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{{Short description|Historian, educator, author, and school administrator in North Carolina}}
{{Short description|American educator and writer}}
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| birth_date = December 12, 1859
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| birth_place = [[Halifax, North Carolina]], U.S.
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| death_place = [[Waynesville, North Carolina]], U.S.
| education = [[Wake Forest University|Wake Forest College]]
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| spouse = {{Marriage|Cottie Wilkinson|December 20, 1887}}
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'''William Cicero Allen''' (1859 – October 25, 1952) was an educator, historian, and author in North Carolina. He wrote ''History of Halifax County'' about [[Halifax County, North Carolina]] published in 1918.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History of Halifax County |url=https://digital.lib.ecu.edu/16893 |access-date=2023-11-09 |website=ECU Digital Collections |publisher=[[East Carolina University]]}}</ref> He was a Democrat. He married and had a son and daughter.<ref name=ncp/> His book ''North Carolina Stories'' was on the North Carolina Board of Education's booklist for 42 years. He was a member of the Waynesville First Baptist Church and served as a deacon and Sunday School teacher.<ref name="obituary-1"/>


'''William Cicero Allen''' (December 12, 1859&nbsp;– October 25, 1952) was an American educator, historian, and author from North Carolina.<ref name="obituary-1" /><ref name=":0">{{Cite news |author=Gwyn, Hilda Way |date=December 16, 1949 |title=W. C. Allen To Observe 90th Birthday Sunday |page=24 |newspaper=[[Asheville Citizen-Times]] |location=Asheville, North Carolina |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/asheville-citizen-times/23616681/ |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Open access}}</ref><ref name="obituary-2" /> He was superintendent of numerous school systems in North Carolina, including [[Canton, North Carolina|Canton]], [[Waynesville, North Carolina|Waynesville]], [[Weldon, North Carolina|Weldon]], and [[Haywood County, North Carolina|Haywood County]]. Allen established the first public high school west of Asheville in North Carolina.
He graduated from [[Wake Forest College]] in 1885 and began a long career as an educator and administrator.<ref name="obituary-1" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/asheville-citizen-times/23616681/|newspaper=[[Asheville Citizen-Times]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=December 16, 1949|page=24|title=W. C. Allen To Observe 90th Birthday Sunday|author=Gwyn, Hilda Way}} {{Open access}}</ref> He was the principal of [[Pantego Male and Female Academy]] in Beaufort County from 1885–1887, founded and superintended the [[Scotland Neck Military Academy]] from 1887–1892, was principal of Wilson High School from 1892–1897, was principal of [[Reidsville High School]] from 1897–99, and served as superintendent city schools in Waynesville from 1899–1914. He was superintendent of the schools in Weldon from 1914–1919, superintendent of the schools of Canton from 1919–1922, and served as training director for the U.S. Veterans' Administration Vocational School in Waynesville from 1922–1925 when he was elected superintendent of public instruction for Haywood County, a role he stayed at, along with teaching at [[Waynesville High School]], until he retired in 1942.<ref name=ncp/>


He wrote several history books and textbooks, including ''History of Halifax County,'' published in 1918. His book, ''North Carolina Stories,'' was on the [[North Carolina State Board of Education|North Carolina State Board of Education's]] booklist for 42 years.
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Allen died October 25, 1952 aged 92 in hospital after suffering a fall at his home a week before.<ref name="obituary-1">{{cite news |title=Obituary for William Cicero Allen |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/asheville-citizen-times-obituary-for-wil/134899926/ |access-date=9 November 2023 |work=Asheville Citizen-Times |date=26 October 1952 |pages=9}}</ref><ref name="obituary-2">{{cite news |title=Obituary for William Cicero Allen |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-and-record-obituary-for-william-cic/134900104/ |access-date=9 November 2023 |work=News and Record |date=26 October 1952 |pages=26}}</ref> He was survived by son W. C. Allen Jr. and a daughter. He was buried at ''Green Hill Cemetery''.<ref name="obituary-1" />


