This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held in the Wilson Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in our reading room, and not digitally available through the World Wide Web. See the Duplication Policy section for more information.
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.
Size | 1 item |
Abstract | The Philomathean Society, formed July 1847, was a school boys' debate club in the Alamance community, Guilford County, N.C. The collection consists of a record book of The Philomathean Society, which debated questions of contemporary public events and classical history. Included are minutes, names of members, and topics discussed. |
Creator | Philomathean Society (Alamance, 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: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, January 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.
Back to TopThe following terms from Library of Congress Subject Headings suggest topics, persons, geography, etc. interspersed through the entire collection; the terms do not usually represent discrete and easily identifiable portions of the collection--such as folders or items.
Clicking on a subject heading below will take you into the University Library's online catalog.
The Philomathean Society, formed July 1847, was a school boys' debate club in the Alamance community, Guilford County, N.C.
Back to TopThe collection is a record book of the Philomathean Society in the Alamance community, Guilford County, N.C. The club debated questions of contemporary public events and classical history. Included are minutes, names of members, and topics discussed. Discussion topics included Henry Clay, treatment of slaves and Native Americans, the annexation of Texas, the regicide of Charles I, and other questions of history and politics.
Back to TopFolder 1 |
Original finding aid |
Records |