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Bibliography Introduction >> Topical Bibliography : The University during Civil War and Reconstruction
The University during Civil War and Reconstruction
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.
Published Materials
- Confederate States of America Congress, House of Representatives, Committee on Military Affairs. A Bill To Be Entitled an Act To Amend the Existing Acts for the Exemption of Persons from Military Service. Richmond, VA: The House, 1862.
Rare Book Collection: 252 Conf - Confederate States of America Congress, House of Representatives. A Bill To Exempt Certain Persons from Military Duty, and To Repeal the Acts Heretofore Passed by Congress on the Same Subject. Richmond, VA: The House, 1863.
Rare Book Collection: 302 Conf - Order of Exercises for 1870 Commencement, June 8, 1870. [Chapel Hill, 1870].
North Carolina Collection: VC378 UL2 - Spencer, Cornelia Phillips. The Last Ninety Days of the War in North-Carolina. New York: Watchman Publishing Company, 1866.
North Carolina Collection: C970.73 S74L - Swain, David L. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, July 31, 1861: The Faculty Understand That in Various Sections of the Southwestern States, and in Some Parts of Our Own State, an Impression Prevails That the Regular Exercises of This Institution Have Been Suspended. Chapel Hill, NC: The University, 1861.
North Carolina Collection: Cb378 UC11 - Vance, Zebulon. The Duties of Defeat. An Address Delivered before the Two Literary Societies of the University of North Carolina, June 7th, 1866, by Ex-Gov. Zebulon Baird Vance. Raleigh, NC: William B. Smith, 1866.
North Carolina Collection: C378 UK3 1866V - Waddell, Alfred M. The Ante-Bellum University: Oration Delivered at the Celebration of the Centennial of the University of North Carolina, June 5th, 1895. Wilmington, NC: Jackson & Bell, 1895.
North Carolina Collection: C378 UK3 1895W
Manuscript Materials
- Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Battle Family Papers (#3223)
- Letter from Charles Phillips to Kemp P. Battle, Sept. 20, 1865
- Letter from Charles Phillips to Kemp P. Battle, Aug. 12, 1867 (In which he proposes a new curriculum)
- William J. Clarke Papers (#153)
- Announcement of the opening of the University session, by Solomon Pool on Aug. 18, 1869, July 1, 1869 (printed circular)
- John Wesley Halliburton Papers (#4414-z)
- Letter from John Halliburton to his fiancé, Juliet Halliburton, Apr. 22, 1861 (In which he describes a secessionist rally)
- John Steele Henderson Papers (#327)
- Letter from John Henderson to his mother, Feb. 23, 1862 (Regarding Civil War news)
- Letter from John Henderson to his mother, Apr. 11, 1862 [May 1862] (Regarding Civil War news)
- Letter from John Henderson to his mother, Apr. 20, 1862
- Letter from John Henderson to his mother, Apr. 24, 1862 (Regarding Civil War news)
- Letter from David L. Swain to Archibald Henderson, May 1, 1862 (In which he assures Henderson that he will attempt to keep John Henderson in school)
- Letter from John Henderson to his mother, May 21, 1862
- Letter from John Henderson to his mother, May 31,1862
- Letter from John Henderson to his mother, Aug. 23, 1862 (In which he discusses problem of conscription)
- Letter from John Henderson to his father, Sept. 4, 1862
- Letter from John Henderson to his mother, Sept. 22, 1862 (In which he gives various reasons why he should join the army)
- Letter from John Henderson to his mother, Jan. 22, 1863
- Letter from John Henderson to his mother, Feb. 14, 1863 (In which he discusses conscription)
- Letter from Ellie Swain to John Henderson, Apr. 1863 (A calling card with a handwritten note)
- Letter from John Henderson to his mother, May 4, 1863
- Letter from John Henderson to his mother, May 18,1863
- Letter from John Henderson to his mother, Sept. 8, 1863
- Letter from John Henderson to his mother, Apr. 17, 1864 (In which he reports on the death of tutor George B. Johnston after being held in a Union prison)
- Letter from John Henderson to his mother, May 1, 1864
- Letter from John Henderson to his mother, May 15, 1864 (In which he discusses his brother, Leonard, who was killed a few weeks later at Cold Harbor)
- Letter from John Henderson to his mother, Aug. 3, 1864
- Letter from John Henderson to his mother, [Sept. 26, 1864]
