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Size | 0.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 31 items) |
Abstract | John M. Richardson studied medicine in Lincoln County N.C., in the 1850s. The collection includes the diary of John M. Richardson, 1853-1854, kept while he studied medicine in Lincoln County, N.C., with his uncle, describing his studies, neighborhood events, and recreation; copies of a weekly home-made magazine, 1871-1873, produced and circulated by a family (perhaps the Wilkes family) in High Shoals, Gaston County, N.C., to amuse themselves while enduring financial reverses during Reconstruction, containing essays, stories, and poems by prominent persons in the area; and other items. |
Creator | Richardson, John M. |
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.
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John M. Richardson studied medicine in Lincoln County N.C., in the 1850s.
Back to TopThe collection includes John M. Richardson's diary, 1853-1854, kept while he studied medicine in Lincoln County, N.C., with his uncle, describing his studies, neighborhood events, and recreation; copies of a weekly home-made magazine, "The Pioneer" 1871-1873, produced and circulated by a family (perhaps the Wilkes family) in High Shoals, Gaston County, N.C., to amuse themselves while enduring financial reverses during Reconstruction, containing essays, stories, and poems by prominent persons in the area; and other items including issues of The Lost Cause, 1898-1900, Confederate Veteran, 1901, and Columbia Banner, 1863-1864.
Back to TopFolder 1a |
Original finding aid |
Folder 1-5
Folder 1Folder 2Folder 3Folder 4Folder 5 |
Printed material, 1898-1901 |
Folder 6 |
Diary, 1853-1854 |
Oversize Volume SV-2242/1-2
SV-2242/1SV-2242/2 |
"The Pioneer," 1871-1873 |
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-2242/1 |
Printed material, 1863-1864 |