Student life at the University of North Carolina prior to 1875 bears little resemblance to the Carolina student's experience of today, as this section
of "The First Century of the First State University" amply documents. Drawn from journal entries, letters home, records of the literary societies,
official minutes of the university's faculty and Board of Trustees, and other early university records, this fascinating section examines both the
public and the private lives of our early students.
Bored by a method of instruction that consisted primarily of memorization of authoritative texts and placed no emphasis on creative thought or
exploration, students, sometimes armed with pistols and dirks, sought entertainment in strong drink, card playing, pranks, and misdemeanors —
often to the detriment of college property and sometimes resulting in injury to faculty, tutors, servants, villagers, and themselves. Stories
of misconduct and disorder abound in this section, but considering that students were admitted as young as thirteen or fourteen years of age
and with only the faculty and their fellow students to keep them in check, the lack of discipline is perhaps not surprising. In the words of
James Johnston Pettigrew writing to his father 21 February 1842, "a sojourn of two years and a half in a place like this, is enough to ruin
a saint much more a mortal."
Abundant details are transmitted in letters to parents, siblings, cousins, and friends. Here we learn of student riots and rebellions, sickness and
death, the influence of the debating societies, life in the dormitories and boarding houses, sports and entertainments, duels and other debacles —
and yet, we often catch glimpses of young minds at work on very weighty issues. In a letter from William Sidney Mullins to Patrick Henry Winston dated
23 September 1840, Mullins tells of students attacking the faculty, who were attempting to repress the Ugly Club: "They were pelted with rocks and
compelled to retire, whereupon Prof. Mitchell procured a sword cane and sallied forth but was again driven back." After relating this event and its
consequences in some detail, Mullins then turns to the subject of whether or not a child is "possessed of Soul before it is born" and says that he
debated the question with a friend and "argued it a week."
From "blacking the freshmen" to burning the belfry, from Cicero and Horace to a description of the food served up in Steward's Hall in 1807,
this section provides rich detail on student life prior to 1875, and often in the words of those who lived it.
The documents in this section are arranged chronologically within the subtopics.
- Pettigrew, John, 1779-1799, and Pettigrew, Ebenezer, 1783-1848
Letter from John and Ebenezer Pettigrew to Charles Pettigrew, May 4, 1795
4 pages, 4 page images
- Pettigrew, John, 1779-1799, and Pettigrew, Ebenezer, 1783-1848
Letter from John and Ebenezer Pettigrew to Charles Pettigrew, October 3, 1795
3 pages, 4 page images
- Pettigrew, John, 1779-1799
Letter from John Pettigrew to Charles Pettigrew, March 22, 1797
4 pages, 4 page images
- Pettigrew, John, 1779-1799
Letter from John Pettigrew to Charles Pettigrew, June 27, 1797
3 pages, 4 page images
- Bennehan, Thomas
Letter from Thomas Bennehan to his sister Rebecca, February 9, 1798
3 pages, 4 page images
- Jones, Atlas, d. 1841
Letter from Atlas Jones to Calvin Jones, [April 1803]
3 pages, 4 page images
- Giles, John B., 1788-1846
Letter from John B. Giles to Adlai Osborne, July 29, 1806
2 pages, 3 page images
- Ramsey, John Ambrose
Letter from John A. Ramsey to the Trustees, June 28, 1810
3 pages, 4 page images
- Polk, Lucius Junius, 1808-1869
Grey's Memoria Technica, Excerpt from Lucius J. Polk's Notebook, August 12, 1821
5 pages, 6 page images
- University of North Carolina (1793-1962). Faculty Council, and Mitchell, Elisha, 1793-1857
Letter, to the Parents of Students at the Close of Every Session, December 9, 1824
2 pages, 3 page images
- Lewis, Richard Henry, 1806-1857
Letter from Richard H. Lewis to Emma Lewis, August 20, 1825
2 pages, 3 page images
- Lewis, Richard Henry, 1806-1857
Letter from Richard H. Lewis to Exum Lewis, September 24, 1825
2 pages, 2 page images
- Lea, Solomon, 1807-1897
Letter from Solomon Lea to Lorenzo Lea, September 1, 1829
4 pages, 4 page images
- Hooper, William, 1792-1876
The Discipline of the Heart, To Be Connected with the Culture of the Mind : A Discourse on Education, Delivered to the Students of the College, at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, August 22, 1830, and Published by Their Request
New York: , 1830. p. [ii], 24
- Stephens, Samuel Barron, d. 1882
Letter from Samuel B. Stephens to William Gaston, July 11, 1831
3 pages, 4 page images
- Blake, Samuel Richardson
Letter from Samuel R. Blake to Thomas Blake, September 23, 1831
2 pages, 2 page images
- Pettigrew, Charles Lockhart, 1816-1873
Letter from Charles L. Pettigrew to Ebenezer Pettigrew, August 6, 1832
3 pages, 4 page images
- Hooper, William, 1792-1876
William Hooper's Critique of Instruction at the University of North Carolina, December 19, 1833
4 pages, 4 page images
- Anderson, Walker, 1801-1857
Letter from Walker Anderson to the President of the Board of Trustees, November 1834
10 pages, 12 page images
- Pettigrew, Charles Lockhart, 1816-1873
Letter from Charles L. Pettigrew to Ebenezer Pettigrew, December 10, 1834
2 pages, 3 page images
- Lewis, Kenelm Harrison, 1816-1866
Letter from Kenelm H. Lewis to Emma Lewis, February 28, 1838
4 pages, 4 page images
- University of North Carolina (1793-1962). General Faculty
Class Schedule, September 2, 1838
1 page, 1 page image
- University of North Carolina (1793-1962). Students
Letter from University Students to Charles Manly, January 19, 1840
2 pages, 3 page images
- Mullins, William Sidney, 1824-1878
Excerpts from the Diary of William S. Mullins, November 23 through 25, 1840
6 pages, 6 page images
- Ruffin, Thomas
Thomas Ruffin, Jr. to his father, January 11, 1843
3 pages, 4 page images
- Bagley, William, fl. 1842-1850
Letter from William Bagley to Asa Matthews, July 8, 1843
2 pages, 2 page images
- Covington, Edmund DeBerry, 1823-1845
Excerpts from the Diary of Edmund D. Covington, September 25 and October 3, 1843
3 pages, 3 page images
- Bagley, William, fl. 1842-1850
Letter from William Bagley to D. W. Bagley, April 27, 1844
6 pages, 6 page images
- Pettigrew, James Johnston, 1828-1863
Letter from James Johnston Pettigrew to his brother Charles Pettigrew, May 5, 1844
3 pages, 4 page images
- University of North Carolina (1793-1962). General Faculty, and Mitchell, Elisha, 1793-1857
Faculty Circular and Grade Report for J. D. Battle, June 1, 1844
3 pages, 3 page images
- Pinkard, Thomas C.