- Letter from John Henderson to his brother and sister, Richard and Mary, Oct. 26, 1864
- Letter from John Henderson to his mother, Nov. 7,1864 (In which the Board of Trustees is protesting against the conscription of the seniors)
- Letter from John Henderson to his mother, Nov. 11, 1864
- Letter from John Henderson to his mother, Nov. 21, 1864 (In which he plans to enter the army when he graduates at the end of the term)
- "Seat of War in Eastern Virginia," by John Henderson, 1864 (colored map)
- Letter from John Henderson to his father from Fort Branch, [Feb. 1865] (Henderson was a private with Company B 10th Regiment of North Carolina)
- Edmund Walter Jones Papers (#3543)
- Letter from Jim E. Jones to his father, Edmund W. Jones, July 29, 1867 (In which he reports that University attendance is falling off and that there are only 12 first year students)
- Letter from Jim E. Jones to his father, Edmund W. Jones, Aug. 26, 1867 (In which he comments on the University's debts)
- John Kimberly Papers (#398)
- Letter from Charles Phillips to John Kimberly, July 8, 1875 (Regarding the reopening of the University)
- Lewis Family Papers (#427)
- Henry Armand London Papers (#868-z)
- Letter from Henry A. London, Jr. to his sister, Feb. 15, 1864 (Regarding the conscription of students and action against African-Americans)
- Charles B. Mallet Papers (#3165)
- Letter from Charles P. Mallet to Henry A. London, Apr. 30, 1865 (In which he discusses the Union occupation of Chapel Hill)
- Letter from Charles P. Mallet to his son, May 1, 1865 (In which he describes the Union occupation of Chapel Hill)
- W.H. Maverick Papers (#498-z)
- Letter from William H. Maverick to his mother, Sept. 9, 1867
- John Francis Speight Papers (#3914)
- Letter from Catherine Ann Battle Lewis to her sister, Emma Speight, May 5, 1865 (Regarding the Union occupation of Chapel Hill)
- Letter from R.H. Speight to his mother, [Emma Speight], Aug. 22, 1867
- Letter from Richard Harrison Speight to his cousin, Aug. 31, 1867 (In which he reports that the University will adopt the "University system," that is, teaching by lecture)
- Cornelia Phillips Spencer Papers (#683)
- Letter from Governor Zebulon B. Vance to [General William] Sherman, Apr. 11, 1865 (In which he surrenders the city of Raleigh and asks protection for the educational institutions in the state)
- Copy of General William T. Sherman's reply to Governor Zebulon B. Vance, Apr. 12, 1865
- Letter from Ellie Swain to Cornelia Phillips Spencer, May 12, 1865
- Journal of Cornelia Phillips Spencer, Oct. 14, 1865 (In which she writes about the difficulties the University faces), vol. 3, p. 91-92
- Journal of Cornelia Phillips Spencer, Jan. 7, 1866 (In which she visits the campus and laments over the changes), vol. 3, p. 112-113
- Journal of Cornelia Phillips Spencer, June 7, 1866 (In which she describes Commencement day with only 3 seniors), vol. 3, p. 130-131
- Journal of Cornelia Phillips Spencer, Aug. 12, 1866 (In which she describes the University opening with 100 students), vol. 3, p. 138-139
- Letter from Cornelia Spencer to Ellen Caldwell Summerell, [Sept. 30, 1866]
- Letter from Cornelia Phillips Spencer to her brother, Charles Phillips, Apr. 26, 1869
- Letter from Cornelia Phillips Spencer to Laura, May 26, 1869
- Letter from Cornelia Phillips Spencer to Laura, June 14, 1869 (In which she discusses commencement)
- Letter from Cornelia Phillips Spencer to Charles Phillips, Sept. 8, 1869
- Ruffin Thomson Papers (#3315)
- Letter from J.B. Mitchell to "Ruff," May 29, 1866
- University Archives, Wilson Library
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Minutes of the Board of Trustees (#40001)
- Minutes of July 1868 - Mar. 1883 (Documenting the troubles the University experienced during reconstruction, including debts and the change in administration), microfilm reel 2, vols. 6 and S-7
- Minutes of Nov. 15, 1870 (Solomon Pool gives his annual report about the condition of the university), microfilm reel 2, vol. S-7, p. 122-124
- Minutes of Dec. 1, 1870 (Solomon Pool submits a plan for continuing the University and includes a provision that the property be leased), microfilm reel 2, vol. S-7, p. 127-129
- Minutes of Feb. 13,1873 (Last meeting of the Board; no steps are taken to revive the institution), microfilm reel 2, vol. S-7, p. 161
- Minutes of Apr. 9, 1874 (Containing the Report on the Condition of the University), microfilm reel 2, vol. S-7, p.181-193
