Inventory of the Leander Hughes Letters, 1823-1824

Collection Number 1691-z

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Manuscripts Department, Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Collection Information
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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
Hughes, Leander, fl. 1823-1824.
Title
Leander Hughes Letters, 1823-1824
Call Number
1691-z
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Extent
Items: 3
Abstract
Leander Hughes of Patrick County, Va., attended the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C., 1823-1824.
The collection consists of two letters, 1823 and 1824, from Leander Hughes while he was a student at the University of North Carolina to his father, John Hughes, at Penns Store, Patrick County, Va., and a circular letter that includes a student report, 1823, from Joseph Caldwell to John Hughes. The letters tell of Leander Hughes's experiences and various campus occurrences, including a physical attack on professors by students.

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Administrative Information

Restrictions to Access
No restrictions.
Alternate Form of Material
Type transcriptions available.
Acquisitions Information
Purchased from Miss Marion Green.
Processing Information
Processed by: Manuscripts Department Staff, March 1950
Encoded by: Mara Dabrishus, May 2005
Funding from the State Library of North Carolina supported the encoding of this finding aid.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the Leander Hughes Letters #1691-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.

Caldwell, Joseph, 1773-1835.
Hughes, John, fl. 1823-1824.
Hughes, Leander, fl. 1823-1824.
University of North Carolina (1793-1962)--Students--History--19th century.
College students--North Carolina--History--19th century.
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Biographical Note

Leander Hughes of Patrick County, Va., attended the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C., 1823-1824.

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Collection Overview

The collection consists of two letters, 1823 and 1824, from Leander Hughes while he was a student at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C., to his father, John Hughes, at Penns Store, Patrick County, Va., and a circular letter that includes a student report, 1823, from Joseph Caldwell to John Hughes. The letters tell of Leander Hughes's experiences and various campus occurrences, including a physical attack on professors by students.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Letters, 1823-1824.
3 items.
Folder 1
1823-1824

Digital version: Letter from Leander Hughes to John Hughes, 23 August 1823

Digital version: Letter from Leander Hughes to John Hughes, 2 October 1824

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