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Collection Overview
| Size | 7.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 2,200 items) |
| Abstract | Edwin Augustus Osborne was a lawyer, Confederate colonel, Episcopal priest, and superintendent of Thompson Orphanage, Charlotte, N.C. The collection includes papers, chiefly 1882-1926, of Edwin Augustus Osborne. Included are correspondence, chiefly 1910-1925 (with a few items before 1900), concerning family affairs (especially those of his children), Episcopal church politics and other matters, personal financial transactions, and, in 1900-1901, the estate of Anna J. Colson of Mooresville, N.C.; sermons and sermon notes; diary, 1882-1926 (19 volumes) of Osborne's activities, including his service as a chaplain in the Spanish-American War and a European trip in 1908; many books of personal memoranda and accounts; a variety of miscellaneous records of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina; a 127-page typescript autobiography; and other items. |
| Creator | Osborne, Edwin Augustus, 1837-1926. |
| Language | English |
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Biographical
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Edwin Augustus Osborne (1837-1926) was a lawyer, Confederate colonel, Episcopal priest, and superintendent of Thompson Orphanage, Charlotte, N.C. He served as a chaplain in the Spanish-American War.
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Scope and Content
The collection includes papers, chiefly 1882-1926, of Edwin Augustus Osborne. Included are correspondence, chiefly 1910-1925 (with a few items before 1900), concerning family affairs (especially those of his children), Episcopal church politics and other matters, personal financial transactions, and, in 1900-1901, the estate of Anna J. Colson of Mooresville, N.C.; sermons and sermon notes; diary, 1882-1926 (19 volumes) of Osborne's activities, including his service as a chaplain in the Spanish-American War and a European trip in 1908; many books of personal memoranda and accounts; a variety of miscellaneous records of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina; a 127-page typescript autobiography; and other items.
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Series 1. Papers, 1832-1928 and undated.
Arrangement: chronological.
Papers are primarily those of Edwin A. Osborne. Included are personal correspondence; personal financial transactions; genealogical materials; sermons; and other papers relating to church matters.
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Series 2. Volumes, 1869-1926.
Arrangement: by content, then mostly chronological.
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Subseries 2.1. Osborne's Journals, 1882-1926
Arrangement: chronological.
The volumes in this subseries contain only Osborne's journal entries unless otherwise noted.
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Subseries 2.2. Memoranda Books, 1901-1926.
Arrangement: chronological.
Memoranda include notes on personal accounts, work done, places visited, and miscellaneous other topics.
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Subseries 2.3. Church Records, 1875-1906.
Arrangement: chronological.
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Subseries 2.4. Address Books, 1899-1920.
Arrangement: chronological.
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Subseries 2.5. Personal Accounts, 1869-1926.
Arrangement: chronological.
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Subseries 2.6. Family Records, 1880-1926.
Personal accounts, writings, travel diaries, and miscellaneous other records of Osborne family members.
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Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kathryn Michaelis, April 2011
This collection was processed with support from the sponsorship of a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Office of Preservation, Washington, D.C., 1990-1993.
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