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Size | 0.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 100 items) |
Abstract | J. G. M. (James Gettys McGready) Ramsey (1797-1884) was a historian, railroad director, banker, and physician, of Knoxville, Tenn. The collection is in part typed transcript and microfilm copies. Papers include Ramsey's autobiography and very scattered letters and papers by or concerning him and members of his family, including a copy of a brief Civil War diary, mainly 1864-1866, of his wife, Margaret B. (Crozier) Ramsey, in Tennessee and as a refugee in North Carolina; clippings; Alexander family writings; Civil War recollections, "Our Women in the War," by Sue (Ramsey) Alexander; and genealogical notes on the Alexander family and Ramsey family. |
Creator | Ramsey, J. G. M. (James Gettys McGready), 1797-1884. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, July 2009; Dawne Howard Lucas, May 2021
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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James Gettys McGready Ramsey (1797-1884) was a historian, railroad director, banker, and physician, of Knoxville, Tenn. He was the author of The Annals of Tennessee to the End of the Eighteenth Century. His wife was Margaret B. Crozier Ramsey.
Back to TopThe collection is in part typed transcript and microfilm copies. Papers include Ramsey's autobiography and very scattered letters and papers by or concerning him and members of his family, including a copy of a brief Civil War diary, mainly 1864-1866, of his wife, Margaret B. (Crozier) Ramsey, in Tennessee and as a refugee in North Carolina; clippings; Alexander family writings; Civil War recollections, "Our Women in the War," by Sue (Ramsey) Alexander; and genealogical notes on the Alexander and Ramsey families. A few letters, 1858, written by Ramsey outline a pro-slavery argument and discuss industrial development and other socio-political issues. Other papers briefly mention railroad extension, and Ramsey's education and historical works.
Back to TopFolder 1a |
Original finding aid |
Folder 1 |
1789-1845 |
Folder 2 |
1789-1944 |
Folder 3 |
Genealogical materials |
Miscellaneous and undated |
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Folder 4 |
"Our Women in the War," by Sue Ramsey Alexander |
Folder 5 |
Diary, Margaret B. Ramsey, 1864-1885, copy |
Folder 6a-7 |
Volume 1: Autobiography, manuscript and typescript |
Oversize Volume SV-2328/2 |
Volume 2: Scrapbook |
Image Folder PF-2381/1 |
Carte-de-visite: J. G. M. Ramsey, circa 1865 |
Reel M-2381/1 |
Microfilm |