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Size | 1.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 500 items) |
Abstract | Edward Asbury O'Neal (1818-1890) was a lawyer, local secession leader, Confederate Army officer, a member of the Constitutional Convention of 1875, and governor of Alabama from 1882 to 1886. The collection chiefly consists of Civil War letters among O'Neal and his two sons in the Confederate Army, and his wife at home in Florence, Ala.; postwar letters and papers relating to his law practice in Florence, Ala., and Huntsville, Ala.; and correspondence concerning his two gubernatorial campaigns and Alabama politics, with very little concerning the United States presidential election of 1876. Volumes are chiefly scrapbooks of clippings and manuscripts pertaining to O'Neal's political career, as well as other members of the O'Neal family. |
Creator | O'Neal, Edward Asbury, 1818-1890. |
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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Edward Asbury O'Neal (1818-1890) was a lawyer, local secession leader, Confederate Army officer serving in Alabama, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Georgia, a member of the Constitutional Convention of 1875, and governor of Alabama from 1882 to 1886.
Back to TopThe collection contains legal, personal, and political correspondence of Edward Asbury O'Neal (1818-1890). The collection chiefly consists of Civil War letters among O'Neal and his two sons in the Confederate Army, and his wife at home in Florence, Ala.; postwar letters and papers relating to his law practice in Florence and Huntsville, Ala.; and correspondence concerning his two gubernatorial campaigns and Alabama politics, with very little concerning the United States presidential election of 1876. Volumes are chiefly scrapbooks of clippings and manuscripts pertaining to O'Neal's political career, as well as other members of the O'Neal family.
Back to TopFolder 1a |
Original finding aid |
Folder 1 |
1833-1839 |
Folder 2 |
1840-1859 |
Folder 3 |
1862-April 1863 |
Folder 4 |
May-December 1863 |
Folder 5 |
1864-1869 |
Folder 6 |
1869-1871 |
Folder 7 |
1872 |
Folder 8 |
1860s-1870s |
Folder 9 |
1873-1874 |
Folder 10 |
1876-1881 |
Folder 11-12
Folder 11Folder 12 |
1882 |
Folder 13 |
1883-1884 |
Folder 14 |
1885-1889 |
Folder 15 |
1890-1893 |
Folder 16 |
Undated |
Folder 17 |
Printed material |
Folder 18 |
Pamphlets |
Folder 19 |
Pictures |
Image P-2631/1 |
Edward Asbury O'Neal, ca. 1865-1885Reproduction of drawing. |
Image P-2631/2 |
Jefferson Davis, ca. 1886Mounted albumen print. |
Image P-2631/3 |
Jefferson Davis, ca. 1886Duplicate of P-2631/2. |
Special Format Image SF-P-2631/1 |
Sarah Andrews, Florence, Ala., 1865Tintype. |
Folder 20 |
Newspapers |
Folder 21 |
Folder number not used |
Oversize Volume SV-2631/1 |
Volume 1Scrapbook containing clippings on O'Neal's administration, political career, Confederate veterans' activities, and family affairs. Contains several letters pasted in scrapbook, including some from Jefferson Davis. 1861, 1872, 1879, 1884-1901 |
Folder 22 |
Volume 2Account book of Edward Asbury O'Neal Junior, Florence, Ala., 1873-1875. |
Folder 23 |
Folder number not used |
Oversize Volume SV-2631/3 |
Volume 3Scrapbook, 1876-1902. Contains letters, telegrams, and clippings related to the deaths of Edward Asbury O'Neal in 1890, Edward Asbury O'Neal Junior in 1876, Mrs. Rebecca O'Neal Shotwell, Elizabeth O'Neal, George H. Moore, Samuel H. Moore, Eugene F. Williams, C.A. Crow, and Thomas R. Roulhac. |
Folder 24 |
Volume 4Scrapbook, 1876-1902. Contains clippings related to the Moores, O'Neals, and Phelans. |
Folder 25 |
Volume 5Scrapbook, 1883-1885. Contains clippings about Edward Asbury O'Neal's career as governor. |
Folder 26 |
Volume 6Scrapbook, 1884-1885. Contains chiefly clippings on O'Neal's political career. |
Folder 27 |
Volume 7Scrapbook, 1884-1899. Contains clippings on O'Neal, chiefly about his nomination for governor in 1884. |
Folder 28 |
Folder number not used |
Oversize Volume SV-2631/8 |
Volume 8Scrapbook, 1884-1904. Contains chiefly clippings of the political careers of Edward Asbury O'Neal, Emmet O'Neal, and James Phelan; also clippings on Confederate veterans' activities, the death of Jefferson Davis, the social activities of the O'Neals, the musical career of Mrs. Ruby Shotwell Piper (granddaughter of Edward O'Neal), and Caroline Lee Hentz. |
Folder 29 |
Folder number not used |
Oversize Volume SV-2631/9 |
Volume 9Scrapbook, 1904-1908. Contains clippings on Emmet O'Neal's political career, activities of the O'Neal family, and the musical career of Mrs. Ruby Shotwell Piper. |
Folder 30 |
Volume 10Composition book of Emmet O'Neal, undated. Contains notes on school lectures and clippings related to national politics. |