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Size | 8.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 2,200 items) |
Abstract | Edwin Augustus Osborne was a lawyer, Confederate colonel, Episcopal priest, and superintendent of Thompson Orphanage, Charlotte, N.C. The collection includes papers, chiefly 1882-1926, of Edwin Augustus Osborne. Included are correspondence, chiefly 1910-1925 (with a few items before 1900), concerning family affairs (especially those of his children), Episcopal church politics and other matters, personal financial transactions, and, in 1900-1901, the estate of Anna J. Colson of Mooresville, N.C.; sermons and sermon notes; diary, 1882-1926 (19 volumes) of Osborne's activities, including his service as a chaplain in the Spanish-American War and a European trip in 1908; many books of personal memoranda and accounts; a variety of miscellaneous records of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina; a 127-page typescript autobiography; and other items. |
Creator | Osborne, Edwin Augustus, 1837-1926. |
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: Kathryn Michaelis, April 2011; Jodi Berkowitz, January 2019; Nancy Kaiser, May 2021
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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Edwin Augustus Osborne (1837-1926) was a lawyer, Confederate colonel, Episcopal priest, and superintendent of Thompson Orphanage, Charlotte, N.C. He served as a chaplain in the Spanish-American War.
Back to TopThe collection includes papers, chiefly 1882-1926, of Edwin Augustus Osborne. Included are correspondence, chiefly 1910-1925 (with a few items before 1900), concerning family affairs (especially those of his children), Episcopal church politics and other matters, personal financial transactions, and, in 1900-1901, the estate of Anna J. Colson of Mooresville, N.C.; sermons and sermon notes; diary, 1882-1926 (19 volumes) of Osborne's activities, including his service as a chaplain in the Spanish-American War and a European trip in 1908; many books of personal memoranda and accounts; a variety of miscellaneous records of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina; a 127-page typescript autobiography; and other items.
Back to TopArrangement: chronological.
Papers are primarily those of Edwin A. Osborne. Included are personal correspondence; personal financial transactions; genealogical materials; sermons; and other papers relating to church matters.
Folder 1a |
Original finding aid |
Folder 1 |
1832-1875 |
Folder 2 |
1875-1890 |
Folder 3 |
1890-1899 |
Folder 4 |
1900 |
Folder 5 |
1901 |
Folder 6 |
1902-1903 |
Folder 7 |
1904 |
Folder 8 |
1905-1906 |
Folder 9 |
1907-1908 |
Folder 10 |
1909 |
Folder 11 |
January-August 1910 |
Folder 12 |
September-December 1910 |
Folder 13 |
January 1911 |
Folder 14 |
February-March 1911 |
Folder 15 |
April-August 1911 |
Folder 16 |
September-December 1911 |
Folder 17 |
January-February 1912 |
Folder 18 |
March-July 1912 |
Folder 19 |
August-October 1912 |
Folder 20 |
November 1912 |
Folder 21 |
December 1912 |
Folder 22 |
January 1913 |
Folder 23 |
February-March 1913 |
Folder 24 |
April-June 1913 |
Folder 25 |
July-December 1913 |
Folder 26 |
January-June 1914 |
Folder 27 |
July-December 1914 |
Folder 28 |
January-April 1915 |
Folder 29 |
May-June 1915 |
Folder 30 |
July-September 1915 |
Folder 31 |
October-December 1915 |
Folder 32 |
1916 |
Folder 33 |
1917 |
Folder 34 |
January-July 1918 |
Folder 35 |
August-December 1918 |
Folder 36 |
January-July 1919 |
Folder 37 |
August-December 1919 |
Folder 38 |
January-June 1920 |
Folder 39 |
July-September 1920 |
Folder 40 |
October-December 1920 |
Folder 41 |
January-March 1921 |
Folder 42 |
April-June 1921 |
Folder 43 |
July 1921 |
Folder 44 |
August 1921 |
Folder 45 |
September 1921 |
Folder 46 |
October 1921 |
Folder 47 |
November-December 1921 |
Folder 48 |
January 1922 |
Folder 49 |
February 1922 |
Folder 50 |
March-April 1922 |
Folder 51 |
May-June 1922 |
Folder 52 |
July-September 1922 |
Folder 53 |
October 1922 |
Folder 54 |
November-December 1922 |
Folder 55 |
January-February 1923 |
Folder 56 |
March 1923 |
Folder 57 |
April 1923 |
Folder 58 |
May-June 1923 |
Folder 59 |
July-October 1923 |
Folder 60 |
November-December 1923 |
Folder 61 |
January-February 1924 |
Folder 62 |
March 1924 |
Folder 63 |
April 1924 |
Folder 64 |
May-June 1924 |
Folder 65 |
July-August 1924 |
Folder 66 |
September-December 1924 |
Folder 67 |
January-March 1925 |
Folder 68 |
April-June 1925 |
Folder 69 |
July-19 August 1925 |
Folder 70 |
20-25 August 1925 |
Folder 71 |
26 August-September 1925 |
Folder 72 |
October-December 1925 |
Folder 73 |
1926-1928 |
Folder 74-75
Folder 74Folder 75 |
Undated |
Folder 76-77
Folder 76Folder 77 |
Genealogy and notes |
Folder 78-84
Folder 78Folder 79Folder 80Folder 81Folder 82Folder 83Folder 84 |
Sermons, undated |
Folder 85-110
Folder 85Folder 86Folder 87Folder 88Folder 89Folder 90Folder 91Folder 92Folder 93Folder 94Folder 95Folder 96Folder 97Folder 98Folder 99Folder 100Folder 101Folder 102Folder 103Folder 104Folder 105Folder 106Folder 107Folder 108Folder 109Folder 110 |
Miscellaneous |
Extra Oversize Image Folder XOP-PF-567/1 |
Outdoor group portraitA caption in the lower left corner of the photograph reads: "UCV's and Families. Lakewood Park, Charlotte, N.C. June 7 '22." |
Arrangement: by content, then mostly chronological.
Arrangement: chronological.
The volumes in this subseries contain only Osborne's journal entries unless otherwise noted.
Arrangement: chronological.
Memoranda include notes on personal accounts, work done, places visited, and miscellaneous other topics.
Arrangement: chronological.
Arrangement: chronological.
Arrangement: chronological.
Personal accounts, writings, travel diaries, and miscellaneous other records of Osborne family members.
Acquisitions Information: Accession 101994
Box 16 |
Autobiography of Edwin Augustus Osborne, Volumes I-III, 1924 |
Thompson Orphanage account book, 1891-1892 |
Reel M-567/1-2
M-567/1M-567/2 |
Microfilm |