Inventory of the John W. Thomas Papers, 1848-1893
Collection Number 1784-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
- Thomas, John W., 1800-1871.
- Title
- John W. Thomas Papers, 1848-1893.
- Call Number
- 1784-z
- Language of Materials
- Materials in English
- Extent
- 20 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 John W. Thomas Papers, #1784-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.
- Family--North Carolina--Social life and customs.
- Glen Anna Female Seminary (Thomasville, N.C.)
- Sawmills--North Carolina--History--19th century.
- Schools--North Carolina--History--19th century.
- Smith, S. L.
- Smith, Sallie Thomas.
- Thomas, John W., 1800-1871.
- Thomasville (N.C.)--Social life and customs.
- Women--Education--North Carolina--History--19th century.
Biographical Note
John Warwick Thomas (1800-1871) was the founder of Thomasville, N.C.
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Scattered letters to Thomas concerning the Glen Anna Female Seminary at Thomasville, N.C., a saw mill, and other business matters; letters to Thomas's sister Sallie, and her husband, S. L. Smith, about family and other matters; and other family correspondence.