Letter from Thomas C. Pinkard (at Yale) to James Johnston Pettigrew, October 7, 1846
3 pages, 4 page images
- Lee, James, fl. 1850
Letter from James Lee, Jr. to Major G. A. Henry, October 20, 1850
4 pages, 4 page images
- Mason, Thomas Williams, 1839-1921
Class Composition of Thomas W. Mason, [1856]: "The Journal of a Day"
9 pages, 9 page images
- Neal, Nathan P.
Letter from Nathan P. Neal to Aaron and Elizabeth Neal, September 2, 1857
4 pages, 4 page images
- Hooper, William, 1792-1876
Fifty Years Since: An Address Before the Alumni Association of the University of North Carolina. From The North Carolina University Magazine 9 (June 1860): pp. 577-611
Raleigh, N.C.: , 1860. p. 35
- Whitfield, William Blackledge, 1842-1862
Excerpts from the Diary of William B. Whitfield, April 3 and June 7, 1860
6 pages, 6 page images
- Thomson, Ruffin H., 1841-1888
Letter from Ruffin Thomson to William H. Thomson, August 6, 1860
4 pages, 4 page images
- University of North Carolina (1793-1962)
Catalogus Universitatis Carolinæ Septentrionalis
Raleigh: , 1812. p. [1]-11
- University of North Carolina (1793-1962)
Catalogus Universitatis Carolinæ Septentrionalis
Raleigh: , 1817. p. 16
- University of North Carolina (1793-1962), and Grant, Daniel Lindsey, b. 1897, Edited by
Alumni History of the University of North Carolina
[Chapel Hill, NC] and [Durham, NC]: , 1924. p. xvi, 950, [951-961]
- Pettigrew, John, 1779-1799, and Pettigrew, Ebenezer, 1783-1848
Letter from John and Ebenezer Pettigrew to Charles Pettigrew, October 3, 1795
3 pages, 4 page images
- Pettigrew, John, 1779-1799
Letter from John Pettigrew to Charles Pettigrew, April 12, 1796
4 pages, 4 page images
- University of North Carolina (1793-1962). General Faculty
Faculty Minutes Including the Testimony on the Duel between Thomas H. Benton and Archibald Lytle, 1799
8 pages, 8 page images
- University of North Carolina (1793-1962). General Faculty
Faculty Minutes, "Promissory Obligation of the Students to Obey the Laws," 1799
4 pages, 4 page images
- London, John Rutherford, b. 1786
Letter from John London to Ebenezer Pettigrew, September 29, 1799
2 pages, 3 page images
- Gillaspie, James Smiley
Letter from James S. Gillaspie to Gavin Alves, February 19, 1800
3 pages, 4 page images
- Polk, William, 1758-1834
Letter from William Polk to Joseph Caldwell, May 16, 1803
4 pages, 4 page images
- Forney, Daniel, 1784-1847
"Is Duelling Justifiable?" Composition of Daniel Forney for the Dialectic Society, August 29, 1804
8 pages, 8 page images
- Caldwell, Joseph, 1773-1835
"An Attempt at a Most Foul and Unnatural Murder!" by Joseph Caldwell, [1805 or After]
5 pages, 5 page images
- Polk, William, 1758-1834
William Polk's Summary of a Meeting of the Trustees, August 27, 1805
8 pages, 8 page images
- Henderson, Pleasant, 1756-1840
Letter from Major Henderson to Walter Alves, September 3, 1805
3 pages, 4 page images
- Polk, William, 1758-1834
Letter from William Polk to Joseph Caldwell, September 4, 1805
6 pages, 6 page images
- Chambers, Henry
Letter from Henry Chambers to John Steele, September 17, 1805
3 pages, 4 page images
- Davie, William Richardson, 1756-1820
Letter from William R. Davie to John Haywood, September 22, 1805
7 pages, 7 page images
- Caldwell, Joseph, 1773-1835
Letter from Joseph Caldwell to Richard Henderson, November 1, 1805
3 pages, 4 page images
- Ramsey, John Ambrose
Letter from John A. Ramsey to the Trustees, June 28, 1810
3 pages, 4 page images
- Caldwell, Joseph, 1773-1835
University of N.C. Account of Disturbances Which Have Lately Occurred at the University of This State. From The [Raleigh, N.C.] Star, September 13, 1811, p. 148
[Raleigh, N.C.]: , [1811]. p. 1
- Caldwell, Joseph, 1773-1835
Letter from Joseph Caldwell to Calvin Jones, September 5, 1811
3 pages, 4 page images
- Brookes, Iveson Lewis, 1793-1865
Letter from Iveson L. Brookes to Jonathan Brookes, September 1816
3 pages, 4 page images
- No Author
The University's Response to William B. Shepard's Speech, October 15, 1816; The Raleigh Minerva, October 18, 1816, 3
1 page
- Shepard, William Biddle, 1799-1852
On the Massacre at Dartmoor Prison, Senior Speech of William B. Shepard, September 16, 1816; The Carolina Federal Republican, October 19, 1816, 2
1 page
- Hughes, Leander, fl. 1823-1824
Letter from Leander Hughes to John Hughes, August 23, 1823
2 pages, 2 page images
- Hughes, Leander, fl. 1823-1824
Letter from Leander Hughes to John Hughes, October 2, 1824
2 pages, 3 page images
- Lea, Solomon, 1807-1897
Letter from Solomon Lea to Lorenzo Lea, September 1, 1829
4 pages, 4 page images
- Mitchell, Elisha, 1793-1857
Arguments for Temperance; A Sermon Addressed to the Students of the University of North Carolina, March 13th, 1831, and Published by Their Request
Raleigh: , 1831. p. [ii], 29
- No Author
To the Young Gentlemen of the University of North-Carolina, May 28, 1834
1 page, 1 page image
