Restrictions to Access

No restrictions. Open for research.

Copyright Notice

Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], in the William Sidney Mullins Diary #531, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Alternate Form of Material

Typed transcription of diary available.

Acquisitions Information

Gift of William Sidney Mullin's granddaughter, around 1935.

Sensitive Materials Statement

Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, the North Carolina Public Records Act (N.C.G.S. § 132 1 et seq.), and Article 7 of the North Carolina State Personnel Act (Privacy of State Employee Personnel Records, N.C.G.S. § 126-22 et seq.). Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill assumes no responsibility.

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• College students--North Carolina--Diaries.
• College students--North Carolina--History--19th century.
• Diaries (Blank-books)
• Mullins, William Sidney, 1824-1878.
• University of North Carolina (1793-1962)--Curricula--History--19th century.
• University of North Carolina (1793-1962)--Students--History--19th century.

William Sidney Mullins was a railroad president, South Carolina state legislator, and member of the class of 1842 of the University of North Carolina.

The collection consists of a diary of William Sidney Mullins while he was a student at the University of North Carolina, giving detailed accounts of the college, curriculum, dining places, companions, entertainment, and other features of college life.