==Writings==
== Early life ==
Allen was born in [[Halifax, North Carolina]] on December 12, 1859.<ref name=":0" /> He was the son of Maria Aaron and James Vinson Allen, a merchant in Halifax County.<ref name="ncp">{{Cite book |last=Gainor |first=Samuel M. |url=https://www.ncpedia.org/biography/allen-william-cola |title=Dictionary of North Carolina Biography |publisher=University of North Carolina Press |editor-last=Powell. |editor-first=William S. |volume=1 |publication-place=Chapel Hill |chapter=Allen, William Cicero |access-date=November 10, 2023 |via=NCpedia}}</ref><ref name="obituary-1" /> His grandfather, James Allen, was a colonel in the Halifax Regiment of the [[Continental Army]] during the [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |author=Gwyn, Hilda Way |date=February 28, 1943 |title=Meet Prof. W. C. Allen, At 83 He Looks Ahead |page=24 |newspaper=[[Asheville Citizen-Times]] |location=Asheville, North Carolina |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/asheville-citizen-times/134927304/ |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Open access}}</ref> His family was of Scottish ancestry and were Methodists.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=June 12, 1932 |title=Allen Is Writing Book On Haywood County History |page=12 |newspaper=[[Asheville Citizen-Times]] |location=Asheville, North Carolina |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/asheville-citizen-times/134927245/ |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Open access}}</ref>
*''North Carolina History Stories'' B. F. Johnson Publishing Co., Richmond (1901),<ref>{{Cite web |title=W. C. Allen (Allen, W. C. (William Cicero), 1859-1952) &#124; The Online Books Page |url=https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/book/lookupname?key=Allen,+W.+C.+(William+Cicero),+1859-1952 |access-date=2023-11-09 |website=The Online Books Page |publisher=[[University of Pennsylvania]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commonwealth/134927132/|newspaper=[[The Commonwealth (Scotland Neck)|The Commonwealth]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=July 18, 1901|page=2|title=Prof. W. C. Allen An Author}} {{Open access}}</ref> a children's book
*''Centennial of Haywood County'' (1908),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2d8tAAAAYAAJ|title=Centennial of Haywood County and Its County Seat, Waynesville, N.C.|first=William Cicero|last=Allen|date=November 9, 1908|publisher=Courier Printing Company|via=Google Books}}</ref> published for the hundredth anniversary of the establishment of [[Haywood County, North Carolina]]
*''A Child's History of North Carolina''<ref>{{Cite web |title=A child's history of North Carolina |url=https://www.loc.gov/item/16014132/ |access-date=2023-11-09 |website=[[Library of Congress]]}}</ref>
*''History of Halifax'' Cornhill Co., Boston (1918)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.loc.gov/item/19004973/ | title=History of Halifax County | website=[[Library of Congress]] }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Allen |first=William Cicero |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oyekYUBpDwQC |title=History of Halifax County |date=1918 |publisher=Cornhill Company |language=en}}</ref>
*''The Annals of Haywood County'' (1935)<ref>{{Cite book |last=Allen |first=William Cicero |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=djkTAAAAYAAJ |title=The Annals of Haywood County, North Carolina, Historical, Sociological, Biographical, and Genealogical |date=1977 |publisher=Reprint Company |isbn=978-0-87152-251-1 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="obituary-2" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/asheville-citizen-times/134927245/|newspaper=[[Asheville Citizen-Times]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=June 12, 1932|page=12|title=Allen Is Writing Book On Haywood County History}} {{Open access}}</ref>
*''The Story of Our State, North Carolina'' (1942)<ref name="ncp">{{Cite web |last=Gainor |first=Samuel M. |title=Allen, William Cicero |url=https://www.ncpedia.org/biography/allen-william-cola#:~:text=1859%E2%80%9325%20Oct.,Guards%20during%20the%20Civil%20War |access-date=2023-11-09 |website=[[NCpedia]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/asheville-citizen-times/134927304/|newspaper=[[Asheville Citizen-Times]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=February 28, 1943|page=24|title=Meet Prof. W. C. Allen, At 83 He Looks Ahead|author=Gwyn, Hilda Way}} {{Open access}}</ref>


