Inventory of the George F. Palmes Papers, 1837-1877
Collection Number 3769-z
Manuscripts Department, University Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Collection Information
- 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
- Palmes, George F.
- Title
- George F. Palmes Papers, 1837-1877.
- Call Number
- 3769-z
- Language of Materials
- Materials in English
- Extent
- 35 items.
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Administrative Information
- 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 George F. Palmes Papers, #3769-z, 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.
Online Catalog Headings
These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.
- Cotton trade--Georgia.
- Family--Georgia--Social life and customs.
- Georgia--Commerce--History--19th century.
- Georgia--Religion--19th century.
- Georgia--Social life and customs.
- Palmes, George F.
- Savannah (Ga.)--Social life and customs.
- Women--Education--Georgia--History--19th century.
Related Material
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See also Emma Maria Service Papers (#3375), Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
See also George F. Palmes Papers, Duke University Library, Durham, N.C.
Collection Overview
Correspondence and business papers of members of the Palmes family, chiefly of George F. Palmes, of Savannah, Ga. Letters detail family news, including illnesses, courtships, and marriages; social events; views on education for girls; and religious sentiments, including a description of baptisms. Business papers include letters regarding cotton sales and other financial matters, and scattered receipts and lists of accounts.