Finding aid for the Samuel Agnew Diary Photocopies
MUM00005
Table of Contents
PURL
http://purl.oclc.org/umarchives/MUM00005/
Summary Information
- Repository
- University of Mississippi Libraries
- Creator
- Agnew, Samuel A., b. 1833
- Date [inclusive]
- 1851-1902
- General Physical Description note
- 23 boxes (11.5 linear feet)
- Location:
- General Special Collections
- Abstract:
- Samuel Agnew, an Associate Reformed Presbyterian minister, teacher, and farmer, lived in Tippah and Lee Counties, Miss. The collection contains photocopies of Agnew's diary from 1851-1902.
Preferred Citation
Samuel Agnew Diary Photocopies, Archives and Special Collections, J.D. Williams Library, The University of Mississippi
Biographical Note
Agnew grew up and attended college and seminary in Due West, S.C. In 1852 he moved to Mississippi, and thereafter lived in the northeastern part of the state, chiefly in Tippah and Lee counties, where he was an Associate Reformed Presbyterian minister, teacher, farmer, and prominent local citizen.
(Taken from the Southern Historical Collection finding aid)
Scope and Content Note
The collection contains a detailed diary of Agnew's thoughts, experiences, and activities; neighborhood news; public events, particularly as they affected the locality; relations with slaves and free blacks; the Civil War, during which he was in the area of operations of both armies; Reconstruction, which was tumultuous in his vicinity; the Ku Klux Klan; local and regional church affairs; farming and leadership in the local Grange; major natural events; frequent travels to Memphis and to other parts of Mississippi; and many other aspects of personal and public life that came within his view. There are occasional gaps in the diary before 1873 and after 1883.
(Taken from the Southern Historical Collection finding aid)
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
University of Mississippi Libraries 1851-1902
Access Restrictions
The Samuel Agnew Diary Photocopies are open for research.
Copyright Restrictions
The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement.
Additions
No further additions are expected to this collection.
Acquisition Information
Copied by and received from staff of the Southern Historical Collection at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1976
Processing Information
Collection processed by Archives and Special Collections staff. Finding aid encoded by Kathryn Michaelis, January 2012.
Related Materials
Related Archival Materials note
The original materials from which this collection was photocopied are housed in the Southern Historical Collection at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. A description of the collection can be found at http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/inv/a/Agnew,Samuel_A.html.
Controlled Access Headings
Corporate Name(s)
- Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (1802-1822) -- Clergy
- Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (1802-1822) -- Mississippi -- History -- 19th century
- Ku Klux Klan (19th cent.) -- Mississippi
- Presbyterian Church -- Mississippi -- History -- 19th century
Format(s)
- diaries
Geographic Name(s)
- Lee County (Miss.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century
- Memphis (Tenn.) -- Description and travel
- Mississippi -- Description and travel
- Mississippi -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate
- Mississippi -- Politics and government
- Mississippi -- Race relations
- Mississippi State Grange
- Tippah County (Miss.) -- Social life and customs
Personal Name(s)
- Agnew, Samuel A., b. 1833
Subject(s)
- Agriculture -- Mississippi -- History -- 19th century
- Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) -- Mississippi
Other Finding Aids
A finding aid for the original Samuel A. Agnew Diary can be found at http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/inv/a/Agnew,Samuel_A.html.
Collection Inventory
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Box 1: Diary, 1 March 1851-1 March 1861 |
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Box 2: Diary, October 1852-January 1853; April-October 1854; October 1861-April 1862 |
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Box 3: Diary, 1 July-31 December 1864 |
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Box 4: Diary, 1865 |
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Box 5: Diary, 1866; 1 January-25 October 1867 |
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Box 6: Diary, 26 August 1867-31 December 1868 |
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Box 7: Diary, 1869-1870 |
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Box 8: Diary, 1871 |
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Box 9: Diary, 1872-1873 |
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Box 10: Diary, 1874-1875 |
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Box 11: Diary, 1876 |
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Box 12: Diary, 1877 |
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Box 13: Diary, 1878-1879 |
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Box 14: Diary, 1880-1881 |
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Box 15: Diary, 1882-1883 |
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Box 16: Diary, 1884-1885 |
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Box 17: Diary, 1886-1887 |
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Box 18: Diary, 1888-1889 |
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Box 19: Diary, 1890-1891 |
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Box 20: Diary, 1892 |
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Box 21: Diary, 1893-1895 |
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Box 22: Diary, 1896-1898 |
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Box 23: Diary, 1899-1902 |
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