The Burning of the Belfry
The bibliography is arranged by topic and subtopic. Within each category, published materials are listed first, followed by manuscript materials. Published materials are arranged alphabetically. The manuscript materials are arranged first by repository and then by collection name or number. Within a collection, items are listed chronologically, earliest first.
Manuscript Materials
- Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Battle Family Papers (#3223)
- University Archives, Wilson Library
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Minutes of the Board of Trustees (#40001)
- Minutes of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees, Sept. 13, 1856, microfilm reel 5, vol. 15, p. 191-192
- Records of the General Faculty and Faculty Council of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (#40106)
- Minutes of Sept. 19, 1856, microfilm reel 2, vol. 1:6, p. 48-55
- University Papers (#40005)
- Lemuel Benbury's account, [undated, filed as Aug. 1856]
- Report of M. Fetter, Officer in charge of College for the week beginning Aug. 8, 1856
- Joseph B. Lucas's account, Aug. 11, 1856
- A.G. Brown's account, Aug. 11, 1856
- W.R. Wetmore's account, Aug. 12, 1856
- Letter from David L. Swain to Charles Manly, Aug. 20, 1856
- Letter from David L. Swain to Charles Manly, Sept. 19, 1856
- Report to the Board of Trustees of the [Faculty] Committee charged with investigating the burning of the belfry, Oct. 4, 1856