Inventory of the Mollie A. Parham Diary and Essay, 1863; 1872-1873

Collection Number 3121-z


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
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Descriptive Summary

Repository
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
Creator
Parham, Mollie A., fl. 1863-1873.
Title
Mollie A. Parham Diary and Essay, 1863; 1872-1873.
Call Number
3121-z
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Extent
7 items.
Abstract
Native of Petersburg, Va., who became a governess in Shelby County, Tenn.; and later married Jasper W. Braswell of Shelby County, Tenn. Diary, 1872-1873, of Parham, governess to the children of the Palmer family of Shelby County, Tenn. Brief entries describe her teaching, life with the family, social activities, and a visit to an exposition in Memphis. Also included is an essay she wrote as a schoolgirl in 1863.


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Administrative Information

Alternate Form of Material
Typed transcription (122 pages) of diary available.
Acquisitions Information
Gift 1955
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 Mollie A. Parham Diary and Essay, #3121-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.
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Online Catalog Headings

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

Diaries.
Family--Tennessee--Social life and customs.
Governesses--Tennessee--History--19th century.
Memphis (Tenn.)--Social life and customs.
Parham, Mollie A., fl. 1863-1873.
School prose, American--Virginia--History--19th century.
Shelby County (Tenn.)--Social life and customs.
Women--Education--Virginia--History--19th century.
Women--Tennessee--Diaries.
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Biographical Note

Native of Petersburg, Va., who became a governess in Shelby County, Tenn.; and later married Jasper W. Braswell of Shelby County, Tenn.

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Collection Overview

Diary, 1872-1873, of Parham, governess to the children of the Palmer family of Shelby County, Tenn. Brief entries describe her teaching, life with the family, social activities, and a visit to an exposition in Memphis. Also included is an essay she wrote as a schoolgirl in 1863.