African American Documentary Resources
Enhancing African American Documentary Resources in the Southern Historical Collection at UNC-Chapel Hill
Creator: William Henry Tripp and Araminta Guilford Tripp papers, 1801-1910 (bulk 1861-1865).
Collection number: 4551
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Abstract: William Henry Tripp (1820-1881) and his wife Araminta Guilford Tripp (1833-1897) grew corn and other crops at Durham’s Creek, Beaufort County, N.C., 1850s-1880s. William was a state legislator in the 1850s and, during Continue reading “William Henry Tripp and Araminta Guilford Tripp papers, 1801-1910 (bulk 1861-1865).”
Creator: White Rock Baptist Church records, 1880s-1980s.
Collection number: 4926
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Abstract: The White Rock Baptist Church was founded in Durham, N.C., in 1866. This collection is comprised of materials, 1880s-1980s, documenting the history of the White Rock Baptist Church and the religious life of its Continue reading “White Rock Baptist Church records, 1880s-1980s.”
Creator: Weedon and Whitehurst family papers, 1824-1869; 1932-1966?
Collection number: 4057
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Abstract: Scattered business papers, commissions and army orders, and letters of Frederick Weedon (1784-1857), physician of St. Augustine, Fla.; his daughter, Henrietta Williams Weedon Whitehurst (1821-1885); and her husband, Continue reading “Weedon and Whitehurst family papers, 1824-1869; 1932-1966?”
Creator: Washington Mining Company account book, 1845- 1846.
Collection number: 2161-z
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Abstract: The Washington Mining Company ran the Washington Mine, which was probably the precursor of the Silver Hill Mine in Davidson County, N.C. The collection is a daybook, 1845-1846, 225 pages, of a general merchandise Continue reading “Washington Mining Company account book, 1845- 1846.”
Creator: Wallace and Gage family papers, 1846-1901.
Collection number: 2567
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Abstract: Chiefly papers of William Henry Wallace (1827-1901) of Union County, S.C., Confederate brigadier general and state legislator, pertaining to the estate of his father, Daniel Wallace (1801-1859), U.S. representative, 1848-1853, Continue reading “Wallace and Gage family papers, 1846-1901.”
Abstract: Live recordings of a concert entitled “Black Traditions in Music, Dance, and Verse,” and a forum entitled “Black American Folklife.” The concert featured Fris Holloway, African American blues pianist and buckdancer from Continue reading “University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Curriculum in Folklore archive collection 81-92, 1985 March 29-30.”
Creator: Tillman and Norwood ledgers, 1859-1868.
Collection number: 2901
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Abstract: James A. Tillman and John Norwood were physicians of Crawford, Russell County, Ala., who, in 1860-1862, appear to have shared a practice, called Tillman and Norwood. The collection is two ledgers relating to the medical Continue reading “Tillman and Norwood ledgers, 1859-1868.”
Creator: Templeman and Goodwin account book, 1849-1851.
Collection number: 3508
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Abstract: Account book of a Richmond firm that bought slaves in Virginia and sold them in the Continue reading “Templeman and Goodwin account book, 1849-1851.”
Creator: Stoney and Porcher family papers, 1799-1862.
Collection number: 823
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Abstract: Records of a Charleston District, S.C., plantation, comprised of five parts: 1) Ophir plantation diary, notes, and records in five volumes, representing the years 1788, 1824, and 1826-1829; 2) miscellaneous letters and Continue reading “Stoney and Porcher family papers, 1799-1862.”
Creator: St. Paul’s Parish minutes, 1840-1868 [manuscript].
Collection number: 3898z
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Abstract: Minutes of meetings of the board of road commissioners of St. Paul’s Parish in Colleton District near Charleston, S.C., concerning regulations and responsibilities for road maintenance. Included are lists of names of slaves Continue reading “St. Paul’s Parish minutes, 1840-1868.”