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Size | 1.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 250 items) |
Abstract | The Calder family resided in Wilmington, N.C. Prominent members included brothers William Calder (b. 1844) and Robert E. Calder. The collection includes family correspondence, accounts, diaries, chiefly 1857-1865, of members of the Calder family of Wilmington, N.C. The bulk of the collection consists of letters from Confederate soldiers William and Robert E. Calder written from Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania while serving in the 2nd North Carolina Infantry Regiment, Confederate States of America, to their mother, Phila Lazarus Calder. After the war there are family papers of the Calder brothers including their accounts as wholesale grocers and commission merchants in Wilmington (1874). Also included are a property account book (1817) of Captain William Hunter; a travel account (1838) of John L. London about the Virginia springs; and an account book (1859-1860) of William Calder. |
Creator | Calder (Family : 1757-1959 : N.C.) |
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: Kathryn Michaelis, March 2011
This collection was processed with support from the sponsorship of a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Office of Preservation, Washington, D.C., 1990-1993.
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The Calder family resided in Wilmington, N.C. Prominent members included the brothers William Calder (b. 1844) and Robert E. Calder. They were both Confederate soldiers in the 2nd North Carolina Infantry Regiment, Confederate States of America.
Back to TopThe collection includes family correspondence, accounts, diaries, chiefly 1857-1865, of members of the Calder family of Wilmington, N.C. The bulk of the collection consists of letters from Confederate soldiers William and Robert E. Calder written from Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania while serving in the 2nd North Carolina Infantry Regiment, Confederate States of America, to their mother, Phila Lazarus Calder. After the war there are family papers of the Calder brothers including their accounts as wholesale grocers and commission merchants in Wilmington (1874). Also included are a property account book (1817) of Captain William Hunter; a travel account (1838) of John L. London about the Virginia springs; and an account book (1859-1860) of William Calder.
Back to TopFolder 1a |
Original finding aid |
Folder 1 |
Volume 1: circa 1818-1838 |
Volume 2: 1859-1860 |
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Folder 2 |
Correspondence, 1825-1857 |
Folder 3 |
Correspondence, 1861-1862 |
Reel M-125/1 |
Two diaries of William Calder, 1861; 1865 |
Folder 4 |
Correspondence, January-May 1863 |
Folder 5 |
Correspondence, June-December 1863 |
Folder 6 |
Correspondence, January-May 1864 |
Folder 7 |
Correspondence, June-December 1864 |
Folder 8 |
Correspondence, 1865 |
Folder 9 |
Correspondence, 1866-1875 |
Folder 10 |
Correspondence, 1876-1886 and undated |
Folder 11a |
Newspapers and clippings |
Folder 11b |
Newspapers and clippings |
Folder 11c |
Newspapers and clippings |