Inventory of the George Alexander Martin Papers, 1835-1913

Collection Number 492


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
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
Martin, George Alexander, 1833-1915.
Title
George Alexander Martin Papers, 1835-1913 (bulk 1863-1909)
Call Number
492
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Extent
17 items (1.0 linear foot).
Abstract
George Alexander Martin was a lawyer and Confederate army officer of Norfolk, Va. The collection contains records and writings of Martin, including accounts with clients, 1863-1909; scrapbooks of clippings and articles on Confederate and postwar activities; articles by Martin on the birth and demise of the Confederacy; and nine letters, 1871-1889, concerning business and state politics.


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Administrative Information

Alternate Form of Material
Some items microfilm only.
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 George Alexander Martin Papers, #492, 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.

Confederate States of America--History.
Lawyers--Accounting--History--19th century.
Lawyers--Virginia--History--19th century.
Martin, George Alexander, 1833-1915.
Virginia--Politics and government--1865-1950.
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Biographical Note

George Alexander Martin (1833-1915) of Norfolk, Va., was a lawyer and a colonel in the Confederate army.

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Collection Overview

The collection contains records and writings of Martin, including accounts with clients, 1863-1909; scrapbooks of clippings and articles on Confederate and postwar activities; articles by Martin on the birth and demise of the Confederacy; and nine letters, 1871-1889, concerning business and state politics.