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Size | 4.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 2200 items) |
Abstract | Members of the Nisbet family resided in Macon, Ga. Junius Wingfield Nisbet (1858-1933) was a lawyer and civic leader. The collection consists mainly of correspondence and genealogical and historical writings of Nisbet, as well as family and business correspondence, diaries, scrapbooks, and three manuscript plays he wrote. Nisbet kept diaries and/or commonplace books at Macon, 1869 and 1875-1883; at the University of Georgia, 1873; and while in Washington, D.C., as clerk of a committee of the United States House of Representatives, 1884-1885. Also included is some correspondence, 1840s to 1890s, of Junius Wingfield Nisbet's father, James Taylor Nisbet (1828-1894), lawyer, and of his grandfather, Eugenius Aristides Nisbet (1803-1871), jurist and United States Representative, both of Macon, Ga., mostly relating to the practice of law. A scrapbook, correspondence, and other papers relate to Nisbet's father-in-law, John McIntosh Kell (1823-1900), officer of the Confederate privateer Alabama. |
Creator | Nisbet (Family : Macon, Ga.) |
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: Adam Fielding, Kate Stratton, and Jodi Berkowitz, October 2010; Nancy Kaiser, January 2021
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 Nisbet family resided in Macon, Ga. Junius Wingfield Nisbet (1858-1933) was a lawyer and civic leader.
Back to TopThe collection consists mainly of correspondence and genealogical and historical writings of Junius Wingfield Nisbet (1858-1933). Also present are family and business correspondence, diaries, scrapbooks, and three manuscript plays he wrote. Nisbet kept diaries and/or commonplace books at Macon, 1869 and 1875-1883; at the University of Georgia, 1873; and while in Washington, D.C., as clerk of a committee of the United States House of Representatives, 1884-1885. Also included is some correspondence, 1840s to 1890s, of Junius Wingfield Nisbet's father, James Taylor Nisbet (1828-1894), lawyer, and of his grandfather, Eugenius Aristides Nisbet (1803-1871), jurist and United States Representative, both of Macon, Ga., mostly relating to the practice of law. A scrapbook, correspondence, and other papers relate to Nisbet's father-in-law, John McIntosh Kell (1823-1900), officer of the Confederate privateer Alabama.
Back to TopArrangement: chronological.
This series contains personal, business, and genealogical correspondence of Junius Wingfield Nisbet. Included are some ancestral papers, many in French and German that relate to Jean Jaques Stromer of Cologne, Germany and the Stromer and Schmits families; papers of Eugenius A. Nisbet and James T. Nisbet; biographical sketches; bills and receipts; and newspaper clippings.
Folder 1a |
Original finding aid |
Folder 1 |
1752-1798 |
Folder 2 |
1806-1816 |
Folder 3 |
1820-1838 |
Folder 4 |
1840-1849 |
Folder 5 |
1850-1859 |
Folder 6 |
1860-1869 |
Folder 7 |
1870-1873 |
Folder 8 |
1874-1876 |
Folder 9 |
1877-1879 |
Folder 10 |
1880 |
Folder 11 |
1881-1884 |
Folder 12 |
1885-1889 |
Folder 13 |
1890-1893 |
Folder 14 |
1894-1895 |
Folder 15 |
1896-1899 |
Folder 16 |
1900-1904 |
Folder 17 |
1905-1909 |
Folder 18 |
1910-1912 |
Folder 19 |
1913 |
Folder 20-24
Folder 20Folder 21Folder 22Folder 23Folder 24 |
1914 |
Folder 25 |
1915-1916 |
Folder 26 |
1917-1919 |
Folder 27 |
1920-1922 |
Folder 28 |
1923 |
Folder 29-31
Folder 29Folder 30Folder 31 |
1924 |
Folder 32-34
Folder 32Folder 33Folder 34 |
1925 |
Folder 35-36
Folder 35Folder 36 |
1926 |
Folder 37-39
Folder 37Folder 38Folder 39 |
1927 |
Folder 40-42
Folder 40Folder 41Folder 42 |
1928 |
Folder 43 |
1929 |
Folder 44 |
1930 |
Folder 45-46
Folder 45Folder 46 |
1931 |
Folder 47a |
1932-1936 |
Folder 47b |
Miscellaneous |
Folder 47c |
Sketch of John Nisbet (1627-1685) |
Folder 47d |
Biographical sketches of Eugenius A. Nisbet |
Folder 48-51
Folder 48Folder 49Folder 50Folder 51 |
Undated |
Folder 52 |
Bills and receipts |
Folder 53 |
Newspaper clippings |
Arrangement: chronological.
This series contains volumes of scrapbooks, diaries, newspaper clippings, and manuscripts.
Folder 54 |
Volume 1Diary of Junius Wingfield Nisbet, 1869, containing mostly meditations in religion and philosophy, quotations, and comments. There is also mention of the weather, court, Bible class, and personal events. |
Folder 55 |
Volume 2Scrapbook of Junius Wingfield Nisbet, 1870-1883, containing newspaper clippings and records of local events and family news. |
Folder 56 |
Volume 3Diary and essays of Miss Ophelia Reid Nisbet, 9 February-14 December 1874. |
Folder 57 |
Volume 4Diary of Junius Wingfield Nisbet, 1873. |
Folder 58 |
Volume 5Commonplace book and diary of Junius Wingfield Nisbet, 1879-1885. |
Folder 59 |
Volume 6Scrapbook, 1884-1893, containing newspaper clippings relating to Macon and family. |
Folder 60 |
Folder number not used |
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Volume 7Scrapbook, 1894-1901. |
Folder 61 |
Folder number not used |
Oversize Volume SV-548/8 |
Volume 8Scrapbook includes clippings of articles by and concerning John McIntosh Kell, and the Confederate Ship Alabama, 1894-1912. |
Folder 62a |
Volume 9aScrapbook split into two folders, containing newspaper clippings, 1901-1925. |
Folder 62b |
Volume 9b |
Folder 63 |
Volume 10Scrapbook, newspaper clippings, 1904-1928. |
Folder 64 |
Folder number not used |
Oversize Volume SV-548/11 |
Volume 11Scrapbook, poetry and newspaper clippings. |
Folder 65 |
Folder number not used |
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Volume 12Scrapbook, clippings related to Confederate history. |
Folder 66 |
Folder number not used |
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Volume 13Scrapbook, clippings related to Confederate history. |
Folder 67 |
Folder number not used |
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Volume 14Scrapbook, clippings related to Confederate history. |
Folder 68 |
Folder number not used |
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Volume 15Scrapbook, clippings related to Confederate history. |
Folder 69a |
Volume 16aManuscripts of writings by Junius Wingfield Nisbet, split into 4 folders. |
Folder 69b |
Volume 16b |
Folder 69c |
Volume 16c |
Folder 69d |
Volume 16d |
Folder 70 |
Volume 17Manuscripts, notes for a play. |
Folder 71a |
Volume 18aManuscript of Junius Wingfield Nisbet's historical drama, "Charlotte Corday." Split into 2 folders. |
Folder 71b |
Volume 18b |
Folder 72 |
Volume 19Manuscript play, written on tablet. |