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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.
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.
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.
[12] Particularly after the death of General Robert E. Lee, Kean became active in the Lost Cause, as most prominently espoused by former Gen. Jubal Early, who also maintained a residence in Lynchburg and published the Southern Historical Society Papers, to which Kean contributed in 1876 (one paper using the military or honorific title "Colonel ...
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. [36]
The South Carolina Historical Magazine, 92(3), 172–188. Hine, W. C. (1983). Black Politicians in Reconstruction Charleston, South Carolina: A Collective Study. The Journal of Southern History, 49(4), 555–584. Holt, T. (1977). Black over White: Negro political leadership in South Carolina during Reconstruction. University of Illinois Press.