Inventory of the John K. Baldwin Diary, 1867-1878

Collection Number 1611


Manuscripts Department, University Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Collection Information
Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Online Catalog Headings
Collection Overview
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
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
Creator
Baldwin, John K., b. 1845.
Title
John K. Baldwin Diary, 1867-1878.
Call Number
1611
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Extent
3 volumes (0.5 linear feet).
Abstract
Diary, 1867-1878, of John K. Baldwin, a skilled laborer of Bladen County, N.C., who did carpentry, blacksmithing, and mechanical work, and ran two sawmills. Brief daily entries concern work activities, money spent for supplies and received for work completed, church attendance, and other matters. The diary begins with an autobiographical statement focusing on Baldwin's service with the 36th North Carolina Regiment in the Civil War.


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Administrative Information

Alternate Form of Material
Typed transcription available (343 pages).
Processing Information
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Additional Descriptive Resources
A more complete finding aid for this collection is available at the Southern Historical Collection.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the John K. Baldwin Diary, #1611, 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.

Baldwin, John K., b. 1845.
Blacksmiths--North Carolina--History--19th century.
Bladen County (N.C.)--Economic conditions.
Carpenters--North Carolina--History--19th century.
Confederate States of America. Army. North Carolina Infantry Regiment, 36th.
Diaries.
Mechanics (Persons)--North Carolina--History--19th century.
Sawmills--North Carolina--History--19th century.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives, Confederate.
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Collection Overview

Diary, 1867-1878, of John K. Baldwin, a skilled laborer of Bladen County, N.C., who did carpentry, blacksmithing, and mechanical work, and ran two sawmills. Brief daily entries concern work activities, money spent for supplies and received for work completed, church attendance, and other matters. The diary begins with an autobiographical statement focusing on Baldwin's service with the 36th North Carolina Regiment in the Civil War.