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Size | 0.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 190 items) |
Abstract | Members of the Dickson family of Charleston, S.C., and Asheville, N.C., included John Dickson (1795-1847), a Congregational minister, teacher, and physician; his first wife, Mary Augusta Flinn Dickson; their children Mary Joanna (1823-1824), Andrew Flinn (1825-1879), John Augustus (born 1828), Samuel Howard (born 1831), Henry Robertson (born 1833), and Charles McIntyre (1835-1836); his second wife, Louisa O'Hear Dickson; and their children, James (1840-1840) and Sarah (born 1841). Other related persons include Samuel Henry Dickson (1798-1872), Henry S. Dickson, Joseph O'Hear, and John O'Hear. The collection includes correspondence, chiefly 1839-1877, of members of the Dickson family of Charleston, S.C., and Asheville, N.C. Included are letters from John Dickson (1795-1847), Congregational minister, teacher, and physician in Asheville, to his son, John A. Dickson (b. 1825) at school; letters from Samuel Henry Dickson (1798-1872) of the Medical College of South Carolina at Charleston to relatives in North Carolina; and from Joseph F. O'Hear in Charleston to his sister, Louisa O'Hear Dickson, wife of John Dickson. Papers mostly concern family matters with occasional references to national and North Carolina politics, medical education, and the estate of John Dickson. |
Creator | Dickson (Family : Dickson, John, 1795-1847) |
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, May 2009
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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Members of the Dickson family of Charleston, S.C., and Asheville, N.C., included John Dickson (1795-1847), a Congregational minister, teacher, and physician; his first wife, Mary Augusta Flinn Dickson; their children Mary Joanna (1823-1824), Andrew Flinn (1825-1879), John Augustus (born 1828), Samuel Howard (born 1831), Henry Robertson (born 1833), and Charles McIntyre (1835-1836); his second wife, Louisa O'Hear Dickson; and their children, James (1840-1840) and Sarah (born 1841). Other related persons include Samuel Henry Dickson (1798-1872), Henry S. Dickson, Joseph O'Hear, and John O'Hear.
Back to TopThe collection includes correspondence, chiefly 1839-1877, of members of the Dickson family. Included are letters to John A. Dickson from his father John Dickson, his uncle Samuel Henry Dickson of the Medical College of South Carolina at Charleston, and other relatives; and from Joseph F. O'Hear in Charleston to his sister, Louisa O'Hear Dickson, wife of John Dickson. Papers mostly concern family matters with occasional references to national and North Carolina politics, medical education, and the estate of John Dickson. There are also some later papers, 1902-1914, of Mary Dickson regarding family genealogy.
Back to TopFolder 1a |
Original finding aid |
Folder 1 |
1802, 1819-1843 |
Folder 2 |
1844-1845 |
Folder 3 |
1846-1847 |
Folder 4 |
1848-1849 |
Folder 5 |
1850-1856 |
Folder 6 |
1857-1877 |
Folder 7 |
1902-1914 |
Folder 8-9
Folder 8Folder 9 |
Undated |