John Poynter Streety papers, 1874-2001 (bulk 1874-1894),

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Streety, John Poynter, 1820-1894. John Poynter Streety papers, 1874-2001 (bulk 1874-1894),

John Poynter Streety papers, 1874-2001 (bulk 1874-1894),

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/694088093

The bulk of the collection is manuscript volumes, mostly written by John Poynter Streety, 1874-1894. The volumes contain entries describing life on his plantation and in the town of Haynesville, Ala., as well as a few accounts of national occurrences. Many entries describe Streety's farming and mercantile endeavors, the weather and its impact on crops, family and town life, the performance of workers, and local politics, while others describe race relations in the post-Civil War American South and include Streety's personal views, accounts of lynch mobs, and other information. Some entries discuss yellow fever, social and economic conditions, and the national political environment. Also included are research materials, late 1960s-early 1970s, relating to Streety and belonging to Roland Mushat Frye, a Streety descendant and professor of English literature at the University of Pennsylvania; a 2001 Streety family newsletter; and other items.

About 50 items (3.5 linear feet).

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill