Papers, 1834-1941.

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Papers, 1834-1941.

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Papers, 1834-1941, containing personal and political correspondence; notes; printed materials including speeches, pamphlets, periodicals, clippings and scrapbooks, a copybook and typescripts; a diary; notebooks and biographical material. The bulk of the collection, and the most valuable materials, consist of the correspondence, notes and speeches. Among the many prominent correspondents are Jefferson Davis, Earl Russell, Robert Toombs, South Carolina Governor Francis Pickens and Dixon H. Lewis. The correspondence, notes and speeches reflect Yancey's stand on contemporary issues such as states rights, secession, the Democratic party platform, the Civil War, and European recognition of the Confederacy. The clippings and scrapbooks contain articles from many local, regional and national newspapers, and many are reprints of Yancey's speeches and letters. The typescripts are copies of various letters, notes, speeches and articles prepared for publication in the Alabama Quarterly. The diary, although very brief, records Yancey's arrival in Europe. The bulk of the biographical materials and many of the other papers appear to have possibly been gathered by Yancey's biographer, John Witherspoon DuBose. The mileage books, notebooks, periodicals, copybook and the majority of the pamphlets are originals. The political notes and clippings are mostly originals with corresponding typescripts or copies. The correspondence and speeches are primarily typescripts and copies.

2.33 cubic ft. (6 archives boxes and 1 oversized archives box).

Alabama Department of Archives and History

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Alabama Department of Archives and History

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Pickens, F. W. (Francis Wilkinson), 1805-1869

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Chapman, Reuben, 1799-1882

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Mason, J. M. (James Murray), 1798-1871

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Democratic Party (U.S.)

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Confederate States of America. President

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Clemens, Jeremiah, 1814-1865

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Baine, General.

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Russell, Earl V.

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Toombs, Robert Augustus, 1810-1885

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DuBose, John Witherspoon, 1836-1918

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John Witherspoon DuBose, 1836-1918, was an Alabama planter and author, whose works include a biography of William Lowndes Yancey and histories of the Canebrake and of Alabama. From the description of Papers, 1857-1917. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122562421 Born to Elizabeth Boykin and Kimbrough Cassels Dubose in Darlington district, South Carolina, John Witherspoon Dubose (1836-1918) studied at Columbia College. After inheriting land and slaves, he planted co...

Lewis, Dixon Hall.

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Clay, C. C. (Clement Claiborne), 1816-1882

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U.S. Senator from Alabama. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Washington, to the President, 1854 May 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270903846 C. C. Clay (1816-1882) was a lawyer, U. S. Senator, Confederate diplomat, and planter from Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama. He was married to Virginia Carolina (Tunstall) Clay (1825-1915). His father, Clement Comer Clay (1789-1866) was a U.S. Congressman and Governor of Alabama. From the description o...

Baldwin, W.O. (William Owen).

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Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889

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Mary Ann Lamar Cobb (1818-1889), wife of Gen. Howell Cobb (1815-1868). From the description of Letter to Mary Ann Lamar Cobb, 1888 Oct. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38476494 Jefferson Davis (1808-1889) was born in Kentucky. He attended Transylvania University for a short time before enrolling at West Point in 1824, at the age of 16. He graduated in 1828 and immediately joined the First Infantry. His regiment was engaged in the Blackhawk War of 1831. In 1833, he became a...

Slidell, John B.

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Reid, Samuel Gersham, 1834-1881.

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Wilkes, Charles, 1798-1877

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South Carolina. Governor (1860-1862 : Pickens)

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Yancey, William Lowndes, 1814-1863

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American lawyer and politician. From the description of Autograph signature clipped from the register of Brown's Hotel, Washington, D.C., 1857 Mar. 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270584435 Lawyer, Ala. legislator, and secessionist. From the description of Letter, 1858 June 15. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49479565 Attorney, editor, and politician, William L. Yancey was for many years a resident of Greenville, South Carolina. ...