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Collection Number: 00567

Collection Title: Edwin Augustus Osborne Papers, 1832-1928 (bulk 1882-1926).

This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held in the Wilson Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in our reading room, and not digitally available through the World Wide Web. See the Duplication Policy section for more information.


This collection was processed with support from the sponsorship of a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Office of Preservation, Washington, D.C., 1990-1993.

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Size 8.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 2,200 items)
Abstract Edwin Augustus Osborne was a lawyer, Confederate colonel, Episcopal priest, and superintendent of Thompson Orphanage, Charlotte, N.C. The collection includes papers, chiefly 1882-1926, of Edwin Augustus Osborne. Included are correspondence, chiefly 1910-1925 (with a few items before 1900), concerning family affairs (especially those of his children), Episcopal church politics and other matters, personal financial transactions, and, in 1900-1901, the estate of Anna J. Colson of Mooresville, N.C.; sermons and sermon notes; diary, 1882-1926 (19 volumes) of Osborne's activities, including his service as a chaplain in the Spanish-American War and a European trip in 1908; many books of personal memoranda and accounts; a variety of miscellaneous records of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina; a 127-page typescript autobiography; and other items.
Creator Osborne, Edwin Augustus, 1837-1926.
Curatorial Unit University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
Language English
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Restrictions to Access
No restrictions. Open for research.
Copyright Notice
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the Edwin Augustus Osborne Papers, #567, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Alternate Form of Material
Partial microfilm copy available.
Acquisitions Information
Information about acquisition of original deposit unknown. Addition received from Cama Clarkson Merrit in 2013 (Acc. 101994).
Additional Descriptive Resources
A copy of the original finding aid for this collection is filed in folder 1a.
Sensitive Materials Statement
Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, the North Carolina Public Records Act (N.C.G.S. § 132 1 et seq.), and Article 7 of the North Carolina State Personnel Act (Privacy of State Employee Personnel Records, N.C.G.S. § 126-22 et seq.). Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill assumes no responsibility.
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Processed by: SHC Staff

Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007

Updated by: Kathryn Michaelis, April 2011; Jodi Berkowitz, January 2019; Nancy Kaiser, May 2021

This collection was processed with support from the sponsorship of a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Office of Preservation, Washington, D.C., 1990-1993.

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The following terms from Library of Congress Subject Headings suggest topics, persons, geography, etc. interspersed through the entire collection; the terms do not usually represent discrete and easily identifiable portions of the collection--such as folders or items.

Clicking on a subject heading below will take you into the University Library's online catalog.

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Edwin Augustus Osborne (1837-1926) was a lawyer, Confederate colonel, Episcopal priest, and superintendent of Thompson Orphanage, Charlotte, N.C. He served as a chaplain in the Spanish-American War.

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The collection includes papers, chiefly 1882-1926, of Edwin Augustus Osborne. Included are correspondence, chiefly 1910-1925 (with a few items before 1900), concerning family affairs (especially those of his children), Episcopal church politics and other matters, personal financial transactions, and, in 1900-1901, the estate of Anna J. Colson of Mooresville, N.C.; sermons and sermon notes; diary, 1882-1926 (19 volumes) of Osborne's activities, including his service as a chaplain in the Spanish-American War and a European trip in 1908; many books of personal memoranda and accounts; a variety of miscellaneous records of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina; a 127-page typescript autobiography; and other items.

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Contents list

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expand/collapse Expand/collapse Series 1. Papers, 1832-1928 and undated.

About 2,100 items.

Arrangement: chronological.

Papers are primarily those of Edwin A. Osborne. Included are personal correspondence; personal financial transactions; genealogical materials; sermons; and other papers relating to church matters.

