Gorman Family Collection - Manuscripts and Archives - The North Carolina Collection

Title:	Gorman Family Collection
Inclusive Dates:	1834-1960s
Extent of Materials:	4 boxes
Location:	cupboard no. 4
Donor:	Dr. Lenox Baker
Relationship of donor or materials to the DCL/NCR	Donor is a prominent local doctor and many of the materials relate to Durham residents.
Subject Headings:	Gorman, Thomas Marmaduke, 1900-1967.
	Gorman, John C.
	Gorman family.
	Speed family.
	Coleman family.
	Civil War.
Scope and Content:	The Gorman Family Collection, 1834-1960s, consists of papers, photographs, family history records, correspondence, a diary, and Civil War memorabilia concerning the family of Thomas M. Gorman, as well as some papers concerning the Speed and Coleman families. Thomas M. Gorman, 1900-1967, resided in Durham, North Carolina and later in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Many of the materials relate to Durham residents. The collection includes a genealogy of the Gorman family and related families compiled by Thomas M. Gorman, Jr. Of particular interest is a Civil War diary and correspondence between Captain John C. Gorman and his wife and mother. There is also correspondence from Alice Hunt at Hollins College, 1869-1870.
Condition Notes:	The collection also included Thomas M. Gorman’s and Gladys H. Gorman’s Bibles, which have not been kept with the manuscripts because they contain no family information. [makes no note of where they are]
Container List:	BOX 1
	Sarah Speed’s notebook; marriage license, 1834; 1898 photo; photo of Dr. Joseph Anderson Speed; family photos of the Gorman family; pictures of Thomas M. Gorman, Sr. and Jr.; photo of Sarah Gorman Speed; and undated miscellaneous family papers and photos.
	BOX 2
	Gorman Geneaology and Related Families compiled by Thomas M. Gorman, Jr. Includes coat-of-arms; geaneology; family records; Coleman family history; bound family history of Thomas M. Gorman family. Other materials include photos of John C. Gorman and wife Emily; biography and geneaology of John C. Gorman; copy made from pen and pencil Civil War diary of John C. Gorman.
	BOX 3
	Gorman memorabilia includes:
	Letters from John C. Gorman to his wife and mother while serving as a Captain in the Civil War and his commission.
	Clippings; letters; Sallie Gorman’s membership certificate in the DAR; letters from Alice Hunt from Hollins College, 1869-1870; birth certificates; postage stamps; Civil War memorabilia. Most of these materials have been left in their original envelopes, which have been annotated with background information about them, probably by Thomas M. Gorman, Jr.
	BOX 4
	Contains genealogical materials and photos of Coleman, Seaton Gorman, Shepard, Ward, Bunhall and General Stephen Moore.