Inventory of the Samuel A. Agnew Diary, 1851-1902

Collection Number 923


Manuscripts Department, University Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Collection Information
Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Online Catalog Headings
Biographical Note
Collection Overview
Contact Information:
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Descriptive Summary

Repository
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
Creator
Agnew, Samuel A., b. 1833.
Title
Samuel A. Agnew Diary, 1851-1902.
Call Number
923
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Extent
46 volumes (7.0 linear feet).
Abstract
Agnew grew up and attended college and seminary in Due West, S. C. In 1852 he moved to Mississippi, and thereafter lived in the northeastern part of the state, chiefly in Tippah and Lee counties, where he was an Associate Reformed Presbyterian minister, teacher, farmer, and prominent local citizen. Detailed diary of Agnew's thoughts, experiences, and activities; neighborhood news; public events, particularly as they affected the locality; relations with slaves and free blacks; the Civil War, during which he was in the area of operations of both armies; Reconstruction, which was tumultuous in his vicinity; local and regional church affairs; farming and leadership in the local Grange; major natural events; frequent travels to Memphis and to other parts of Mississippi; and many other aspects of personal and public life that came within his view. There are occasional gaps in the diary before 1873 and after 1883.


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Administrative Information

Alternate Form of Material
Full text of diary, 27 September 1863-30 June 1864
Microfilm and partial typed transcript copies available.
Processing Information
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the Samuel A. Agnew Diary, #923, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Copyright Notice
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
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Online Catalog Headings

These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.

Agnew, Samuel A., b. 1833.
Agriculture--Mississippi--History--19th century.
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (1802-1822)--Clergy.
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (1802-1822)--Mississippi--History--19th century.
Lee County (Miss.)--Social life and customs--19th century.
Memphis (Tenn.)--Description and travel.
Mississippi State Grange.
Mississippi--Description and travel.
Mississippi--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives, Confederate.
Mississippi--Politics and government.
Mississippi--Race relations.
Presbyterian Church--Mississippi--History--19th century.
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Mississippi.
Tippah County (Miss.)--Social life and customs.
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Biographical Note

Agnew grew up and attended college and seminary in Due West, S. C. In 1852 he moved to Mississippi, and thereafter lived in the northeastern part of the state, chiefly in Tippah and Lee counties, where he was an Associate Reformed Presbyterian minister, teacher, farmer, and prominent local citizen.

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Collection Overview

Detailed diary of Agnew's thoughts, experiences, and activities; neighborhood news; public events, particularly as they affected the locality; relations with slaves and free blacks; the Civil War, during which he was in the area of operations of both armies; Reconstruction, which was tumultuous in his vicinity; local and regional church affairs; farming and leadership in the local Grange; major natural events; frequent travels to Memphis and to other parts of Mississippi; and many other aspects of personal and public life that came within his view. There are occasional gaps in the diary before 1873 and after 1883.