- Pettigrew, Charles Lockhart, 1816-1873
Letter from Charles L. Pettigrew to Ebenezer Pettigrew, September 17, [1834]
3 pages, 4 page images
- Jones, Alpheus
Letter from Alpheus Jones to Peter W. Hairston, October 23, 1837
3 pages, 4 page images
- Perry, Joshua
Letter from Joshua Perry to Jeremiah Perry, May 18, 1839
2 pages, 3 page images
- University of North Carolina (1793-1962). General Faculty
Faculty Minutes, June 1839
6 pages, 6 page images
- Mitchell, Elisha, 1793-1857
Letter from Elisha Mitchell to Charles Manly, September 11, 1840
4 pages, 4 page images
- Mullins, William Sidney, 1824-1878
Letter from William Sidney Mullins to P. Henry Winston, September 23, 1840
4 pages, 4 page images
- Mullins, William Sidney, 1824-1878
Excerpts from the Diary of William S. Mullins, November 23 through 25, 1840
6 pages, 6 page images
- Dusenberry, James Lawrence, b. 1821
Excerpts from the Diary of James L. Dusenbery, August 14, 1841, February 27 and June 1842
7 pages, 7 page images
- Pettigrew, James Johnston, 1828-1863
Letter from James Johnston Pettigrew to Ebenezer Pettigrew, January 13, 1844
2 pages, 3 page images
- Bagley, William, fl. 1842-1850
Letter from William Bagley to D. W. Bagley, April 27, 1844
6 pages, 6 page images
- Bagley, William, fl. 1842-1850
Letter from William Bagley to Moses G. Pierce, February 13, 1845
3 pages, 3 page images
- Pettigrew, James Johnston, 1828-1863
Letter from James Johnston Pettigrew to Ebenezer Pettigrew, February 14, 1845
2 pages, 3 page images
- Bagley, William, fl. 1842-1850
Letter from William Bagley to D. W. Bagley, February 27, 1845
2 pages, 2 page images
- Dortch, William Baskerville, 1828-1882
Letter from William B. Dortch to James Johnston Pettigrew, December 11, 1846
3 pages, 4 page images
- Pettigrew, James Johnston, 1828-1863
Letter from James Johnston Pettigrew to Ebenezer Pettigrew, February 21, 1847
2 pages, 3 page images
- Fuller, Bartholomew, 1829-1882
Composition of Bartholomew Fuller: "The Dangers of a College Life"
3 pages, 4 page images
- Thompson, George Nicholas, 1832-1891
Excerpts from the Diary of George N. Thompson, January 26, February 14, and February 15, 1851
9 pages, 9 page images
- No Author
"Local Phrases," The North Carolina University Magazine 1, no. 3 (April 1852): 128
1 page, 1 page image
- McNeill, Hector J., d. 1860
Letter from Hector J. McNeill to Daniel C. and Ann M. McNeill, August 18, 1852
3 pages, 4 page images
- Mason, Thomas Williams, 1839-1921
Class Composition of Thomas W. Mason, [1856]: "The Journal of a Day"
9 pages, 9 page images
- Fetter, Manuel, d. 1889
Report of Manuel Fetter on the Burning of the Belfry, August 8, 1856
3 pages, 3 page images
- Wetmore, W. R.
Letter from W. R. Wetmore to Manuel Fetter, Giving Account of the Burning of the Belfry, August 12, 1856
3 pages, 3 page images
- Battle, Lucy
Letter from Lucy Battle to William H. Battle, August 15, 1856
4 pages, 4 page images
- Manly, Charles, 1795-1871
Letter from Charles Manly to David L. Swain, September 25, 1856
2 pages, 2 page images
- Harrisse, Henry, 1829-1910
Letter from Henry Harrisse to the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees, September 27, 1856
4 pages, 4 page images
- Manly, Charles, 1795-1871
Letter from Charles Manly to David L. Swain, October 14, 1856
6 pages, 6 page images
- Burgwyn, Henry King
Henry King Burgwyn, Jr. to His Mother, August 25, 1857
4 pages, 4 page images
- Burgwyn, Henry King
Letter from Henry King Burgwyn, Jr. to His Mother, March 6, 1859
4 pages, 5 page images
- Hooper, William, 1792-1876
Fifty Years Since: An Address Before the Alumni Association of the University of North Carolina. From The North Carolina University Magazine 9 (June 1860): pp. 577-611
Raleigh, N.C.: , 1860. p. 35
- Whitfield, William Blackledge, 1842-1862
Excerpts from the Diary of William B. Whitfield, April 3 and June 7, 1860
6 pages, 6 page images
- Fries, John Williams, b. 1846
"Legend of Chapel Hill, 1866"
4 pages, 4 page images
- Pettigrew, John, 1779-1799
Letter from John Pettigrew to Charles Pettigrew, March 22, 1797
4 pages, 4 page images
- Pettigrew, Charles Lockhart, 1816-1873
Letter from Charles L. Pettigrew to Ebenezer Pettigrew, January 22, 1834
2 pages, 3 page images
- Horton, George Moses, 1798?-ca. 1880.
"An Acrostic on the Pleasures of Beauty," Poem by George M. Horton, [ca. 1835]
1 page, 2 page images
- Lewis, Kenelm Harrison, 1816-1866
Letter from Kenelm H. Lewis to Emma Lewis, February 28, 1836
3 pages, 4 page images
- Jones, Alpheus
Letter from Alpheus Jones to Peter W. Hairston, May 9, 1838
3 pages, 4 page images
- Dusenbery, James Lawrence, b. 1821
Excerpts from the Diary of James Lawrence Dusenbery, [August 7, 1841]
2 pages, 2 page images
- Dusenberry, James Lawrence, b. 1821
Excerpts from the Diary of James L. Dusenbery, August 14, 1841, February 27 and June 1842
7 pages, 7 page images
- Blount, W. A.
