Inventory of the James Mallory Diary, 1843-1877

Collection Number 1824


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
Mallory, James, 1807-1877.
Title
James Mallory Diary, 1843-1877.
Call Number
1824
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Extent
2 volumes
Abstract
MICROFILM ONLY. Mainly a farm journal of James Mallory of Talladega County, Ala., who emigrated from Madison County, Va., to Alabama in 1834. The journal includes mention of farm operations, community social, political, and religious affairs, especially concerning the Baptist Church, and, during the Civil War, news and rumors from the battle fronts. There are also observations about Reconstruction.


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Administrative Information

Location of Originals
Originals privately owned at time of filming in 1951.
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 James Mallory Diary, #1824, 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.

Agriculture--Alabama--History--19th century.
Alabama--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives, Confederate.
Alabama--Social life and customs.
Baptists--Alabama--History--19th century.
Diaries.
Farm life--Alabama--History--19th century.
Farmers--Alabama--History--19th century.
Mallory, James, 1807-1877.
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Alabama.
Talladega County (Ala.)--Social life and customs.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives, Confederate.
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Collection Overview

MICROFILM ONLY. Mainly a farm journal of James Mallory of Talladega County, Ala., who emigrated from Madison County, Va., to Alabama in 1834. The journal includes mention of farm operations, community social, political, and religious affairs, especially concerning the Baptist Church, and, during the Civil War, news and rumors from the battle fronts. There are also observations about Reconstruction.