Inventory of the William Sidney Mullins Diary, 1840-1841

Collection Number 531-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
Mullins, William Sidney, 1824-1878.
Title
William Sidney Mullins Diary, 1840-1841
Call Number
531-z
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Extent
Items: 2
Abstract
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.

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Administrative Information

Restrictions to Access
No restrictions.
Alternate Form of Material
Typed transcription of diary available.
Acquisitions Information
Gift of William Sidney Mullin's granddaughter, around 1935.
Processing Information
Processed by: Staff, 1993
Encoded by: Peter Hymas, December 2004
Funding from the State Library of North Carolina supported the encoding of this finding aid.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the William Sidney Mullins Diary #531-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.

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.
College students--North Carolina--Diaries.
College students--North Carolina--History--19th century.
Diaries.
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Biographical Note

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

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Collection Overview

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.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Diary, 1840-1841.
2 items.
Arrangement: chronological.
Two-volume 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. Volume 1 includes entries from 31 October 1840 to 15 March 1841; Volume 2 includes entries from 1 June 1841 to 30 October 1841. A typed transcript of the diary is included in three bound volumes, totalling 322 pages.
Folder 1
Diary

Digital version: Excerpts from the Diary of William S. Mullins, 23-25 November 1840
Folder 2
Typed transcription

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