Invitation to UNC Commencement Ball from W.A. Blount to R.B. Haywood, [May 1843]
2 pages, 3 page images
- Pettigrew, James Johnston, 1828-1863
Letter from James Johnston Pettigrew to Ebenezer Pettigrew, January 13, 1844
2 pages, 3 page images
- Bagley, William, fl. 1842-1850
Letter from William Bagley to Moses G. Pierce, February 13, 1845
3 pages, 3 page images
- Bagley, William, fl. 1842-1850
Letter from William Bagley to D. W. Bagley, February 27, 1845
2 pages, 2 page images
- Patterson, Rufus Lenoir, 1830-1879
Letter from Rufus L. Patterson to Samuel F. Patterson, April 18, 1849
3 pages, 3 page images
- Garrett, Thomas Miles, 1830-1864
Excerpts from the Diary of Thomas M. Garrett, July 4 and August 31, 1849
4 pages, 4 page images
- Whitfield, William Blackledge, 1842-1862
Excerpts from the Diary of William B. Whitfield, April 3 and June 7, 1860
6 pages, 6 page images
- Thomson, Ruffin H., 1841-1888
Letter from Ruffin Thomson to William H. Thomson, August 6, 1860
4 pages, 4 page images
- London, Henry Armand, 1846-1918
Excerpt from the Diary of Henry A. London, Fall 1862
2 pages, 2 page images
- London, Henry Armand, 1846-1918
Excerpt from the Diary of Henry A. London, Fall 1864
1 page, 2 page images
- Pettigrew, John, 1779-1799, and Pettigrew, Ebenezer, 1783-1848
Letter from John and Ebenezer Pettigrew to Charles Pettigrew, February 23, 1795
4 pages, 4 page images
- Pettigrew, John, 1779-1799, and Pettigrew, Ebenezer, 1783-1848
Letter from John and Ebenezer Pettigrew to Charles Pettigrew, May 4, 1795
4 pages, 4 page images
- Pettigrew, John, 1779-1799, and Pettigrew, Ebenezer, 1783-1848
Letter from John and Ebenezer Pettigrew to Charles Pettigrew, October 3, 1795
3 pages, 4 page images
- Pettigrew, John, 1779-1799
Letter from John Pettigrew to Charles Pettigrew, April 12, 1796
4 pages, 4 page images
- Pettigrew, John, 1779-1799
Letter from John Pettigrew to Charles Pettigrew, March 22, 1797
4 pages, 4 page images
- Pettigrew, John, 1779-1799
Letter from John Pettigrew to Charles Pettigrew, June 27, 1797
3 pages, 4 page images
- Bennehan, Thomas
Letter from Thomas Bennehan to his sister Rebecca, February 9, 1798
3 pages, 4 page images
- Jones, Atlas, d. 1841
Letter from Atlas Jones to Calvin Jones, [April 1803]
3 pages, 4 page images
- Brownrigg, Richard Thomas, 1793-1846
Letter from Richard T. Brownrigg to Thomas Brownrigg, March 5, 1811
3 pages, 4 page images
- Jones, John Cargill
Letter from John C. Jones to Thomas W. Jones, September 8, 1813
4 pages, 4 page images
- Brookes, Iveson Lewis, 1793-1865
Letter from Iveson L. Brookes to Jonathan Brookes, September 1816
3 pages, 4 page images
- Brookes, Iveson Lewis, 1793-1865
Letter from Iveson L. Brookes to Jonathan Brookes, August 29, 1818
4 pages, 4 page images
- Hughes, Leander, fl. 1823-1824
Letter from Leander Hughes to John Hughes, August 23, 1823
2 pages, 2 page images
- Hughes, Leander, fl. 1823-1824
Letter from Leander Hughes to John Hughes, October 2, 1824
2 pages, 3 page images
- Lewis, Richard Henry, 1806-1857
Letter from Richard H. Lewis to Exum Lewis, March 5, 1825
2 pages, 3 page images
- Lewis, Richard Henry, 1806-1857
Letter from Richard H. Lewis to Emma Lewis, August 20, 1825
2 pages, 3 page images
- Lewis, Richard Henry, 1806-1857
Letter from Richard H. Lewis to Exum Lewis, September 24, 1825
2 pages, 2 page images
- Lees, David McMichen, 1807-1872
Letter from David M. Lees to Hugh M. Lees, March 17, 1829
4 pages, 4 page images
- Lea, Solomon, 1807-1897
Letter from Solomon Lea to Lorenzo Lea, September 1, 1829
4 pages, 4 page images
- Blake, Samuel Richardson
Letter from Samuel R. Blake to Thomas Blake, September 23, 1831
2 pages, 2 page images
- Pettigrew, Charles Lockhart, 1816-1873
Letter from Charles L. Pettigrew to Ebenezer Pettigrew, August 6, 1832
3 pages, 4 page images
- Lea, Solomon, 1807-1897
Letter from Solomon Lea to William Lea, September 14, 1832
3 pages, 3 page images
- Pettigrew, Charles Lockhart, 1816-1873
Letter from Charles L. Pettigrew to Ebenezer Pettigrew, August 19, 1833
2 pages, 2 page images
- Pettigrew, Charles Lockhart, 1816-1873
Letter from Charles Lockhart Pettigrew to Ebenezer Pettigrew, January 22, 1834
2 pages, 3 page images
- Pettigrew, Charles Lockhart, 1816-1873
Letter from Charles L. Pettigrew to Ebenezer Pettigrew, September 17, [1834]
3 pages, 4 page images
- Pettigrew, Charles Lockhart, 1816-1873
Letter from Charles L. Pettigrew to Ebenezer Pettigrew, December 10, 1834
2 pages, 3 page images
- Hairston, Peter Wilson, 1819-1886
Letter from Peter W. Hairston to Ruth S. Hairston, February 3, 1835
2 pages, 3 page images
- Pettigrew, Charles Lockhart, 1816-1873
Letter from Charles L. Pettigrew to Ebenezer Pettigrew, November 7, 1835
3 pages, 4 page images
- Lewis, Kenelm Harrison, 1816-1866
Letter from Kenelm H. Lewis to Emma Lewis, February 28, 1836
3 pages, 4 page images
- Lewis, Kenelm Harrison, 1816-1866
