Inventory of the Edwin Augustus Osborne Papers, 1832-1928

Collection Number 567


Manuscripts Department, University Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Collection Information
Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Online Catalog Headings
Biographical Note
Collection Overview
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
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
Creator
Osborne, Edwin Augustus, 1837-1926.
Title
Edwin Augustus Osborne Papers, 1832-1928 (bulk 1882-1926).
Call Number
567
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Extent
2,200 items (7.5 linear feet).
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.


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Administrative Information

Alternate Form of Material
Partial microfilm copy available.
Processing Information
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Additional Descriptive Resources
A more complete finding aid for this collection is available at the Southern Historical Collection.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the Edwin Augustus Osborne Papers, #567, Southern Historical Collection, The 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.

Autobiographies--North Carolina.
Clergy--North Carolina--Diaries.
Colson, Anna J.
Diaries.
Episcopal Church--Clergy--North Carolina--History.
Episcopal Church--North Carolina
Episcopal Church--North Carolina--History.
Episcopal Church. Diocese of North Carolina--Records and correspondence.
Estates (Law)--North Carolina.
Europe--Description and travel.
North Carolina--Biography.
Osborne, Edwin Augustus, 1837-1926.
Sermons--North Carolina--History--19th century.
Spanish-American War, 1898--Personal narratives.
United States. Army--Chaplains--History.
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Biographical Note

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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Collection Overview

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.