued researching the history of Zebulon, organizing and presenting programs for the library on Zebulon and the neighboring areas. After her retirement, Edythe served as a docent for the North Carolina Museum of Art. Edythe died on November 29 2012.

Finding aid available at the Olivia Raney Local History Library.

Olivia Raney Local History Library ArchivesSpace digital finding aid available at: https://libraryarchives.wakegov.com/repositories/2/resources/32

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