Coward Family Collection
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- Cetificate of proficiency
- Typewriting certificate presented to Cornelia Coward Buckner (née Smith) on May 22, 1950 for completing the typewriting course.
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- Christmas card
- Photo Christmas card sent from Peggy and Charlie Dowd of Albuquerque, New Mexico, to James Monroe Coward and Cornelia Coward Buckner (née Smith).
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- Coward family photographs
- Includes photographs of Cornelia Coward Buckner (née Smith), James Monroe Coward, Lena Coward, Sara Coward, and other unidentified individuals.
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- Graduation announcement of Frances Galetta Cox
- Graduation announcement with name card from Camden High School.
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- Graduation announcement of Thomas Earl Frazier
- Graduation announcement with name card from Jordan Matthews High School in Siler City.
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- High school scrapbook of Sallie Cornelia Smith
- High school scrapbook belonging to Cornelia Coward Buckner (née Smith), who graduated from Siler City High School on May 22, 1950. The scrapbook includes newspaper clippings, programs, invitations, graduation cards (along with the gifts received handwritten on the cards), photographs, a handbook, corsages. other miscellaneous cards and ticket stubs. It also include graduation items for the Siler City High School classes of 1948 and 1949 and Ramseur High School class of 1950. There is also a booklet for the Commerical College of Asheboro and the March 17, 1949 issue of the North Carolina Christian Advocate.
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- James Coward's military photograph album
- James Monroe Coward's military photograph album with pictures from his time in service during World War II. Mr. Coward joined the U.S. Army in January of 1942 and was transferred to the Jackson air base in Jackson, Mississippi. He was then stationed at Barksdale Field in Louisiana. James was also stationed in England for part of the war, serving three years overseas as part of the Army Ordnance force. He was promoted to Technician of the third grade during his time overseas which is equilvalent to staff sergeant. One photograph is dated February 3, 1945. There are family pictures scattered throughout the album including pictures of a fox hunt.
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- My graduation day
- Cornelia Coward Buckner's (née Smith) high school commencement book for 1950. The book is partially filled out with class information and classmate signatures and well wishes.
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- Newspaper clippings
- Newspaper clippings documenting members of the family.
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- Photograph album of Sallie Cornelia Smith
- Includes family pictures of Cornelia Coward Buckner (née Smith) and James Monroe Coward along with other unidentified individuals. Some of the photographs were taken at a bridge at Drowning Creek in North Carolina. There are school pictures of Cornelia Buckner included.
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- Wedding scrapbook of James Monroe Coward and Sallie Cornelia Smith
- Wedding scrapbook of James Monroe Coward and Cornelia Coward Buckner (née Smith). The couple married on October 21, 1950 at Rehobeth Methodist Church in Ramseur, North Carolina. The scrapbook includes newspaper clippings, a church bulletin, gift cards with the item received written on the card, a diary book with the amount of money spent on the honeymoon, postcards from the honeymoon, and the wedding corsage worn by Cornelia.
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- World War II photographs
- World War II photographs from James Monroe Coward's time stationed overseas. Several of the photographs are dated August 15, 1945, which is the offical VJ (Victory over Japan) Day for the United Kingdom.