Letter from Kenelm H. Lewis to Emma Lewis, May 26, 1837
3 pages, 4 page images
- Caldwell, Tod Robinson, 1818-1874
Letter from Tod R. Caldwell to John Caldwell, August 2, 1837
1 page, 2 page images
- Lewis, Kenelm Harrison, 1816-1866
Letter from Kenelm H. Lewis to Emma Lewis, February 28, 1838
4 pages, 4 page images
- Perry, Joshua
Letter from Joshua Perry to Jeremiah Perry, May 18, 1839
2 pages, 3 page images
- Lenoir, Thomas Isaac, 1817-1882
Letter from Thomas I. Lenoir to Thomas Lenoir, May 30, 1839
4 pages, 4 page images
- Ruffin, Thomas
Thomas Ruffin, Jr. to his father, January 11, 1843
3 pages, 4 page images
- Bagley, William, fl. 1842-1850
Letter from William Bagley to D. W. Bagley, July 1, 1843
4 pages, 4 page images
- Pettigrew, James Johnston, 1828-1863
Letter from James Johnston Pettigrew to Ebenezer Pettigrew, January 13, 1844
2 pages, 3 page images
- Pettigrew, James Johnston, 1828-1863
Letter from James Johnston Pettigrew to Ebenezer Pettigrew, April 19, 1844
2 pages, 3 page images
- Bagley, William, fl. 1842-1850
Letter from William Bagley to D. W. Bagley, April 27, 1844
6 pages, 6 page images
- Pettigrew, James Johnston, 1828-1863
Letter from James Johnston Pettigrew to his brother Charles Pettigrew, May 5, 1844
3 pages, 4 page images
- Bagley, William, fl. 1842-1850
Letter from William Bagley to Margaret Bagley, September 7, 1844
1 page, 1 page image
- Pettigrew, James Johnston, 1828-1863
Letter from James Johnston Pettigrew to Ebenezer Pettigrew, February 14, 1845
2 pages, 3 page images
- Bagley, William, fl. 1842-1850
Letter from William Bagley to D. W. Bagley, February 27, 1845
2 pages, 2 page images
- Pettigrew, James Johnston, 1828-1863
Letter from James Johnston Pettigrew to Ebenezer Pettigrew, February 8, 1846
3 pages, 4 page images
- Pettigrew, James Johnston, 1828-1863
Letter from James Johnston Pettigrew to Ebenezer Pettigrew, February 21, 1847
2 pages, 3 page images
- Patterson, Rufus Lenoir, 1830-1879
Letter from Rufus L. Patterson to Samuel F. Patterson, April 18, 1849
3 pages, 3 page images
- Patterson, Rufus Lenoir, 1830-1879
Letter from Rufus L. Patterson to Phoebe C. Patterson, May 8, 1849
4 pages, 4 page images
- McNeill, Hector J., d. 1860
Letter from Hector J. McNeill to Daniel C. and Ann M. McNeill, August 18, 1852
3 pages, 4 page images
- Brown, Thomas
Letter from Thomas Brown to his sister, July 26, 1855
4 pages, 4 page images
- Burgwyn, Henry King
Henry King Burgwyn, Jr. to His Mother, August 25, 1857
4 pages, 4 page images
- Neal, Nathan P.
Letter from Nathan P. Neal to Aaron and Elizabeth Neal, September 2, 1857
4 pages, 4 page images
- Burgwyn, Henry King
Henry King Burgwyn, Jr. to His Mother, September 13, 1857
4 pages, 4 page images
- Burgwyn, Henry King
Letter from Henry King Burgwyn, Jr. to His Mother, March 6, 1859
4 pages, 5 page images
- Burgwyn, Henry King
Letter from Henry King Burgwyn, Jr. to his Mother, March 29, 1859
8 pages, 8 page images
- Thomson, Ruffin H., 1841-1888
Letter from Ruffin Thomson to William H. Thomson, August 6, 1860
4 pages, 4 page images
- McLaurin, William H.
Letter from William H. McLaurin to D. A. McLaurin, [October] 2, 1860
4 pages, 4 page images
- Armstrong, Edward Hall, 1841-1864
Letter from Edward H. Armstrong to Thomas G. Armstrong, April 20, 1861
4 pages, 4 page images
- London, Henry Armand, 1846-1918
Letter from Henry A. London to Lilla London, February 16, 1864
4 pages, 4 page images
- Stancell, Millard Fillmore, 1848-1907
Letter from Millard F. Stancell to Benjamin D. Stancell, March 16, 1867
4 pages, 4 page images
- Brookes, Iveson Lewis, 1793-1865
Letter from Iveson L. Brookes to Jonathan Brookes, August 29, 1818
4 pages, 4 page images
- Mitchell, Elisha, 1793-1857
Excerpt from the Letter from Elisha Mitchell to John Ravenscroft, February 8, 1825
4 pages, 4 page images
- Stephens, Samuel Barron, d. 1882
Letter from Samuel B. Stephens to William Gaston, July 11, 1831
3 pages, 4 page images
- Lea, Solomon, 1807-1897
Letter from Solomon Lea to William Lea, September 14, 1832
3 pages, 3 page images
- Barnes, David Alexander, 1819-1892
Excerpts from the Diary of David A. Barnes, February 10 and 15, 1840
2 pages, 2 page images
- Whitaker, Exum Lewis, 1823-1847
Letter from Exum Whitaker to William F. Lewis, April 1, 1843
4 pages, 4 page images
- Bagley, William, fl. 1842-1850
Letter from William Bagley to Asa Matthews, July 8, 1843
2 pages, 2 page images
- Mitchell, Elisha, 1793-1857
Statistics, Facts, and Dates, for the Sunday Recitations of the Junior Class in the University
New York: , 1850. p. 15
- Lacy, James Horace, 1834-1852
Letter from J. Horace Lacy to Aunt Kate, September 11, 1852
8 pages, 8 page images
- Mason, Thomas Williams, 1839-1921
Class Composition of Thomas W. Mason, [1856]: "The Journal of a Day"
9 pages, 9 page images
- Hassell, C. B.
Letter from Cushings B. Hassell to the Board of Trustees, December 4, 1860
8 pages, 8 page images
- Hart, Robert D.
