Manuscripts Department
Library of the University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill
SOUTHERN HISTORICAL COLLECTION
#486
BASIL MANLY PAPERS
Summary
Full text of "The Young Deserter," ca. 1861-1865
Manly, Basil, 1825-1892.
Papers, 1842-1893.
175 items.
In part, microfilm; originals returned to owners in 1948 and 1950.
Basil Manly, Jr. (1825-1892) was a prominent Baptist minister and educator
in South Carolina, Kentucky, and Virginia.
Chiefly correspondence, 1842-1885, of Basil Manly, Jr., and his brother
Charles Manly (1837-1924), also a Baptist minister. Personal
correspondence, 1850-1881, consists of letters to Charles Manly from his
family, especially Basil Manly, Jr., and letters written by Basil Manly,
Jr., to his parents and siblings. The letters detail family matters;
church politics and activities; religious views; Basil Manly, Jr.'s
teaching career in South Carolina, Kentucky, and Virginia; and national
politics, including secession, the Civil War, and Reconstruction. Items of
interest include a description of the February 1865 evacuation of Columbia,
S.C., during Sherman's occupation; an 1870 letter describing black members
of the South Carolina legislature; and letters of condolence at the death
of Basil Manly, Sr. (1798-1868), a Baptist minister and educator and
president of the University of Alabama. There are also many letters,
1842-1885, to Basil Manly, Jr., from fellow ministers and educators,
discussing church business, personalities, and politics; conflicts with
Baptists in the North and other denominations; theological questions and
controversies, especially the issue of pedobaptism; the publishing of
Southern religious literature; and Basil Manly, Jr.'s career as an
administrator and professor at various Baptist colleges and seminaries.
There are also several letters describing missionary activities in
Shanghai, China, and among Turkish Armenians in the 1880s. There are also
22 letterbooks, 1852-1893, of Basil Manly, Jr., while he was president of
the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Ky., and at other
institutions.
SEE ALSO: Basil Manly (1798-1868) Papers (#2723) and Manly Family
Papers (#4409) in the Southern Historical Collection, University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill.
ONLINE CATALOG TERMS:
Baptism--Baptists--History--19th century.
Baptist universities and colleges--Southern States--History--19th
century.
Baptists--Education--Southern States--History--19th century.
Baptists--Missions--China--History--19th century.
Baptists--Missions--Armenia--History--19th century.
Baptists--Southern States--History--19th century.
Baptists--United States--Doctrines.
Clergy--Southern States--History--19th century.
College administrators--Southern States--History--19th century.
Columbia (S.C.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
Educators--Southern States--History--19th century.
Family--Southern States--Social life and customs--19th century.
Manly, Basil, 1798-1868.
Manly, Basil, 1825-1892.
Manly, Charles H., 1837-1924.
Missionaries--Armenia--History--19th century.
Missionaries--China--History--19th century.
Reconstruction--South Carolina.
Secession.
South Carolina--Politics and government--1865-1950.
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary--History--19th century.
Southern States--Religion--19th century.
United States--Politics and government--1865-1877.
Universities and colleges--Southern States--History--19th century.
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