He was educated in the public schools in Halifax.''<ref name=":1" />'' He then enrolled in [[Wake Forest College]].<ref name=":1" /> His parents died while he was at college; he used his inheritance of $500 to finish college, graduating on June 3, 1885.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> After graduation, Allen sold his college furnishings for $5, enough to cover the train to his aunt's house in [[Weldon, North Carolina]].<ref name=":1" /> Next, he lived with his uncle on a farm outside of Weldon.<ref name=":1" />
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==References==

== Career ==

=== Educator ===
In the fall of 1885, Allen taught school [[Beaufort County, North Carolina]], followed by [[Martin County, North Carolina|Martin County]].<ref name=":1" /> He was the principal of [[Pantego Academy|Pantego Male and Female Academy]] in Beaufort County from 1885 to 1887.<ref name="ncp" /> He was the superintendent of Scotland Neck Military Academy in [[Scotland Neck, North Carolina|Scotland Neck]] from 1887 to 1892.<ref name="ncp" /><ref name=":2" /> Because the state was unable to provide guns for the academy, Allen purchased weapons for the students at his own expense.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1891-11-12 |title=Scotland Neck Military Academy |pages=5 |work=The Roanoke News |location=Roanoke, North Carolina |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-roanoke-news-scotland-neck-military/134938678/ |access-date=2023-11-10 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>

Alen was the principal of Wilson High School in [[Wilson, North Carolina]] from 1894 to 1897, and principal of [[Reidsville High School]] in [[Reidsville, North Carolina]] from 1897 to 1899.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="ncp" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite news |date=1894-06-28 |title=Mr. W. C. Allen |pages=3 |work=The Commonwealth |location=Scotland Neck, North Carolina |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commonwealth-mr-w-c-allen/134938763/ |access-date=2023-11-10 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Next, he was the superintendent of Waynesville City Schools in [[Waynesville, North Carolina]] from 1898 to 1913.<ref name="ncp" /><ref name=":0" /> He was responsible for organizing the newly created school system and also established Waynesville High School, the first public high school west of Asheville in North Carolina.<ref name="obituary-1" /><ref name=":1" />

Allen was superintendent of Weldon Public Schools in [[Weldon, North Carolina]] in 1913, followed by being the superintendent of the Barnwell City Schools in [[Barnwell, South Carolina]] for one term.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /> After working for the [[American Red Cross]] during [[World War I]], he became superintendent of schools of [[Canton, North Carolina]], working there from 1919 to 1922.<ref name="ncp" /><ref name=":1" />

Allen became the training director at the U.S. Veterans' Administration Vocational School in Waynesville from 1922 to 1925.<ref name="ncp" /><ref name="obituary-1" /> From 1925 to 1929, he was the superintendent of special charter schools for [[Haywood County, North Carolina]].<ref name="obituary-1" /><ref name=":1" /> Allen taught in Waynesboro and at Waynesville High School from 1925 until his retirement in 1945 at the age of 82.<ref name="ncp" /><ref name="obituary-1" /><ref name=":0" />

He was a member of the [[National Education Association|National Educational Association]] and the North Carolina Educational Association.<ref name="ncp" />

