Collection Number: 00381

Collection Title: Johnston Family Papers, 1745-1979.

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 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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Size 0.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 32 items)
Abstract The Johnston/Johnstone family included Lancelot Johnston of Caswell County, N.C.; William Johnston of Madison, Ga.; and Golbert Johnstone (1725-1794) of South Carolina. The collection includes typed transcriptions, photographic copies, and microfilm copies of papers relating to the Johnston/Johnstone family including an obituary of Lancelot Johnston, 1832; a letter from William Johnston, 1849; items relating to Gilbert Johnstone and his family history; and family photos and clippings.
Creator Johnston (Family : Johnston, Lancelot, 1748-1832)
Curatorial Unit University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
Language English
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Restrictions to Access
No restrictions. Open for research.
Copyright Notice
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the Johnston Family Papers, #381, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Alternate Form of Material
Microfilm copy available.
Alternate Form of Material
Typed transcriptions and photographic copies; location of originals unknown.
Acquisitions Information
1932-1976
Additional Descriptive Resources
A copy of the original finding aid for this collection is filed in folder 1a.
Sensitive Materials Statement
Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, the North Carolina Public Records Act (N.C.G.S. § 132 1 et seq.), and Article 7 of the North Carolina State Personnel Act (Privacy of State Employee Personnel Records, N.C.G.S. § 126-22 et seq.). Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill assumes no responsibility.
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The collection includes typed transcriptions, photographic copies, and microfilm copies of papers relating to the Johnston/Johnstone family including an obituary of Lancelot Johnston, Caswell County, N.C., 1832; a letter from William Johnston of Madison, Ga., 1849; items relating to Gilbert Johnstone (1725-1794) of South Carolina and his family history; and family photos and clippings.

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Contents list

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Microfilm (M-381/1)

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Processing Information

Processed by: SHC Staff

Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007

Updated by: Kathryn Michaelis, May 2011; Nancy Kaiser, November 2020

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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