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Dabney H. Maury founded the Southern Historical Society on April 15, 1869, in New Orleans. [5] Maury and the eight other founding members donated family papers, books, and artifacts to the society to form its initial collection. Its first publication began in 1876 and continued until 1959.
The collections held in the Southern Historical Collection are described in online and print finding aids, which contain information on the history or background of the entity (person, family, or organization) that created the collection, as well as a description or list of most of the materials in the collection itself.
It was organized on November 2, 1934. Its objectives are the promotion of interest and research in Southern history, the collection and preservation of the South's historical records, and the encouragement of state and local historical societies in the South. As a secondary purpose the organization fosters the teaching and study of all areas of ...
The Southern History Association was a short-lived professional American organization of historians who studied the American South. The organization was founded in 1896, at the time of the Southern Renaissance , when a need for professionalization among historians in the United States gave rise to a more scientific treatment of history.
Pages in category "Southern Historical Society" The following 63 pages are in this category, out of 63 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
From the Southern Historical Society Papers: The flag of the Shenandoah, reverently preserved by the late Colonel Richard Launcelot Maury, C. S. A., son of Commissioner Matthew Fontaine Maury , was recently deposited with the Confederate Memorial Literary Society, and is preserved in the Museum Building at Richmond, Va.—Ed.
The South Carolina Historical Magazine, 88(4), 192–210. Hart, E. (2015). Building Charleston: Town and Society in the Eighteenth Century British Atlantic World. University of South Carolina Press. [7] [8] Haw, J. (2002). Political Representation in South Carolina, 1669-1794: Evolution of a Lowcountry Tradition.
He made many trips around the region collecting documents. The Southern Historical Collection was opened in 1930, and Hamilton resigned his position in the history department in order to become its first director, a position he held until his retirement in 1951. In 1972, UNC named a new social sciences building Hamilton Hall in his honor. [6]