Inventory of the George Monro Yoder Papers, 1868-1920

Collection Number 3426


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
Yoder, George Monro, 1826-1920.
Title
George Monro Yoder Papers, 1868-1920.
Call Number
3426
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Extent
21 items (0.5 linear feet).
Abstract
Catawba County, N.C., farmer, teacher, merchant, coroner, surveyor, county commissioner, census taker, justice of the peace, postmaster, and elder in the Lutheran church. Yoder's papers include a diary, 1868-1920, with brief entries concerning weather, farm work, church and court attendance, neighborhood activities, trips, funerals, and other matters. Also present is a volume with descriptions of lots and lands surveyed and bought or sold, presumably in Catawba County; a history of the Yoder family; and George M. Yoder's autobiography.


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Administrative Information

Acquisitions Information
Received 1959
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 George Monro Yoder Papers, #3426, 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.

Catawba County (N.C.)--Social life and customs.
Farm life--North Carolina--History--19th century.
Farm life--North Carolina--History--20th century.
Lutherans--North Carolina.
North Carolina--Climate--History--19th century.
North Carolina--Climate--History--20th century.
Yoder family.
Yoder, George Monro, 1826-1920.
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Biographical Note

Catawba County, N.C., farmer, teacher, merchant, coroner, surveyor, county commissioner, census taker, justice of the peace, postmaster, and elder in the Lutheran church.

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Collection Overview

Yoder's papers include a diary, 1868-1920, with brief entries concerning weather, farm work, church and court attendance, neighborhood activities, trips, funerals, and other matters. Also present is a volume with descriptions of lots and lands surveyed and bought or sold, presumably in Catawba County; a history of the Yoder family; and George M. Yoder's autobiography.