Inventory of the North Carolina Historical Society Records, 1880-1901

Collection Number 1954-z

Manuscripts Department, Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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/

Processed by

SHC Staff

Date Processed

1952

Encoded by

Linda Sellars

Date Encoded

June 2002

Descriptive Summary

Repository

Southern Historical Collection

Creator

North Carolina Historical Society.

Title

North Carolina Historical Society Records, 1880-1901

Call Number

1954-z

Extent

2 items

Abstract

Organized in 1844 by University of North Carolina President David L. Swain, the North Carolina Historical Society collected publications and manuscripts related to the history of North Carolina. The collection includes the constitution and by-laws, irregular minutes, and some accounts and membership lists of the North Carolina Historical Society, 1880-1901.

Administrative Information

Restrictions to Access

No restrictions.

Provenance

Received from the North Carolina Historical Society through J. G. de Roulhac Hamilton and from the family of Kemp Plummer Battle in January 1952.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], in the North Carolina Historical Society Records #1954-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.

Online Catalog Headings

These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.

History--Societies. etc.

North Carolina Historical Society.

North Carolina Historical Society--Records and correspondence.

North Carolina--History--Societies, etc.

Historical Note

The North Carolina Historical Society was organized in 1844 by University of North Carolina President David L. Swain. In its first report the following year, the Society recorded the acquisition of thirty-two publications and eleven manuscript collections. The Society had a tenuous existence for many years. In the last quarter of the 19th century, President Kemp P. Battle took up Swain's collecting mantle and acquired additional materials. The Society ceased operation in the early 20th century.

Collection Overview

The collection includes the constitution and by-laws, irregular minutes, and some accounts and membership lists of the North Carolina Historical Society, 1880-1901, organized in 1844 to document North Carolina history.

Detailed Description of the Collection