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Size | 0.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 30 items) |
Abstract | Peter Stuart Ney (died 1846) was a North Carolina school teacher and schoolmaster, who was believed by some to be Marshal Michel Ney (born 1769) of France. The collection includes papers of, and collected by, Richard F. Little concerning Peter Stuart Ney, including fragments of French documents, albums and commonplace books with entries by P. S. Ney, newspaper clippings, and correspondence about Ney. |
Creator | Little, Richard F., 1895?-1966. |
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, April 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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Back to TopPeter Stuart Ney (died 1846) was a North Carolina school teacher and schoolmaster, who was believed by some to be Marshal Michel Ney (born 1769) of France.
Back to TopThe collection incldues the papers of, and collected by, Richard F. Little concerning Peter Stuart Ney including fragments of French documents, albums and commonplace books with entries by P. S. Ney, newspaper clippings, and correspondence about Ney.
Back to TopFolder 1a |
Original finding aid |
Folder 1 |
1799-1861Includes four fragments of French manuscripts of the Napoleonic period, including two autographs of Michel Ney, Marshal of France; undated poem presumably written by Peter Stuart Ney; miscellaneous autographs; and other items. |
Folder 2 |
1928-1956Letters to Richard F. Little concerning his research on Ney. |
Folder 3-4
Folder 3Folder 4 |
Clippings |
Folder 5 |
Volume 1: Memory bookUnbound pages from two or more albums and commonplace books, containing entries dated from 1837-1851, in Surry, Iredell, and Lincoln counties, N.C., and including a number of pages written by Peter S. Ney and some lines in shorthand. |
Folder 6 |
Volume 2: Algebra book, teacher's edition, 1827Includes marginal notes added, and a fly-leaf containing P. Ney's name and several lines in his hand. |
Folder 7 |
Volume 3: Notebook, 1841Pocket-sized notebook containing abstract of shorthand system, written out "for Milus M. Mayes, 1841," presumably written by P. S. Ney. |
Folder 8 |
Volume 4: Notebook, 1845Pocket-sized notebook containing abstract of shorthand system, written out "for Junius Wheeler, 1845," presumably written by P. S. Ney. |
Folder 9-10
Folder 9Folder 10 |
Volumes 5-6: NotebooksNotebooks probably in the hand of Richard F. Little in early life, containing notes on literature and quotations, and miscellaneous student notes. |