Finding Aids
Accession #
63
Files
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Scope and Content
The collection consists of correspondence to Naomi L.D. Cox of Clayton's Mills, Pickens County, South Carolina from 1859-1869. The letters from family members discuss personal and farm news, but also mention the secession of Tennessee and South Carolina, life and living conditions in Tennessee during the Civil War and Reconstruction, and some descriptions of battles in Tennessee. Correspondents include Malinda D. Cox, Henrietta Cox, and Sallie Cox. The collection also contains an Atlanta Constitution advertisement, a letter between the donors of the collection, and a photograph.
Start Date
1858
End Date
1936
Keywords
Cox, Henrietta, Cox, Malinda D., Cox, Sallie, American Civil War (1861-1865), Farm management -- Tennessee, Reconstruction -- Tennessee, Secession, Farm management, Pickens County (S.C.), Tennessee -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865, South Carolina -- Pickens County, Tennessee
Disciplines
History | United States History | Women's History
Acquisitions Information
Gift of Dr. & Mrs. George C. Kirkley, Sr., 1963
Copyright
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Recommended Citation
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections, "Naomi L. D. Cox papers" (1963). Finding Aids. 9.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/finding-aids/9
Extent
1 box (0.22 linear feet)