- Minutes of May 4, 1875 (Meeting to reorganize the University; several proposals are debated, and the next day one is adopted), microfilm reel 2, vol. S-7, p. 215-222
- Records of the General Faculty and Faculty Council of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (#40106)
- Meetings from 1861-1865, vol. 1:6
- Last meeting in 1871, vol. 1:6, 376-377
- First meeting in 1875, vol. 1:6, 379
- Records of the Philanthropic Society (#40166)
- Minutes of Oct. 25, 1861 (In which the Society memorializes former members who were killed in the Civil War), series 1, vol. 15, p. 490-493
- Minutes of Feb. 28, 1863 (In which the Society memorializes former members who were killed in the Civil War), series 1, vol. 15, p. 612-613
- Minutes of Nov. 3, 1865 (In which the Society eulogizes all those lost in the war), series 1, vol. 16
- Minutes of Sept. 15, 1875 (First meeting after the reopening of the University), series 1, vol. S-17
- Letter, Feb. 8, 1865 (In which the writer states that he is enclosing an autograph of Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee and that he is having the autograph of Jefferson Davis sent later), series 2.3, vol. 15
- Letter, Feb. 11, 1865 (Letter appears to be from Jefferson Davis's secretary and states that Davis's autograph is enclosed), series 2.3, vol. 15
- University Papers (#40005)
- Letter from the Junior, Sophomore, and Freshman classes to Charles Manly, Apr. 27, 1861 (In which they request that classes be suspended until next term because of the war)
- Announcement denying the student's petition, May 1, 1861, by David L. Swain (printed circular)
- Announcement refuting the rumors that the University has closed, July 31, 1861, by David Swain (printed circular)
- Letter from Professor William J. Martin to the Board of Trustees, Nov. 11, 1861 (In which he requests a leave of absence to join the army)
- Memo from the faculty, Nov. 29, 1861 (In which they urge the continuance of classes)
- Letter from [Peter J.?] Holmes to David L. Swain, Jan. 21, 1862
- Letter from R.D. Osborne to [David L. Swain], [Mar. 16, 1862]
- Letter from William J. Martin to David L. Swain, July 21, 1862
- North Carolina Mutual Insurance policy taken out on the campus buildings, [July 7, 1863]
- Letter from the Board of Trustees to Secretary of War James A. Seddon, [Oct. 15, 1863] (In which they protest the conscription of students)
- Letter from Peter Mallett, head of the North Carolina Conscription Office, to David L. Swain, Nov. 6, 1863
- Listing of former students now in the 3rd Regiment of the North Carolina Cavalry, Dec. 19, 1863
- Pages from a University catalog with lists of students and hand written additions about their service in the army
- Letter from Charles Phillips, Nov. 23, 1864 (In which he describes impressments of food staples)
- Letter from William J. Martin to Charles Phillips, Dec. 12, 1864 (In which he states that the "college must be kept up")
- Copy of a resolution allowing David L. Swain to attempt to get a $30,000 loan in the "North," Sept. 19, 1865
- Letter from [Andrew D. Hepburn] to David L. Swain, [1866-67] (In which he describes the condition of the University)
- Letter from Solomon Pool to the Board of Trustees, May 5, 1866
- Circular from the Board of Trustees to the North Carolina General Assembly, 1867
- Letter from C.B. Hassell to Charles Manly, June 12, 1867
- Resignations of several professors, July 1867 (Also included is a letter written by several students reacting to David L. Swain's resignation), folder 227-228
- Letter from William J. Martin to the Board of Trustees, July 13, 1867
- Letter from William J. Martin to Governor Jonathan Worth, July 13, 1867
- Letter from David L. Swain to the Board of Trustees, July 23, 1867
- Letter from students to David L. Swain, July 29, 1867
- Governor Jonathan Worth's reply, July 30, 1867 (printed circular)
- Circular appealing to the citizens of North Carolina to help the University, 1867 (Handwritten circular)
- Proposal of a new scheme of study, Nov. 21, 1867
- Letter from students to David L. Swain, June 6, 1868 (Regarding his leaving the University)
- Letter from Solomon Pool to Charles [Pool], Jan. 23, 1868 (In which he accuses the University of being governed by the aristocracy)
- Letter from James B. Mason to R.W. Lassiter, Sept. 3, 1873 (Regarding authority for the libraries)