Letter from Robert. D. Hart to Charles Manly, December 10, 1860
1 page, 1 page image
- University of North Carolina (1793-1962). Board of Trustees
Board of Trustees Minutes, February 6, 1795
12 pages, 12 page images
- University of North Carolina (1793-1962). Board of Trustees
"Laws and Regulations for the University of North Carolina," August 2, 1795
16 pages, 20 page images
- University of North Carolina (1793-1962). Board of Trustees
Laws of the University of North-Carolina; Established by the Board of Trustees at Their Session in December, 1799
Raleigh: , 1800. p. [1]-24
- University of North Carolina (1793-1962). Board of Trustees
Report of the Secretary-Treasurer of the Board of Trustees on His Correspondence With Other Colleges, November 26, 1811
2 pages, 4 page images
- No Author
The University's Response to William B. Shepard's Speech, October 15, 1816; The Raleigh Minerva, October 18, 1816, 3
1 page
- Smith, Franklin Lafayette, d. 1835
Letter from F. L. Smith to Daniel M. Barringer, June 2, 1826
4 pages, 4 page images
- University of North Carolina (1793-1962)
Laws of the University of North-Carolina
Raleigh: , 1829. p. [ii], 18
- University of North Carolina (1793-1962)
Acts of the General Assembly and Ordinances of the Trustees, for the Organization and Government of the University of North-Carolina
Raleigh: , 1838. p. 21
- Pettigrew, James Johnston, 1828-1863
Letter from James Johnston Pettigrew to Ebenezer Pettigrew, April 19, 1844
2 pages, 3 page images
- University of North Carolina (1793-1962). President, and Swain, David L. (David Lowry), 1801-1868
Letter from David L. Swain to Parent, September 27, 1853
2 pages, 2 page images
- University of North Carolina (1793-1962). President, and Swain, David L. (David Lowry), 1801-1868
Letter from David L. Swain to Parent, February 1855
1 page, 1 page image
- University of North Carolina (1793-1962). President, and Swain, David L. (David Lowry), 1801-1868
Letter from David L. Swain to Parent, December 15, 1855
2 pages, 2 page images
- University of North Carolina (1793-1962). President, and Swain, David L. (David Lowry), 1801-1868
Letter from David L. Swain to Parent, April 3, 1856
2 pages, 2 page images
- University of North Carolina (1793-1962)
Acts of the General Assembly and Ordinances of the Trustees, for the Organization and Government of the University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, N.C.: , 1859. p. 35
- University of North Carolina (1793-1962). President, and Swain, David L. (David Lowry), 1801-1868
Letter from David L. Swain to Parent, June 14, 1860
3 pages, 4 page images
- University of North Carolina (1793-1962). President, and Swain, David L. (David Lowry), 1801-1868
Letter from David L. Swain to Parent, September 4, 1860
1 page, 2 page images
- Pettigrew, John, 1779-1799, and Pettigrew, Ebenezer, 1783-1848
Letter from John and Ebenezer Pettigrew to Charles Pettigrew, May 4, 1795
4 pages, 4 page images
- Pettigrew, John, 1779-1799
Letter from John Pettigrew to Charles Pettigrew, June 27, 1797
3 pages, 4 page images
- Bennehan, Thomas
Letter from Thomas Bennehan to his sister Rebecca, February 9, 1798
3 pages, 4 page images
- Giles, John B., 1788-1846
Letter from John B. Giles to Adlai Osborne, July 29, 1806
2 pages, 3 page images
- Brookes, Iveson Lewis, 1793-1865
Letter from Iveson L. Brookes to Jonathan Brookes, August 29, 1818
4 pages, 4 page images
- Hughes, Leander, fl. 1823-1824
Letter from Leander Hughes to John Hughes, October 2, 1824
2 pages, 3 page images
- Lea, Solomon, 1807-1897
Letter from Solomon Lea to William Lea, September 14, 1832
3 pages, 3 page images
- Pettigrew, Charles Lockhart, 1816-1873
Letter from Charles L. Pettigrew to Ebenezer Pettigrew, September 17, [1834]
3 pages, 4 page images
- Dusenberry, James Lawrence, b. 1821
Excerpts from the Diary of James L. Dusenbery, August 14, 1841, February 27 and June 1842
7 pages, 7 page images
- Lacy, James Horace, 1834-1852
Letter from J. Horace Lacy to Aunt Kate, September 11, 1852
8 pages, 8 page images
- Burgwyn, Henry King
Henry King Burgwyn, Jr. to His Mother, September 13, 1857
4 pages, 4 page images
- Burgwyn, Henry King
Letter from Henry King Burgwyn, Jr. to his Mother, March 29, 1859
8 pages, 8 page images
- Hooper, Jerry
Minutes of the Board of Trustees Copied by Jerry Hooper (a Slave) for his Master, October 19, 1861
2 pages, 2 page images
- University of North Carolina (1793-1962). Dialectic Society
Catalogue of Books Belonging to the Dialectic Society, Chapel-Hill, February, 1821
Hillsborough, NC: , 1821. p. 21
- University of North Carolina (1793-1962). Philanthropic Society
A Catalogue of Books Belonging to the Philanthropic Society at Chapel-Hill. Taken 6th May, 1822
Raleigh: , 1822. p. [1]-18
- Harrison, Frederick William
Letter from F. W. Harrison to Thomas Jones, April 10, 1824
3 pages, 4 page images
- Thomson, William H.
Letter from William H. Thomson to Thomas Ruffin, April 10, 1824
3 pages, 4 page images
- Smith, Franklin Lafayette, d. 1835
Letter from F. L. Smith to Daniel M. Barringer, June 2, 1826
4 pages, 4 page images
- University of North Carolina (1793-1962). Dialectic Society
Dialectic Society's Catalogs of Books, v.1: 1833-1834?
2 pages, 2 page images
- Jones, Alpheus
Letter from Alpheus Jones to Peter W. Hairston, October 23, 1837
3 pages, 4 page images
- Lewis, Kenelm Harrison, 1816-1866
Letter from Kenelm H. Lewis to Emma Lewis, February 28, 1838
4 pages, 4 page images
- Jones, Alpheus
Letter from Alpheus Jones to Peter W. Hairston, May 9, 1838
3 pages, 4 page images
- Clement, Ralph A., and Hartwell, Charles P.
