Inventory of the William Blackledge Whitfield Letter and Diary, 1859-1860

Collection Number 4433-z

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Manuscripts Department, Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Collection Information
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block Online Catalog Headings
block Biographical/Historical Note
block Collection Overview
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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
Southern Historical Collection
Creator
Whitfield, William Blackledge, 1842-1862.
Title
William Blackledge Whitfield Letter and Diary, 1859-1860
Call Number
4433-z
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Extent
Items: 2
Abstract
William Blackledge Whitfield was a student at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C., in the mid-19th century.
The collection includes a letter and a photocopy of a diary. The letter, dated 23 June 1859, is from Whitfield in North Carolina to his teacher, E. S. Stickney, in Marion, Ala., asking for the certificate that Whitfield needs to enter the sophomore class at the University of North Carolina and thanking Stickney for his interest in him. The diary (101 pp.) was written by Whitfield, 24 March-10 June 1860, while a student at UNC. It consists of daily entries that focus largely on campus activities, faculty members, fellow students, and other details of Whitfield's life.

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Administrative Information

Restrictions to Access
No restrictions.
Location of Originals
Original of diary in private hands in 1985.
Acquisitions Information
Received from Betty B. Ross of St. Petersburg, Fla., in November 1985.
Processing Information
Processed by: Connie Cartledge, December 1985
Encoded by: Mara Dabrishus, September 2004
Funding from the State Library of North Carolina supported the encoding of this finding aid.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the William Blackledge Whitfield Letter and Diary #4433-z, Southern Historical Collection, 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.

Chapel Hill (N.C.)--Social life and customs.
College students--North Carolina--Social life and customs.
Diaries.
University of North Carolina (1793-1962)--Admission.
University of North Carolina (1793-1962)--Faculty--History--19th century.
University of North Carolina (1793-1962)--Students--History--19th century.
Whitfield, William Blackledge, 1842-1862.
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Biographical/Historical Note

William Blackledge Whitfield was a student at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C., in the mid-19th century.

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Collection Overview

The collection includes a letter and a photocopy of a diary. The letter, dated 23 June 1859, is from William Blackledge Whitfield in North Carolina to his teacher, E. S. Stickney, in Marion, Ala., asking for the certificate that Whitfield needs to enter the sophomore class at the University of North Carolina and thanking Stickney for his interest in him. The diary (101 pp.) was written by Whitfield, 24 March-10 June 1860, while a student at UNC. It consists of daily entries that focus largely on campus activities, faculty members, fellow students, and other details of Whitfield's life in Chapel Hill, N.C.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Letter and Diary, 1859-1860.
2 items.
Folder 1
Letter, 23 June 1859
Folder 2
Photocopy of diary, 24 March-10 June 1860

Digital version: Excerpts from the Diary of William B. Whitfield, 3 April and 7 June 1860

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