Inventory of the Jane Evans Elliot Diaries, 1837-1882

Collection Number 5343-z


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
Related Collections
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
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
Creator
Elliot, Jane Evans, 1820-1882.
Title
Jane Evans Elliot Diaries, 1837-1882
Call Number
5343-z
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Extent
Items: 3
Abstract
Jane Evans Elliot was a diarist in Fayetteville, N.C., during the 19th century. Her husband was Alexander Elliot, a lumberman who served in the North Carolina House of Commons, 1824-1825, and the North Carolina Senate, 1826. He was a colonel in the militia and active in the Civil War.
The collection consists of three diaries describing Elliot's daily life. The diaries record church attendance, religious reflections, and family matters and also include observations on the Presbyterian New School Controversy of 1837-1838 and the Civil War.

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Administrative Information

Restrictions to Access
No restrictions.
Alternate Form of Material
The diaries were compiled by Jennie E. McNeil and privately printed as Diary of Mrs. Jane Evans Elliot, 1837-1882 in Raleigh, N.C., in 1908.
Acquisitions Information
Gift of the Presbyterian Historical Society of Montreat, N.C., in June 2007 (Acc. 100705).
Processing Information
Processed by: Amanda T. Ross, September 2007
Encoded by: Amanda T. Ross, September 2007
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the Jane Evans Elliot Diaries #5343, 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.

Confederate States of America--Social conditions.
Diaries.
Elliot, Alexander, 1797-1870.
Elliot, Jane Evans, 1820-1882.
Family--North Carolina--Social life and customs.
Fayetteville (N.C.)--History.
Fayetteville (N.C.)--Social life and customs.
North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
North Carolina--Religion--19th century.
Presbyterians--North Carolina.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives, Confederate.
Women--North Carolina--Diaries.
Women--Religious life--North Carolina.
Women--North Carolina--Social life and customs.
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Related Collections

Alexander Elliot Papers (#4596)
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Biographical Note

Jane S. Evans was a diarist in Fayetteville, N.C., during the 19th century. Her husband was Alexander Elliot, a lumberman who served in the North Carolina House of Commons, 1824-1825, and the North Carolina Senate, 1826. He was a colonel in the militia and active in the Civil War.

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Collection Overview

This collection consists of three diaries describing the daily life of Jane Evans Elliot of Fayetteville, N.C. The diaries record thoughts on church preachings, religious reflections, and family matters and also include observations on the Presbyterian New School Controversy of 1837-1838 and the Civil War.

Detailed Description of the Collection

Diaries, 1837-1882.
3 items.
Arrangement: chronological.
Folder 1
1837-1862
Folder 2
1863-1870
Folder 3
1872-1882

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