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Size | 20 items |
Abstract | James Benson Sellers (1898-1964) was a collector of historical materials primarily pertaining to antebellum Tennessee and Alabama. The collection includes scattered letters, writings, and business papers collected by James Benson Sellers, pertaining chiefly to antebellum Tennessee and Alabama. Included are a description of college life in Nashville, Tenn., 1850; an essay written during the Civil War about the destruction of war; an antebellum essay on farming prospects and procedures in southside Virginia; a letter from United States Representative John William Leftwich (1826-1870) on the redemption of Tennessee, 1866; and other items. |
Creator | Sellers, James Benson, 1898-1964, collector. |
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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James Benson Sellers (1898-1964) was a collector of historical materials primarily pertaining to antebellum Tennessee and Alabama.
Back to TopThe collection includes scattered letters, writings, and business papers collected by James Benson Sellers, pertaining chiefly to antebellum Tennessee and Alabama. Included are a letters, 1845-1850, describing college life in Nashville, Tenn., with mention of politics and epidemics. There is also an essay written during the Civil War about the destruction of war and an antebellum essay on farming prospects and procedures in southside Virginia. There is also a letter from United States Representative John William Leftwich (1826-1870) on the redemption of Tennessee, 1866; pamphlets and newspaper clippings; legal and political documents; and other items.
Back to TopFolder 1 |
Original finding aid |
1845-1886 |
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Folder 2 |
Newspaper clippings |
Folder 3 |
Undated |