=== Writer ===
In 1893, Allen left education and worked for the ''Advance'' newspaper in Wilson, North Carolina.<ref name=":3" /> Allen wrote state history articles for ''The Wilmington Daily News''.<ref name="obituary-1" /> In 1901, Allen published ''North Carolina Stories,'' a textbook for children.<ref>{{Cite news |date=July 18, 1901 |title=Prof. W. C. Allen An Author |page=2 |newspaper=The Commonwealth |location=Scotland Neck, North Carolina |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commonwealth/134927132/ |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Open access}}</ref> It was on the [[North Carolina State Board of Education|North Carolina State Board of Education's]] booklist for 42 years.<ref name="obituary-1" /> In 1902, he published a book on the history of the Whigs and Tories.<ref name=":1" /> In 1908, he published ''Centennial of Haywood County and its County Seat Waynesville, N.C.'', for the hundredth anniversary of the establishment of [[Haywood County, North Carolina]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Allen |first=William Cicero |date=November 9, 1908 |title=Centennial of Haywood County and Its County Seat, Waynesville, N.C. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2d8tAAAAYAAJ |publisher=Courier Printing Company |page=2 |publication-place=Waynesville |via=Google Books}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> In 1916, he released his second textbook, ''A Child's History of North Carolina.<ref name=":1" />'' This was followed by ''History of Halifax County'' in 1918.''<ref name=":1" />''

In 1932, Allen started writing a book on the history of Haywood County.<ref name=":1" /> It was published in 1935. His book, ''The Story of Our State, North Carolina'', was published in 1942 and was approved by the North Carolina State Board as a supplementary textbook for fifth and eighth grade.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" />

== Personal life ==
Allen married Cottie Wilkinson on December 20, 1887.<ref name=":0" /> She was a teacher at Panteo Academy, where Allen was principal.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="ncp" /> They had a son, W. C. Allen Jr., and a daughter, Lillian.<ref name="obituary-1" /><ref name="obituary-2" />

During World War I, Allen was the field director for the American Red Cross at the Army General Hospital No. 18 in Waynesville.<ref name=":1" /> He was a member of the Waynesville First Baptist Church and served as the superintendent of its Sunday school for 25 years and a deacon for 40 years.<ref name="obituary-1" /> He was a member of the [[Knights of Pythias]] and the [[Odd Fellows]].<ref name=":1" /> He was a Democrat.<ref name=":0" />

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On October 25, 1952, Allen died at the age of 92 in the hospital after suffering a fall at his home a week before.<ref name="obituary-1">{{cite news |date=26 October 1952 |title=Allen Funeral Planned Today in Waynesville: Retired Teacher Dies at 92 in Hospital |pages=9 |work=Asheville Citizen-Times |publication-place=Asheville, North Carolina |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/asheville-citizen-times-obituary-for-wil/134899926/ |access-date=9 November 2023 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref name="obituary-2">{{cite news |date=26 October 1952 |title=William Allen, 92, Educator, Dies |pages=26 |work=News and Record |location=Greensboro, North Carolina |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-and-record-obituary-for-william-cic/134900104/ |access-date=9 November 2023}}</ref> He was buried at Green Hill Cemetery.<ref name="obituary-1" />

== Publications ==

=== Nonfiction books ===

* ''[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Centennial_of_Haywood_County_and_Its_Cou/2d8tAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1 Centennial of Haywood County and its County Seat Waynesville, N.C].'' Waynesville: Courier Printing Company, 1908.
* ''[https://www.google.com/books/edition/History_of_Halifax_County/oyekYUBpDwQC?hl=en History of Halifax County].'' Boston: The Cornhill Company, 1918.
*''[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/390252-the-annals-of-haywood-county-north-carolina-historical-sociological-biographical-and-genealogical?offset=43228 The Annals of Haywood County, North Carolina: Historical, Sociological, Biographical and Genealogical].''1935
*''The Story of Our State, North Carolina.'' with Clarence W. Griffin. Raleigh: Dixie Press, 1942.<ref name=":2" />

=== Children's books ===
*''[https://digital.lib.ecu.edu/16895 North Carolina History Stories].'' Richmond: B. F. Johnson Publishing Company, 1901.
*''[https://www.loc.gov/item/16014132/ A Child's History of North Carolina: A Text-Book for North Carolina Schools].'' New York City: Authors Co-Operative Pub., 1916.

