African American Documentary Resources
Enhancing African American Documentary Resources in the Southern Historical Collection at UNC-Chapel Hill
Creator: Streety, John Poynter, 1820-1894.
Collection number: 5478
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Abstract: John Poynter Streety was born in Bladen County, N.C., in 1820. He arrived in the town of Haynesville, Ala., circa 1839, where he became a prosperous businessman. Streety’s plantation was located in Lowndes County, where he was Continue reading “Title: John Poynter Streety Papers, 1874-2001 (bulk 1874-1894)”
Creator: Carhart & Roff (Macon, Ga.)
Collection number: 5350-z
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Abstract: Carhart & Roff was a merchant firm based in Macon, Ga., that was founded in 1841. The firm was named for its originators and principal investors, Elijah H. Carhart (1827-1885) and Aaron A. Roff (1815-1880). The collection consists of a Continue reading “Carhart & Roff Letterpress Copybook, 1854-1855”
Creator: Lander, Samuel, 1792-1865.
Collection number: 5449
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Abstract: The Reverend Samuel Lander Sr. was born in Tipperary, Ireland, in 1792, the son of William Lander. He married Eliza Ann Miller (b. 1793) in 1812; the couple Continue reading “Samuel Lander Ledgers, 1838-1865”
Creator: Royster family.
Collection number: 4183
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Abstract: The Royster family of Raleigh, N.C., descended from James Daniel Royster (1790?-1870?) and Mary Ashley Royster (1795?-1880?). The collection includes Continue reading “Royster Family Papers, 1840-1979”
Creator: University Baptist Church (Chapel Hill, N.C.)
Collection number: 4162
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Abstract: Church records, including minutes, financial records, bulletins, Continue reading “University Baptist Church Records, 1854-1973”
Creator: Wilson, Norvell Winsboro, 1834-1878.
Collection number: 2957
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Abstract: Norvell Winsboro Wilson (1834-1878) was a Baptist minister in Chapel Hill, N.C., and Hillsborough, N.C., 1861-1867; Farmville, Va., and Richmond, Va., 1867-1875; and New Orleans, La., 1877-1878. The collection includes the Continue reading “Norvell Winsboro Wilson Papers, 1842-1901”
Creator: Postell, James P., fl. 1853-1854.
Collection number: 2771
Abstract: Microfilm only. Record kept by James P. Postell of Kelvin Grove Plantation, St. Simons Island, Ga., including lists of slaves and stock, diagrams of the plantation, and notations, 1853-1854, Continue reading “Kelvin Grove Plantation Book, 1853-1868.”
Creator name: Confederate Sketches, circa 1861-1971
Collection number: 173-z
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Abstract: Speeches to Confederate veterans’ groups, recollections of North Carolina and Virginia Continue reading “Confederate Sketches, circa 1861-1971.”
Creator name: Moore, Blount, and Cowper family.
Collection name: 4617
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Abstract: The Moore, Blount, and Cowper families of North Carolina were active chiefly in Wake, Franklin, and Halifax counties. Moore family members included B.F. Moore, an anti-secessionist Continue reading “Moore, Blount, and Cowper Family Papers, 1834-1990.”
Creator: Wild, Edward Augustus, 1825-1891.
Collection number: 4256-z
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Abstract: Edward Augustus Wild (1825-1891) of Brookline, Mass., was a federal officer with the 1st Massachusetts Infantry, 1861-1862; 35th Massachusetts Infantry, 1862-1863; and with the Continue reading “Edward Augustus Wild Papers, 1861-1864.”