Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century

Location: McKeldin Library
Call Number: Microfilm HQ1438.A135S625 1991A PT.5

Description

The library owns part 5 of this collection of papers and diaries of Southern women and their families in the nineteenth century, taken from the Alabama, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida collections of the Southern Historical Collection of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

For each individual or family collection, introductory materials are provided, followed by the papers and diaries, which are divided into series and subseries in the the cases of extensive collections.

The Guide serves as a reel index to the collection, and also provides extensive documentation, particularly for the larger collections of papers. Entries for the larger collections give a detailed description of papers and diaries in the collection and biographical notes containing information about the families and individuals included. There is an index of major subjects and people at the end of the guide.

Index/Guide

The following source provides more detailed information about the contents of each microfilm reel in the collection:

REF HQ1438.A13S625 1991a PT.4-6 GUIDE

Schipper, Martin, compiler. A Guide to the Microfilm Edition of Records of Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century Papers and Diaries. Series A, Holdings of the Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Parts 4-6.