Inventory of the Henry Stevens Haines Books, 1856; 1871-1872

Collection Number 3283-z


Manuscripts Department, University Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Collection Information


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
Haines, Henry S. (Henry Stevens), 1836-1923.
Title
Henry Stevens Haines Books, 1856; 1871-1872
Call Number
3283-z
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Extent
2 volumes
Abstract
Railroad engineer and executive. Records of Haines, including an operating log, 1856, for railroad runs from Wilmington, N.C., through the South Carolina low country, and between Montgomery, Ala., and West Point, Ga. The log includes records of mechanical and track troubles, personnel, times of arrival and departure, and other matters. It also contains notes on philosophy and German vocabulary by D.W. Haines, possibly a brother. The later volume contains private reports, 1871-1872, from Haines to John Screven, president and receiver, concerning the financial and operating position of the Atlantic & Gulf Railroad and the Brunswick & Albany Railroad.


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Administrative Information

Alternate Form of Material
Microfilm copy available.
Acquisitions Information
Purchase 1957
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 Henry Stevens Haines Books, #3283-z, 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.

Atlantic and Gulf Railroad Company.
Brunswick and Albany Railroad Company.
German language--Study and teaching--Southern States--History--19th century.
Haines, D. W.
Haines, Henry S. (Henry Stevens), 1836-1923.
Philosophy--Study and teaching--Southern States--History--19th century.
Railroad trains--History--19th century.
Railroads--Employees--History--19th century.
Railroads--Finance--History--19th century.
Railroads--Maintenance and repair--History--19th century.
Railroads--Southern States--History--19th century.
Screven, John.
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Related Material

See also Arnold and Screven family papers (#3419), Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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Biographical Note

Railroad engineer and executive.

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Collection Overview

Records of Haines, including an operating log, 1856, for railroad runs from Wilmington, N.C., through the South Carolina low country, and between Montgomery, Ala., and West Point, Ga. The log includes records of mechanical and track troubles, personnel, times of arrival and departure, and other matters. It also contains notes on philosophy and German vocabulary by D.W. Haines, possibly a brother. The later volume contains private reports, 1871-1872, from Haines to John Screven, president and receiver, concerning the financial and operating position of the Atlantic & Gulf Railroad and the Brunswick & Albany Railroad.