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Size | 0.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 18 items) |
Abstract | Thomas Stringfield (born 1797) and James K. Stringfield (fl. 1844-1862) were Methodist ministers of east Tennessee. The collection includes papers of and about Thomas Stringfield and James K. Stringfield. Included are two compilations of information and anecdotes about Thomas Stringfield and a few miscellaneous documents relating to him; handwritten transcriptions of letters from Thomas Stringfield written while he was at a church conference in New York, 1844; an irregularly kept diary, 1847-1850, of Thomas Stringfield; a scrapbook of newspaper clippings and documents, 1837-1916, chiefly concerning Methodist church matters, especially a controversy involving Thomas Stringfield; James K. Stringfield's diary of daily activity and religious thought, 1859-1861; books of sermon notes and other church memoranda of about the same time, by James K. Stringfield; and a collection, circa 1915, of lyrics to songs, many of them African American spirituals. |
Creator | Stringfield (Family : Stringfield, Thomas, 1797-1858) |
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, June 2010
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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Thomas Stringfield (born 1797) and James K. Stringfield (fl. 1844-1862) were Methodist ministers of east Tennessee.
Back to TopThe collection includes papers of and about Thomas Stringfield and James K. Stringfield. Included are two compilations of information and anecdotes about Thomas Stringfield and a few miscellaneous documents relating to him; handwritten transcriptions of letters from Thomas Stringfield written while he was at a church conference in New York, 1844; an irregularly kept diary, 1847-1850, of Thomas Stringfield; a scrapbook of newspaper clippings and documents, 1837-1916, chiefly concerning Methodist church matters, especially a controversy involving Thomas Stringfield; James K. Stringfield's diary of daily activity and religious thought, 1859-1861; books of sermon notes and other church memoranda of about the same time, by James K. Stringfield; and a collection, circa 1915, of lyrics to songs, many of them African American spirituals.
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