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		<titleproper>Inventory of the Mary A. Bell Papers,
			<date normal="1846/1923">1846-1923</date>
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		<author>Processed by: Kimberly Sims; machine-readable finding aid created by: Kimberly Sims</author>
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	<publisher><lb/>David M. Rubenstein Rare Book &amp; Manuscript Library <lb/> Duke University <lb/> Durham, N.C., USA </publisher> 
		<p><date normal="2011" encodinganalog="date">(C) 2011</date> Duke University. All Rights Reserved.</p>
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	<note><p>Aleph Number: <num type="aleph">001732994</num></p></note></notestmt>
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	<creation>Machine-readable finding aid derived from XML authoring program.<lb/>
		<date>Date of source: July 2011</date><lb/>Processed by Kimberly Sims, May 2011; finding aid encoded by Kimberly Sims, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book &amp; Manuscript Library, Duke University, <date>July 2011</date></creation>

	<langusage>Description is in <language langcode="eng">English</language></langusage>

	<descrules>Finding aid was prepared using <title>DACS</title> and local <title>Style Guide</title></descrules>  

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<titlepage>
<titleproper>Inventory of the Mary A. Bell Papers, <date type="span">1846-1923</date></titleproper>
<publisher>David M. Rubenstein Rare Book &amp; Manuscript Library <lb/> Duke University <lb/> Durham, North Carolina 27708-0185 USA </publisher>
<p><date normal="2011">(C) 2011</date> Duke University. All Rights Reserved.</p>
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<head>Descriptive Summary</head>
<repository label="Repository"> 
<corpname>David M. Rubenstein Rare Book &amp; Manuscript Library, Duke University</corpname></repository> 
<origination label="Creator"><persname encodinganalog="100">Bell, Mary A.</persname></origination>
<unittitle label="Title" encodinganalog="245">Mary A. Bell Papers, <unitdate normal="1846/1923" type="inclusive">1846-1923</unitdate></unittitle>

<langmaterial label="Language of Material" encodinganalog="546">Material in <language langcode="eng"> English</language>
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<physdesc label="Extent">
<extent unit="linear feet" encodinganalog="300">0.5 Linear Feet</extent><lb/> 
<extent unit="items">125 Items</extent>
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<physloc label="Location">For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.</physloc> 


<abstract label="Abstract" encodinganalog="545">Mary Bell's husband, C. C. Bell, was a soldier in the 16th Georgia Infantry during the Civil War.</abstract>

<abstract encodinganalog="520">Family letters with typescripts. Many were written by C.C. Bell while in Civil War military camps in Tennessee and Georgia.</abstract>

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<head>Administrative Information</head>

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<head>Access Restrictions</head><p>Collection is open for research.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p><p>Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book &amp; Manuscript Library to use this collection.</p>
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<head>Copyright Notice</head>
<p>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 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book &amp; Manuscript Library.</p>
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		  <head>Preferred Citation</head> 
		  <p>[Identification of item], Mary A. Bell Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book &amp; Manuscript Library, Duke University.</p> 
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<head>Provenance</head>
<p>The Mary A. Bell Papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book &amp; Manuscript Library as a 
purchase in 1968.
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<p>Processed by Kimberly Sims, May 2011</p>
<p>Encoded by Kimberly Sims, July 2011</p>
<p>Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: <title render="italic">DACS,</title> EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and local <title render="italic">Style Guide.</title></p>
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<head>Biographical Note</head>

<p>Mary Bell's husband, C. C. Bell, was a soldier in the 16th Georgia Infantry during the Civil War.</p>

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<p>The collection consists of family letters with typescripts. Many were written by C.C. Bell while in Civil War military camps in Tennessee and Georgia.</p>

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<head>Subject Headings</head>
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<list type="simple"><item><corpname source="lcsh" encodinganalog="610">Confederate States of America. Army. Georgia Infantry Regiment, 16th.</corpname></item>
<item><subject source="lcsh" encodinganalog="650">Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Correspondence.</subject></item>
<item><geogname source="lcsh" encodinganalog="651">Tennessee--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.</geogname></item>
<item><geogname source="lcsh" encodinganalog="651">Georgia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.</geogname></item>
<item><geogname source="lcsh" encodinganalog="651">United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.</geogname></item>
<item><corpname source="lcsh" encodinganalog="610">Confederate States of America. Army--Military life.</corpname></item>
<item><persname source="lcsh" encodinganalog="600">Bell, C. C.</persname></item>
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<c02><did><container type="box">1</container><unittitle>Binder 1: includes originals and transcriptions</unittitle></did></c02>

<c02><did><unittitle>Binder 2: includes originals and transcriptions</unittitle></did></c02>


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