William Gaston Papers

(Microfilm Edition)

University of North Carolina Library, Southern Historical Collection

Additional information at www.lib.unc.edu/mss/inv/g/Gaston,William.html

Selected materials on this site have been digitized and are searchable

William J. Gaston (1778 –1844) was a jurist and United States Representative from North Carolina. Gaston is the author of the official state song of North Carolina, “The Old North State.” The papers include those of Judge Henry Groves Connor, who collected materials for a biography of Gaston.

8 reels, 13-page guide