Inventory of the Mary E. Fries Patterson Diary, 1863-1864; 1911

Collection Number 1170-z


Manuscripts Department, University Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Collection Information
Descriptive Summary
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Collection Overview
Contact Information:
Manuscripts Department
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890
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Descriptive Summary

Repository
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
Creator
Patterson, Mary E. Fries, 1844-1927.
Title
Mary E. Fries Patterson Diary, 1863-1864; 1911.
Call Number
1170-z
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Extent
2 volumes
Abstract
Diary, 1863-1864 and 1911, of Mary E. Fries of Salem, N.C., who married Rufus L. Patterson (1830-1879) in 1864. The earlier volume covers the period of Fries's engagement. Daily entries record visits from her fiance, friends, and relatives, activities at the Presbyterian and Moravian churches, meetings of the Relief Society, and news of Confederate soldiers, as well as her wedding preparations. Both her fiance and her father, Francis Fries, were manufacturers. Entries in the later volume, covering July-December 1911, deal with daily activities, travels, and visits.


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Administrative Information

Alternate Form of Material
Typed transcription of 1863-1864 volume is 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 Mary E. Fries Patterson Diary, #1170-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.

Confederate States of America--Social conditions.
Diaries.
Moravians--Confederate States of America.
Moravians--North Carolina--Social life and customs--19th century.
North Carolina--Social life and customs.
Patterson, Mary E. Fries, 1844-1927.
Patterson, Rufus Lenoir, 1830-1879.
Presbyterians--North Carolina--Social life and customs.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Civilian relief--Societies, etc.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives, Confederate.
Weddings--North Carolina--History--19th century.
Women--Confederate States of America--Diaries.
Women--North Carolina--Diaries.
Women--North Carolina--Social life and customs.
Women--North Carolina--Societies and clubs.
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Collection Overview

Diary, 1863-1864 and 1911, of Mary E. Fries of Salem, N.C., who married Rufus L. Patterson (1830-1879) in 1864. The earlier volume covers the period of Fries's engagement. Daily entries record visits from her fiance, friends, and relatives, activities at the Presbyterian and Moravian churches, meetings of the Relief Society, and news of Confederate soldiers, as well as her wedding preparations. Both her fiance and her father, Francis Fries, were manufacturers. Entries in the later volume, covering July-December 1911, deal with daily activities, travels, and visits.