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== References ==
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== External sources ==
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* {{cite news |title=W. C. Allen: Teacher and Historian |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/asheville-citizen-times-w-c-allen-tea/134946340/ |access-date=10 November 2023 |work=Asheville Citizen-Times |date=26 October 1952 |pages=17}}
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* {{cite news |title=History of Halifax County |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-roanoke-news-history-of-halifax-coun/134946419/ |access-date=10 November 2023 |work=The Roanoke News |date=21 November 1918 |pages=3}}
* {{cite news |title=Histories of Pitt and Halifax |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-observer-histories-of-pitt/134946473/ |access-date=10 November 2023 |work=The News and Observer |date=27 January 1919 |pages=4}}
* {{cite journal |last1=Starnes |first1=Richard D. |title="The Stirring Strains of Dixie": The Civil War and Southern Identity in Haywood County, North Carolina |journal=The North Carolina Historical Review |date=1997 |volume=74 |issue=3 |pages=256–257 |jstor=23521735 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/23521735 |access-date=10 November 2023 |issn=0029-2494}}


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William Cicero Allen
BornDecember 12, 1859
Halifax, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedOctober 25, 1952(1952-10-25) (aged 92)
Waynesville, North Carolina, U.S.
EducationWake Forest College
Occupation(s)Educator, school administrator, and author
Spouse
Cottie Wilkinson
​
(m. 1887)​
Children2

William Cicero Allen (December 12, 1859 – October 25, 1952) was an American educator, historian, and author from North Carolina.[1][2][3] He was superintendent of numerous school systems in North Carolina, including Canton, Waynesville, Weldon, and Haywood County. Allen established the first public high school west of Asheville in North Carolina.

He wrote several history books and textbooks, including History of Halifax County, published in 1918. His book, North Carolina Stories, was on the North Carolina State Board of Education's booklist for 42 years.

Early life[edit]

Allen was born in Halifax, North Carolina on December 12, 1859.[2] He was the son of Maria Aaron and James Vinson Allen, a merchant in Halifax County.[4][1] His grandfather, James Allen, was a colonel in the Halifax Regiment of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.[5] His family was of Scottish ancestry and were Methodists.[6]

He was educated in the public schools in Halifax.[6] He then enrolled in Wake Forest College.[6] His parents died while he was at college; he used his inheritance of $500 to finish college, graduating on June 3, 1885.[2][6] After graduation, Allen sold his college furnishings for $5, enough to cover the train to his aunt's house in Weldon, North Carolina.[6] Next, he lived with his uncle on a farm outside of Weldon.[6]

Career[edit]

Educator[edit]

In the fall of 1885, Allen taught school Beaufort County, North Carolina, followed by Martin County.[6] He was the principal of Pantego Male and Female Academy in Beaufort County from 1885 to 1887.[4] He was the superintendent of Scotland Neck Military Academy in Scotland Neck from 1887 to 1892.[4][5] Because the state was unable to provide guns for the academy, Allen purchased weapons for the students at his own expense.[7]

Alen was the principal of Wilson High School in Wilson, North Carolina from 1894 to 1897, and principal of Reidsville High School in Reidsville, North Carolina from 1897 to 1899.[2][4][8] Next, he was the superintendent of Waynesville City Schools in Waynesville, North Carolina from 1898 to 1913.[4][2] He was responsible for organizing the newly created school system and also established Waynesville High School, the first public high school west of Asheville in North Carolina.[1][6]

Allen was superintendent of Weldon Public Schools in Weldon, North Carolina in 1913, followed by being the superintendent of the Barnwell City Schools in Barnwell, South Carolina for one term.[2][5] After working for the American Red Cross during World War I, he became superintendent of schools of Canton, North Carolina, working there from 1919 to 1922.[4][6]

