Inventory of the R.S. Mason Papers, 1821-1853

Collection Number 497


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
Mason, R. S. (Richard Sharp), 1795-1875.
Title
R.S. Mason Papers, 1821-1853
Call Number
497
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Extent
About 300 items (1.0 linear foot).
Abstract
R.S. Mason was an Episcopal minister and rector of Christ Church, Raleigh, N.C. The collection includes sermons, undated writings, lectures on education, and some church-related correspondence of Mason. Among the correspondents is Bishop Levi Silliman Ives.


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Administrative Information

Acquisitions Information
Prior to 1940
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 R.S. Mason Papers, #497, 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.

Christ Church (Raleigh, N.C.)--History.
Clergy--North Carolina--History--19th century.
Education--North Carolina--History--19th century.
Episcopal Church--Clergy--North Carolina.
Episcopal Church--North Carolina--History--19th century.
Episcopal Church--Sermons--History--19th century.
Ives, L. Silliman (Levi Silliman), 1797-1867.
Mason, R. S. (Richard Sharp), 1795-1875.
Raleigh (N.C.)--Religion--19th century.
Sermons--History--19th century.
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Biographical Note

Richard Sharp Mason (1795-1875) was an Episcopal minister and rector of Christ Church, Raleigh, N.C.

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Collection Overview

The collection includes sermons, undated writings, lectures on education, and some church-related correspondence of Mason. Among the correspondents is Bishop Levi Silliman Ives.