Inventory of the William Bagley Letter Books, 1840-1850

Collection Number 863-z

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Manuscripts Department, Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Collection Information
block Descriptive Summary
block Administrative Information
block Online Catalog Headings
block Biographical Note
block Collection Overview
plus Detailed Description of the Collection
Contact Information:
Manuscripts Department
CB#3926, Wilson Library
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890
Phone: 919/962-1345
Fax: 919/962-3594
Email: mss@email.unc.edu
URL: http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/
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Descriptive Summary

Repository
Southern Historical Collection
Creator
Bagley, William, fl. 1842-1850.
Title
William Bagley Letter Books, 1840-1850
Call Number
863-z
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Extent
Items: 2
Abstract
William Bagley attended the University of North Carolina in the 1840s.
The collection consists of two volumes containing handwritten copies Bagley made of letters he sent to family and friends, chiefly while he was a student at the University of North Carolina, 1843-1845, and when he related local news from Plymouth and Williamston, N.C., 1845-1850.

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Administrative Information

Restrictions to Access
No restrictions.
Acquisitions Information
Gift, 1944.
Processing Information
Processed by: Staff, 1992
Encoded by: Peter Hymas, June 2005
Funding from the State Library of North Carolina supported the encoding of this finding aid.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the William Bagley Letter Books #863-z, Southern Historical Collection, 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.

Bagley, William, fl. 1842-1850.
College students--North Carolina--Social life and customs.
Family--North Carolina--Social life and customs.
Plymouth (N.C.)--Social life and customs.
University of North Carolina (1793-1962)--Students--Social life and customs.
Williamston (N.C.)--Social life and customs.
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Biographical Note

William Bagley attended the University of North Carolina in the 1840s.

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Collection Overview

The collection consists of two volumes containing handwritten copies William Bagley made of letters he sent to family and friends, chiefly while he was a student at the University of North Carolina, 1843-1845, and when he related local news from Plymouth, N.C., and Williamston, N.C., 1845-1850.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Letter Books, 1840-1850.
2 items.
Folder 1
Volume 1: Williamston and Chapel Hill, N.C., 1840-1844

Digital version: Letter from William Bagley to D. W. Bagley, 1 July 1843

Digital version: Letter from William Bagley to Margaret Bagley, 7 September 1844
Folder 2
Volume 2: Chapel Hill, Plymouth, and Williamston, 1844-1850

Digital version: Letter fromWilliam Bagley to D. W. Bagley, 27 February 1845

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