Allen became the training director at the U.S. Veterans' Administration Vocational School in Waynesville from 1922 to 1925.[4][1] From 1925 to 1929, he was the superintendent of special charter schools for Haywood County, North Carolina.[1][6] Allen taught in Waynesboro and at Waynesville High School from 1925 until his retirement in 1945 at the age of 82.[4][1][2]

He was a member of the National Educational Association and the North Carolina Educational Association.[4]

Writer[edit]

In 1893, Allen left education and worked for the Advance newspaper in Wilson, North Carolina.[8] Allen wrote state history articles for The Wilmington Daily News.[1] In 1901, Allen published North Carolina Stories, a textbook for children.[9] It was on the North Carolina State Board of Education's booklist for 42 years.[1] In 1902, he published a book on the history of the Whigs and Tories.[6] In 1908, he published Centennial of Haywood County and its County Seat Waynesville, N.C., for the hundredth anniversary of the establishment of Haywood County, North Carolina.[10][2] In 1916, he released his second textbook, A Child's History of North Carolina.[6] This was followed by History of Halifax County in 1918.[6]

In 1932, Allen started writing a book on the history of Haywood County.[6] It was published in 1935. His book, The Story of Our State, North Carolina, was published in 1942 and was approved by the North Carolina State Board as a supplementary textbook for fifth and eighth grade.[2][5]

Personal life[edit]

Allen married Cottie Wilkinson on December 20, 1887.[2] She was a teacher at Panteo Academy, where Allen was principal.[2][4] They had a son, W. C. Allen Jr., and a daughter, Lillian.[1][3]

During World War I, Allen was the field director for the American Red Cross at the Army General Hospital No. 18 in Waynesville.[6] He was a member of the Waynesville First Baptist Church and served as the superintendent of its Sunday school for 25 years and a deacon for 40 years.[1] He was a member of the Knights of Pythias and the Odd Fellows.[6] He was a Democrat.[2]

On October 25, 1952, Allen died at the age of 92 in the hospital after suffering a fall at his home a week before.[1][3] He was buried at Green Hill Cemetery.[1]

Publications[edit]

Nonfiction books[edit]

Children's books[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Allen Funeral Planned Today in Waynesville: Retired Teacher Dies at 92 in Hospital". Asheville Citizen-Times. Asheville, North Carolina. 26 October 1952. p. 9. Retrieved 9 November 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Gwyn, Hilda Way (December 16, 1949). "W. C. Allen To Observe 90th Birthday Sunday". Asheville Citizen-Times. Asheville, North Carolina. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ a b c "William Allen, 92, Educator, Dies". News and Record. Greensboro, North Carolina. 26 October 1952. p. 26. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Gainor, Samuel M. "Allen, William Cicero". In Powell., William S. (ed.). Dictionary of North Carolina Biography. Vol. 1. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. Retrieved November 10, 2023 – via NCpedia.
  5. ^ a b c d e Gwyn, Hilda Way (February 28, 1943). "Meet Prof. W. C. Allen, At 83 He Looks Ahead". Asheville Citizen-Times. Asheville, North Carolina. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Allen Is Writing Book On Haywood County History". Asheville Citizen-Times. Asheville, North Carolina. June 12, 1932. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ "Scotland Neck Military Academy". The Roanoke News. Roanoke, North Carolina. 1891-11-12. p. 5. Retrieved 2023-11-10 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ a b "Mr. W. C. Allen". The Commonwealth. Scotland Neck, North Carolina. 1894-06-28. p. 3. Retrieved 2023-11-10 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Prof. W. C. Allen An Author". The Commonwealth. Scotland Neck, North Carolina. July 18, 1901. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  10. ^ Allen, William Cicero (November 9, 1908). "Centennial of Haywood County and Its County Seat, Waynesville, N.C." Waynesville: Courier Printing Company. p. 2 – via Google Books.

External sources[edit]

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