Folder 1a

Original finding aid

Folder 1

1832-1875

Folder 2

1875-1890

Folder 3

1890-1899

Folder 4

1900

Folder 5

1901

Folder 6

1902-1903

Folder 7

1904

Folder 8

1905-1906

Folder 9

1907-1908

Folder 10

1909

Folder 11

January-August 1910

Folder 12

September-December 1910

Folder 13

January 1911

Folder 14

February-March 1911

Folder 15

April-August 1911

Folder 16

September-December 1911

Folder 17

January-February 1912

Folder 18

March-July 1912

Folder 19

August-October 1912

Folder 20

November 1912

Folder 21

December 1912

Folder 22

January 1913

Folder 23

February-March 1913

Folder 24

April-June 1913

Folder 25

July-December 1913

Folder 26

January-June 1914

Folder 27

July-December 1914

Folder 28

January-April 1915

Folder 29

May-June 1915

Folder 30

July-September 1915

Folder 31

October-December 1915

Folder 32

1916

Folder 33

1917

Folder 34

January-July 1918

Folder 35

August-December 1918

Folder 36

January-July 1919

Folder 37

August-December 1919

Folder 38

January-June 1920

Folder 39

July-September 1920

Folder 40

October-December 1920

Folder 41

January-March 1921

Folder 42

April-June 1921

Folder 43

July 1921

Folder 44

August 1921

Folder 45

September 1921

Folder 46

October 1921

Folder 47

November-December 1921

Folder 48

January 1922

Folder 49

February 1922

Folder 50

March-April 1922

Folder 51

May-June 1922

Folder 52

July-September 1922

Folder 53

October 1922

Folder 54

November-December 1922

Folder 55

January-February 1923

Folder 56

March 1923

Folder 57

April 1923

Folder 58

May-June 1923

Folder 59

July-October 1923

Folder 60

November-December 1923

Folder 61

January-February 1924

Folder 62

March 1924

Folder 63

April 1924

Folder 64

May-June 1924

Folder 65

July-August 1924

Folder 66

September-December 1924

Folder 67

January-March 1925

Folder 68

April-June 1925

Folder 69

July-19 August 1925

Folder 70

20-25 August 1925

Folder 71

26 August-September 1925

Folder 72

October-December 1925

Folder 73

1926-1928

Folder 74-75

Folder 74

Folder 75

Undated

Folder 76-77

Folder 76

Folder 77

Genealogy and notes

Folder 78-84

Folder 78

Folder 79

Folder 80

Folder 81

Folder 82

Folder 83

Folder 84

Sermons, undated

Folder 85-110

Folder 85

Folder 86

Folder 87

Folder 88

Folder 89

Folder 90

Folder 91

Folder 92

Folder 93

Folder 94

Folder 95

Folder 96

Folder 97

Folder 98

Folder 99

Folder 100

Folder 101

Folder 102

Folder 103

Folder 104

Folder 105

Folder 106

Folder 107

Folder 108

Folder 109

Folder 110

Miscellaneous

Extra Oversize Image Folder XOP-PF-567/1

Outdoor group portrait

A caption in the lower left corner of the photograph reads: "UCV's and Families. Lakewood Park, Charlotte, N.C. June 7 '22."

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About 100 items.

Arrangement: by content, then mostly chronological.

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About 24 items.

Arrangement: chronological.

The volumes in this subseries contain only Osborne's journal entries unless otherwise noted.

Folder 111

Engravings

Folder 112

Volume 1: 1 February 1882-27 December 1887

Includes memoranda and some personal accounts.

Folder 113

Volume 1a: 1892-1898

Folder 114

Volume 2: 24 May 1898-12 October 1900

Folder 115

Volume 3: 19 October 1900-1 May 1902

Includes some accounts.

Folder 116

Volume 3a: 1900-1911

Folder 117

Volume 4: 1 May 1902-31 December 1904

Folder 118

Volume 4a: 1903-1907

Folder 119

Volume 5: 1 January 1905-30 April 1906

Folder 120

Volume 5a: 1906-1909

Folder 121

Volume 6: 10 January 1909-20 February 1910

Folder 122

Volume 7: 1 January 1911-6 October 1912

Includes some personal accounts.

Folder 123

Volume 8: 14 August 1911-31 December 1914

Folder 124

Volume 9: 16 December 1912-31 March 1913

Includes a small atlas.

Folder 125

Volume 10: 1 January 1915-16 December 1915

Folder 126

Volume 11: 16 December 1915-28 September 1916

Folder 127

Volume 12: 28 September 1916-3 September 1917

Folder 128

Volume 13: 4 September 1917-10 August 1918

Folder 129

Volume 14: 10 August 1918-30 June 1919

Folder 130

Volume 15: 1 July 1919-14 July 1920

Folder 131

Volume 16: 15 July 1920-24 June 1921

Folder 132

Volume 17: 24 June 1921-3 June 1922

Folder 133

Volume 18: 4 June 1922-16 June 1924

Folder 134

Volume 19: 1 June 1924-24 August 1926

Some entries made by Osborne's daughter.

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2 items
Reel M-567/1-2

M-567/1

M-567/2

Microfilm

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