Inventory of the Kate Hill Lamar Papers, 1854-1897

Collection Number 1260


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
Lamar, Kate Hill, fl. 1854-1897.
Title
Kate Hill Lamar Papers, 1854-1897.
Call Number
1260
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Extent
50 items (0.5 linear feet).
Abstract
Primarily newspaper clippings pertaining to the family of Kate Hill Lamar of Columbus, Savannah, and Macon, Ga. Lamar was the wife of Albert R. Lamar (1831?-1889), journalist and secretary of the Confederate senate. The clippings include references to social events, the deaths of relatives, and Georgia political matters. Also included in the papers are various legal documents and correspondence about legal matters.


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Administrative Information

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 Kate Hill Lamar Papers, #1260, 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.

Family--Georgia--Social life and customs.
Georgia--Politics and government--1775-1865.
Georgia--Politics and government--1865-1950.
Georgia--Social life and customs.
Lamar family.
Lamar, Albert R., 1831?-1889.
Lamar, Kate Hill, fl. 1854-1897.
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Collection Overview

Primarily newspaper clippings pertaining to the family of Kate Hill Lamar of Columbus, Savannah, and Macon, Ga. Lamar was the wife of Albert R. Lamar (1831?-1889), journalist and secretary of the Confederate senate. The clippings include references to social events, the deaths of relatives, and Georgia political matters. Also included in the papers are various legal documents and correspondence about legal matters.