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ix Acknowledgments I am indebted to many wonderful people in the researching and writing of this book. Let me begin with all the archivists whose knowledge of their respective repositories and whose support for my work has helped me enormously . I would like to thank especially the interlibrary loan staff at the Z. Smith Reynolds Library at Wake Forest University; Max Moeller, archivist at the Hagley Library and Archives; Amy Snyder, curator of the Mount Airy Museum of Regional History; Carter Cue, former archivist, and Tom Flynn, archivist, at Winston-Salem State University; Suzanne Durham, former special collections manager at the Biltmore Estate; Barry Miller, director of communications and external relations, Hermann J. Trojanowski, special projects archivist, and former director of the archives Betty Carter, all at the University of North Carolina–Greensboro Library; Molly Rawls, Fam Brownlee, and the staff of the North Carolina Room at the Forsyth County Public Library; and Robert G. Anthony of the North Carolina Collection at the University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill. I am also most appreciative of the North Caroliniana Society for granting me an Archie K. Davis Fellowship . Mount Airy attorney David Hite, though not an archivist by profession , took time out from his own work to assist me in my research in the Deeds Room of the Surry County Courthouse. I am especially grateful to the staff of the Reynolda House Museum of American Art, where the Reynolds family papers, along with many family objects and photographs, are housed. Museum director Allison Perkins has been a constant champion of this project. I have benefited greatly from the collegial support of the Reynolda History group: Phil Archer, director of public programs; Camilla Willcox, Reynolda Gardens curator of education; Sherry Hollingsworth, special assistant to Barbara Millhouse; and Todd Crumley, archivist. Their kind invitation to join them for their monthly lunches led to pleasurable discussions about our latest discoveries over the past few years. Sherry Hollingsworth and Todd Crumley have been x Acknowledgments exceptionally generous with their time and their knowledge of the Reynolds family and available sources beyond those lunch engagements. Sherry has dedicated many years to documenting the lives of the first two generations of Reynolds family, friends, and staff, and I cannot thank her enough for her willingness to share that work with me. Todd put up with my many archival visits, never-ending requests, and incessant questions with the best of cheer over some seven years. I also received valuable advice and support from Richard Murdoch, former archivist, Elizabeth Clymer-Williams, assistant director of collections management, and Kathleen Hutton, director of education. Former chairman of the board J. D. Wilson helped me untangle Roaring Gap connections to the Reynolds family. I am also grateful to Barbara Millhouse, Katharine and R. J. Reynolds’s granddaughter and the president of Reynolda House from 1965 to 2004, whose own research into her family history and relating of family memories have enlivened this book immeasurably. Noah Reynolds shared with me important documents in his private collection that greatly enhanced my understanding of Katharine Reynolds’s relationship with her oldest son, Dick, at the end of her life. Although I have benefited greatly from all the support of the many people affiliated with Reynolda House and the Reynolds family, let me note that the conclusions and interpretations conveyed herein remain completely my own. My friends and colleagues in the history profession have supported this book throughout its development and provided me with multiple opportunities to share and hone my ideas. At an early stage, Jonathan Berkey, Vivien Dietz, and Sally McMillen invited me to present my research to their fine students at Davidson College. John Boles brought me to Rice University , where graduate students and faculty in the Houston Area Southern Historians group gave me a great critique of an early paper. Cindy Kierner provided me with the welcome opportunity to present my work in the form of an annual address before the Southern Association for Women Historians at the Southern Historical Association meeting in Richmond. Melissa Walker invited me to present my work to her terrific students at Converse College, and Catherine Clinton and Mary O’Donnell brought me to Queen’s University in Belfast to give a paper at their women’s history seminar. Bill Link at the University of Florida had me share my work at his Milbauer Seminar, where I received especially valuable feedback from his colleagues and students. [44.206.227.65] Project MUSE (2024-03-28 17:51...