Letter from R. A. Clement and Charles P. Hartwell to Edmund T. Wilkins, February 20, 1839
1 page, 2 page images
- Perry, Joshua
Letter from Joshua Perry to Jeremiah Perry, May 18, 1839
2 pages, 3 page images
- University of North Carolina (1793-1962). General Faculty
Faculty Minutes, June 1839
6 pages, 6 page images
- Mullins, William Sidney, 1824-1878
Excerpts from the Diary of William S. Mullins, November 23 through 25, 1840
6 pages, 6 page images
- Whitaker, Exum Lewis, 1823-1847
Letter from Exum Whitaker to William F. Lewis, April 1, 1843
4 pages, 4 page images
- Bagley, William, fl. 1842-1850
Letter from William Bagley to D. W. Bagley, July 1, 1843
4 pages, 4 page images
- Fuller, Bartholomew, 1829-1882
Inaugural Address of Bartholomew Fuller for the Dialectic Society, August 23, 1850
4 pages, 5 page images
- University of North Carolina (1793-1962). Dialectic Society
Catalogue of the Members of the Dialectic Society, Instituted in the University of North Carolina, June 3rd, 1795
Raleigh: , 1852. p. 61, [1]
- University of North Carolina (1793-1962). Philanthropic Society
Catalogue of the Philanthropic Society, Instituted in the University of North Carolina, August 1st, 1795
Raleigh: , 1852. p. 47
- McIver, Alexander, 1822-1902, and Scales, Junius Irving, 1832-1888
Correctors' Report of Alexander McIver and Junius I. Scales for the Dialectic Society, April 1, 1853
3 pages, 4 page images
- University of North Carolina (1793-1962). Philanthropic Society
Philanthropic Society Minutes, August 10 and 11, 1855
1 page, 2 page images
- University of North Carolina (1793-1962). Dialectic Society
Letter from Dialectic Society Members to the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees, April 18, 1856
3 pages, 3 page images
- University of North Carolina (1793-1962). Dialectic Society
Dialectic Society Minutes, September 25 and 26, 1857
3 pages, 3 page images
- Thomson, Ruffin H., 1841-1888
Letter from Ruffin Thomson to William H. Thomson, August 6, 1860
4 pages, 4 page images
- Mitchell, James Billingslea, 1844-1891
Letter from J.B. Mitchell to Ruffin H. Thomson, December 20, 1866
4 pages, 4 page images
- University of North Carolina (1793-1962). Philanthropic Society, and Weeks, Stephen Beauregard, 1865-1918, Edited by
Register of Members of the Philanthropic Society, Instituted in the University of North Carolina, August 1st, 1795
Raleigh, N.C.: , 1887. p. 72
- University of North Carolina (1793-1962). Dialectic Society
Catalogue of the Members of the Dialectic Society Instituted in the University of North Carolina June 3, 1795, Together with Historical Sketches
[Raleigh, N.C.]: , 1890. p. 168, [1]
- Webb, William Edwards, ca. 1777-1829
"Are Treaties Which Are Made Contrary to the Law of Nations Binding?" Composition of William E. Webb for the Dialectic Society, August 1797
2 pages, 2 page images
- Forney, Daniel, 1784-1847
"Is Duelling Justifiable?" Composition of Daniel Forney for the Dialectic Society, August 29, 1804
8 pages, 8 page images
- Shepard, William Biddle, 1799-1852
On the Massacre at Dartmoor Prison, Senior Speech of William B. Shepard, September 16, 1816; The Carolina Federal Republican, October 19, 1816, 2
1 page
- Polk, James Knox, 1795-1849
"On the Admission of Foreigners into Office in the United States," Speech of James K. Polk for the Dialectic Society, August 30, 1817
7 pages, 8 page images
- University of North Carolina (1793-1962). Dialectic Society
Catalogue of Books Belonging to the Dialectic Society, Chapel-Hill, February, 1821
Hillsborough, NC: , 1821. p. 21
- Polk, Lucius Junius, 1808-1869
"College Rules," Poem by Lucius J. Polk, [1821]
2 pages, 2 page images
- Shaw, William Andrew, 1804-1884
Inaugural Address of William A. Shaw for the Dialectic Society, April 4, 1821
9 pages, 10 page images
- University of North Carolina (1793-1962). Philanthropic Society
A Catalogue of Books Belonging to the Philanthropic Society at Chapel-Hill. Taken 6th May, 1822
Raleigh: , 1822. p. [1]-18
- Hall, James Davidson, 1806-1892
On an Old-Field School, Composition of James D. Hall for the Dialectic Society, April 23, 1828
7 pages, 8 page images
- Lees, David McMichen, 1807-1872
"The Great Power of Literary Men," Speech of David M. Lees, [September 1828]
4 pages, 4 page images
- Avery, William Waightstill, 1816-1864
"Should the Office of Chief Magistrate Be Awarded to One Distinguished for His Military Services Rather Than to One Distinguished for His Civil Services?" Debate Speech of William W. Avery for the Dialectic Society, June 22, 1836
12 pages, 12 page images
- Taylor, Leonard Henderson, b. 1819
"Should the Office of Chief Magistrate Be Awarded to One Distinguished for His Military Services Rather Than to One Distinguished for His Civil Services?" Debate Speech of Leonard Henderson Taylor for the Dialectic Society, June 22, 1836
8 pages, 8 page images
- Swann, Alexander D., b. 1819
Debate Speech of Alexander D. Swann for the Dialectic Society, June 22, 1836: "Should the Office of Chief Magistrate Be Awarded to One Distinguished for His Military Services Rather Than to One Distinguished for His Civil Services?"
7 pages, 8 page images
- Busbee, Perrin H., 1816-1853
Debate Speech of Perrin H. Busbee for the Dialectic Society, June 22, 1836: "Should the Office of Chief Magistrate Be Awarded to One Distinguished for His Military Services Rather Than to One Distinguished for His Civil Services?"
8 pages, 8 page images
- Long, William John, 1815-1882
Debate Speech of William J. Long for the Dialectic Society, June 23, 1837: "Should Texas Be Admitted into the Union?"
