Inventory of the Hector James McNeill Letters, 1852-1854

Collection Number 475-z

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Manuscripts Department, Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Collection Information
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block Administrative Information
block Online Catalog Headings
block Biographical Note
block Collection Overview
plus Detailed Description of the Collection
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
Southern Historical Collection
Creator
McNeill, Hector James, d. 1860.
Title
Hector James McNeill Letters, 1852-1854
Call Number
475-z
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Extent
Items: 3
Abstract
Hector James McNeill was a student at the University of North Carolina who received an A.B. degree in 1855.
The collection consists of three letters from Hector James McNeill to his parents, Daniel C. McNeill and Ann McNeill, at St. Pauls, Robeson County, N.C., discussing activities at the University of North Carolina; friends and relatives; trips to and from Chapel Hill, N.C.; and other matters.

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Administrative Information

Restrictions to Access
No restrictions.
Acquisitions Information
Gifts, circa 1940 and 1963.
Processing Information
Processed by: Staff, 1993
Encoded by: Peter Hymas, November 2004
Funding from the State Library of North Carolina supported the encoding of this finding aid.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the Hector James McNeill Letters #475-z, Southern Historical Collection, 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.

McNeill, Ann, fl. 1852-1854.
McNeill, Daniel C., fl. 1852-1854.
McNeill, Hector James, d. 1860.
University of North Carolina (1793-1962)--Students--History--19th century.
College students--North Carolina--Social life and customs.
Chapel Hill (N.C.)--Social life and customs.
North Carolina--Social life and customs.
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Biographical Note

Hector James McNeill was a student at the University of North Carolina. The UNC Alumni History states that McNeill received his A.B. in 1855 and died in 1860. Kemp P. Battle's History of the University of North Carolina calls him a Presbyterian preacher and a colonel.

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Collection Overview

The collection consists of three letters from Hector James McNeill to his parents, Daniel C. McNeill and Ann McNeill, at St. Pauls, Robeson County, N.C., discussing activities at the University of North Carolina, friends and relatives, trips to and from Chapel Hill, N.C., and other matters.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Letters, 1852-1854.
3 items.
Arrangement: chronological.
Folder 1
Letters, 1852-1854

Digital version: Letter from Hector J. McNeill to Daniel C. and Ann M. McNeill, 18 August 1852

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