Papers, 1729-1978 and n.d. (bulk 1923-1954).

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Papers, 1729-1978 and n.d. (bulk 1923-1954).

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Correspondence, research notes, writings, printed materials, and clippings, chiefly relating to Sydnor's teaching career at Duke University, as well as at Harvard and Queen's College, Oxford. (11,110 items, 15 lin. ft.; dated 1729-1978) Also includes information about his involvement with various historical associations and committees, including the American Historical Association, Southern Historical Association, North Carolina Literary and Historical Association, and the Advisory Committee of the Office of the Chief of Military History for the United States Army. There is background information pertaining to his various writings, including THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOUTHERN SECTIONALISM (Volume V of the work A HISTORY OF THE SOUTH) (Baton Rouge, La., 1948), GENTLEMAN FREEHOLDERS: POLITICAL PRACTICES IN WASHINGTON'S VIRGINIA (Chapel Hill, N.C. 1952), A GENTLEMAN OF THE OLD NATCHEZ REGION: BENJAMIN L. C. WAILES (Durham, N.C. 1938), MISSISSIPPI HISTORY (New York, N.Y. 1930), and SLAVERY IN MISSISSIPPI (New York, N.Y. 1933). Contains notes and examinations for various history courses taught by Sydnor, student roll books, grade books, and papers. Additionally there are a few notebooks and papers of Sydnor's while he was a student. Addition (02-051) (1 item, .1 lin. ft.; not dated) comprises a typescript of a manuscript chapter entitled "Charles S. Sydnor's Quest for a Suitable South." The chapter's author is unidentified. This addition is unprocessed and is not recorded in the finding aid.

11,111 items (15.0 linear ft.).

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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