11 pages, 12 page images
- Wilson, Richard Don, 1819-1883
"On the Influence of Women," Commencement Address of R. Don Wilson, [June] 1841
12 pages, 12 page images
- Mullins, William Sidney, 1824-1878
Excerpts from the Diary of William S. Mullins, July 29 and 30, 1841
4 pages, 4 page images
- Dusenbery, James Lawrence, b. 1821
Excerpts from the Diary of James Lawrence Dusenbery, [August 7, 1841]
2 pages, 2 page images
- Hall, Robert Troy, b. 1823
"Elegy on a Sore Toe," Poem by [Robert T. Hall], November 15, 1842
2 pages, 2 page images
- Walker, Thomas Davis, 1822-1865
"Confederated Government," Speech of Thomas O. D. Walker, April 19, 1843
7 pages, 7 page images
- Bryan, John Heritage, 1825-1891
"On Capital Punishment," Composition of John H. Bryan, May 17, 1843
3 pages, 3 page images
- Covington, Edmund DeBerry, 1823-1845
Excerpts from the Diary of Edmund D. Covington, September 25 and October 3, 1843
3 pages, 3 page images
- No Author
North Carolina University Magazine, Volume 1, Number 1, March 1844
Raleigh: , 1844. p. 48
- Covington, Edmund DeBerry, 1823-1845
"What Is Life?" Poem by Edmund D. Covington, March 1844
2 pages, 2 page images
- Weaver, Richard Thomas
"The Life and Character of John Howard," Senior Speech of Richard T. Weaver, April 1846
5 pages, 6 page images
- Hall, Eli West, 1827-1865
"The Influence of Climate on the Mental and Physical Constitution of Man," Composition of Eli W. Hall, June 1, 1846
4 pages, 4 page images
- Pettigrew, James Johnston, 1828-1863
On the Day the Session Breaks, Composition of James J. Pettigrew, [1847]
4 pages, 4 page images
- Hall, Eli West, 1827-1865
Senior Speech of Eli. W. Hall, March 1847: "Rise and Destiny of the Union"
10 pages, 11 page images
- Fuller, Bartholomew, 1829-1882
Composition of Bartholomew Fuller: "The Dangers of a College Life"
3 pages, 4 page images
- Kingsbury, Theodore Bryant, 1828-1913
Composition of Theodore B. Kingsbury, September 1848: "Our Literature"
8 pages, 9 page images
- Fuller, Bartholomew, 1829-1882
Inaugural Address of Bartholomew Fuller for the Dialectic Society, August 23, 1850
4 pages, 5 page images
- Lacy, James Horace, 1834-1852
Class Composition of J. Horace Lacy, [January 1851]: "Prejudice Against Composition Writing"
4 pages, 4 page images
- Barnes, W. D.; Burton, T. B.; Gilliam, T. H.; Siler, L. F.; Slade, J. J.; and Smith, A. R.
North Carolina University Magazine, Volume 1 Number 1, February 1852
Raleigh: , 1852. p. [ii], 32
- No Author
"Local Phrases," The North Carolina University Magazine 1, no. 3 (April 1852): 128
1 page, 1 page image
- Mason, Thomas Williams, 1839-1921
Class Composition of Thomas W. Mason, [1856]: "The Journal of a Day"
9 pages, 9 page images
- Mason, Thomas Williams, 1839-1921
Class Composition of Thomas W. Mason, [1856]: "The Eagle Doesn't Catch Flies"
5 pages, 6 page images
- Dowd, William Carey, 1835-1860
Class Composition of William C. Dowd, [1856]: "Eagles Don't Catch Flies"
5 pages, 5 page images
- Brown, Hugh Thomas, 1835-1861
Debate Speech of Hugh T. Brown for the Dialectic Society, June 2, 1857: "Have Men of Action Been More Beneficial to the World Than Men of Thought?"
13 pages, 14 page images
- Jones, Hamilton Chamberlain, 1837-1904
Debate Speech of Hamilton C. Jones, Jr., for the Dialectic Society, June 2, 1857: "Have Men of Action Been More Beneficial to the World Than Men of Thought?"
10 pages, 11 page images
- McAfee, Leroy Mangum, 1837-1873
Debate Speech of Lee M. McAfee for the Dialectic Society, June 2, 1857: "Have Men of Action Been More Beneficial to the World Than Men of Thought?"
22 pages, 24 page images
- Coleman, William Macon, 1838-ca. 1916
Debate Speech of William M. Coleman for the Dialectic Society, June 2, 1857: "Have Men of Action Been More Beneficial to the World Than Men of Thought?"
14 pages, 16 page images
- Jones, Henry Francis
Henry Francis Jones's Journal on Student Life, September 14, 1857 — April 6, 1858
3 pages, 3 page images
- Dowd, William Carey, 1835-1860
Valedictory Oration of William C. Dowd, June 3, 1858
8 pages, 8 page images
- No Author
Commencement Exercises. From The North Carolina University Magazine 9 (August and September 1859): pp. 59-63, 105-120
Raleigh, N.C.: , 1859. p. 59-63, 105-120
- University of North Carolina (1793-1962). Dialectic Society, and University of North Carolina (1793-1962). Philanthropic Society
Prospectus for the North Carolina University Magazine, May 16, 1859
1 page, 1 page image
- No Author
A Memorial for William Carey Dowd. From The North Carolina University Magazine 10, no. 2 (September 1860): 110-112
[Raleigh, N.C.]: , 1860. p. 3
- Young Men's Christian Association (University of North Carolina (1793-1962))
Constitution and By-Laws of the Young Men's Christian Association, of the University of North Carolina, with a List of Officers, Committees, &c. First Session, 1860
Chapel Hill: , 1860. p. 8
- Headen, William Joseph, 1837-1865
Commencement Address of William J. Headen, June 7, 1860: "The Sentiment of Honor"
4 pages, 4 page images
- Graham, George W.
Senior Oration of George W. Graham for the Dialectic Society, February 22, 1868: "Envy"
5 pages, 6 page images
- Means, Paul Barringer, 1845-1911
Inagural Address of Paul B. Means for the Dialectic Society, May 8, 1868
8 pages, 9 page images