The Southern Historical Collection: A Guide to Manuscripts

Unpaginated. CONTENTS: Preface; How to Use This Guide; List of Abbreviations; Descriptions of Manuscripts in the Southern Historical Collection; Descriptions of Manuscripts in the North Carolina Collection; How to Use the Index; Index; Benefactors of the Southern Historical Collection. "The Collection today numbers approximately 5,000,000 manuscripts arranged in slightly over 3900 groups, and is generally recognized as outstanding in its field, not only because of the great mass of manuscript material in one place, but also because of the breadth and excellence of its holdings. The Southern Historical Collection does not collect books, pamphlets, or newspapers; these are administered by other departments of the Library; The manuscripts are private papers, of individuals, families, and institutions, and are not the public records that are preserved and administered by government agencies."--Preface