| LC control no. | n 95067936 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Kenan, William Rand, Jr., 1872-1965 |
| Variant(s) | Kenan, William Rand, 1872-1965 |
| See also | Family: Kenan (Family : Duplin County, N.C.) |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1872-04-30 |
| Death date | 1965-07-28 |
| Place of birth | Wilmington (N.C.) |
| Field of activity | Calcium carbide industry |
| Affiliation | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Union Carbide Corporation William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust |
| Found in | Across fortune's tracks, c1996: CIP t.p. (in title: William Rand Kenan, Jr.) pub. info. (b. 1872; d. 1965) NCpedia WWW site, Oct. 4, 2018 (Kenan, William Rand, Jr.; born 30 Apr. 1872, Wilmington, N.C., died 28 July 1965; scientist, businessman, and philanthropist; assisted in the discovery of calcium carbide, which led to the eventual formation of the Union Carbide Company; employed by Henry Morrison Flagler; president of the Florida East Coast Railroad, Florida East Coast Hotel Company, Florida East Coast Car Ferry Company, Model Land Company, Miami Power and Water Company, West Palm Beach Water Company, and P. & O. Steamship Company; established Randleigh Farms in Lockport, N.Y.; among his gifts to The University of North Carolina, he donated the funds to build Kenan Memorial Stadium in honor of his parents; his will established the William R. Kenan, Jr., Charitable Trust, which has continued to make generous grants to The University of North Carolina) <https://www.ncpedia.org/biography/kenan-william-rand-jr> Finding aid for Kenan family papers, via UNC University Libraries WWW site, Apr. 3, 2020 (Kenan family, chiefly of Duplin County, N.C., and Dallas County, Ala., and the related Graham family of Duplin County. The collection includes letters discussing the role of William R. Kenan, Jr. (1872-1965), in publicizing the discovery of calcium carbide) <https://finding-aids.lib.unc.edu/04225/> |
| Invalid LCCN | n 87910968 |
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