Inventory of the William Carey Dowd Papers, 1853-1858

Collection Number 1722-z

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Manuscripts Department, Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Collection Information
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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
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Descriptive Summary

Repository
Southern Historical Collection
Creator
Dowd, William Carey, 1835-1860.
Title
William Carey Dowd Papers, 1853-1858
Call Number
1722-z
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Extent
Items: 14
Abstract
William Carey Dowd of Tarboro, N.C., was a University of North Carolina student and tutor.
The collection includes short essays on various topics, presumably written by Dowd while he was a student at the University of North Carolina; Dowd's valedictory address to the class of 1858; drafts of a letter from Dowd expressing his appreciation to his parents; diplomas; and a combined pen-pencil awarded to Dowd.

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Administrative Information

Restrictions to Access
This collection has restrictions to access. Please see details below or contact the Manuscripts Department for more information.
Usage Restrictions
Photocopying not permitted.
Acquisitions Information
Received from Laura T. Duncan of Raleigh, N.C., in 1950.
Processing Information
Processed by: Staff, 1992
Encoded by: Peter Hymas, February 2005
Funding from the State Library of North Carolina supported the encoding of this finding aid.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the William Carey Dowd Papers #1722-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.

Baccalaureate addresses--University of North Carolina (1793-1962).
College prose, American--North Carolina--History--19th century.
College students--North Carolina--History--19th century.
Dowd, William Carey, 1835-1860.
University of North Carolina (1793-1962)--Students--History--19th century.
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Biographical Note

William Carey Dowd (1835-1860) was born in Tarboro, N.C., the son of prominent North Carolina Baptist minister the Reverend Patrick Dowd (1799-1866). William Carey Dowd graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1858 and became a tutor in Latin until his health caused his resignation in winter of 1858. Dowd went to Florida for his health, and in summer of 1859 he travelled to Red Sulphur Springs, Va., seeking treatment for tuberculosis. Dowd's health failed to improve, and he died in Christiansburg, Va., en route home from Red Sulphur Springs to Tarboro.

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Collection Overview

The collection includes short essays on various topics, such as "Virgil," "Classics," and "The Value of Society," presumably written by William Carey Dowd while he was a student at the University of North Carolina; Dowd's valedictory address to the class of 1858; two drafts of a letter, 24 October 1857, from Dowd expressing his appreciation to his parents; Dowd's diploma from UNC; Dowd's certificate of membership in the Dialectic Society; and a combined pen-pencil awarded to Dowd as valedictorian of the class of 1858.

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Items Separated

Oversized papers (OP-1722/1-2).

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Detailed Description of the Collection

William Carey Dowd Papers, 1853-1858.
14 items.
Arrangement: chronological.
Folder 1
Papers, 1853-1858

Digital version: Class Composition of William C. Dowd, [1856]: "Eagles Don't Catch Flies"

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