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Preliminary Inventory of the James Southgate Papers, 1794-1944 and undated, bulk 1851-1935

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Descriptive Summary

Repository
Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University
Creator
Southgate, James, 1832-1914
Title
James Southgate Papers, 1794-1944 and undated, bulk 1851-1935
Language of Material
Material in English
Extent
2.4 Linear Feet

1926 Items
Abstract
Educator, insurance agent, and civic leader, of Durham, N.C.
Family, business, and personal correspondence (chiefly after 1851) of Southgate and of his family. The material concerns Southgate’s insurance business, life in North Carolina, the establishment of Durham, N.C., and of Duke University; the Southgate family in the Civil War, Reconstruction in North Carolina, education and civil activities in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia, and schools in Durham; and the activities and genealogy of the Southgate family. Correspondents and persons mentioned include Mattie Logan Southgate Jones, Delia Haywood Wynne Southgate, James Haywood Southgate, and Myra Ann Muse Southgate.
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Administrative Information

Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
However, collection may contain materials to which the Acknowledgment of Legal Responsibilities and Privacy Rights form applies. Patrons must sign this form before using this collection.
Also, all or portions of this collection may be housed off-site in Duke University's Library Service Center. Consequently, there may be a 24-hour delay in obtaining these materials.
Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library to use this collection.
Copyright Notice
The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to Duke University. For more information, consult the copyright section of the Regulations and Procedures of the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], James Southgate Papers, Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University.
Provenance
The James Southgate Papers were received by the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library as a transfer and gift in 1944-1959.
Processing Information
Processed by RBMSCL staff, 1953 and 1957
Encoded by Christian Ferney
Completed May 22, 2006
This collection is unprocessed: materials may not have been ordered and described beyond their original condition.
Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and our local Style Guide.
            

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Biographical Note

Educator, insurance agent, and civic leader, of Durham, N.C.

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Collection Overview

Family, business, and personal correspondence (chiefly after 1851) of Southgate and of his family. The material concerns Southgate’s insurance business, life in North Carolina, the establishment of Durham, N.C., and of Duke University; the Southgate family in the Civil War, Reconstruction in North Carolina, education and civil activities in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia, and schools in Durham; and the activities and genealogy of the Southgate family. Correspondents and persons mentioned include Mattie Logan Southgate Jones, Delia Haywood Wynne Southgate, James Haywood Southgate, and Myra Ann Muse Southgate.
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Subject Headings

These are searchable subject entries for this collection. Performing a search on these subjects in the Duke University Libraries online catalog will bring up other related research materials.
  • Jones, Mattie Logan Southgate.
  • Southgate, Delia Haywood Wynne.
  • Southgate, James Haywood.
  • Southgate, Myra Ann Muse.
  • Southgate Family.
  • Duke University--History.
  • Education--Southern States.
  • Insurance--North Carolina.
  • Public Schools--North Carolina--Durham.
  • Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--North Carolina.
  • Universities and colleges--North Carolina.
  • Women--North Carolina--Social conditions.
  • Durham (N.C.)--History.
  • North Carolina--Economic conditions.
  • North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
  • North Carolina--Social life and customs.
  • United States--History-- Civil War, 1861-1865.
List of Series in Collection
Southgate Correspondence, 1794-1934
Southgate-related Correspondence, 1839-1860
Writings, Organizations, and Subjects Files, 1891-1932 and undated
Geneology, 1918-1924 and undated
Financial Papers, 1900-1929
Pamphlets and Printed Material, 1900-1944
Photographs, 1938 and undated
Miscellaneous, Undated
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Preliminary Description of Collection

Southgate Correspondence, 1794-1934

(4 boxes)
Box 1
1794-1852
1853-1860
1861-1869
1870-1881
1882-1883
1884-1889  (2 folders)
Box 2
1890-1895
1896-1899
1900-1904
1905-1907
1908-1909
1910-1911
Box 3
1912-1913
1914 Jan.-1914 Oct.
1914 Nov.-1915
1916
1917-1919
1920-1925
1926-1927
1928-1930
1931-1934
Box 4
Undated and envelopes  (3 folders)

Southgate-related Correspondence, 1839-1860

(1 folder)
Box 4
Pleasant Trice letters, 1852-1860
Harry S. Baker letters, 1863
D.W. Jordan letters, 1854
Sarah Tillinghass letters, 1849, 1853
Miscellaneous letters, 1839-1860
Envelopes

Writings, Organizations, and Subjects Files, 1891-1932 and undated

(2 boxes)
Box 4
About Duke University/Trinity College, undated
On Women's Work, undated
Writings, 1913-1932 and undated  (2 folders)
Box 5
Records of the Durham Athletics (M-2081), 1891
Durham Civic Association Notebooks (M-2074), 1915-1918  (2 volumes)

Geneology, 1918-1924 and undated

(5 folders)
Box 5
1918-1924 and undated

Financial Papers, 1900-1929

(2 folders)
Box 6
1st National Bank account book, 1900
Bills and receipts, 1920-1929

Pamphlets and Printed Material, 1900-1944

(3 folders)
Box 6
1900-1944  (3 folders)

Photographs, 1938 and undated

(1 folder)
Box 6
1938 and undated  (1 folder)

Miscellaneous, Undated

(2 folders)
Box 6
Recipes
Order of parade
Notebook of pressed flowers
Curriculum vitae in the form of business cards of Geo. M. Moulton