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Collection Number: 05493

Collection Title: Mary Unity Pendleton Scrapbook, 1883-1924

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Abstract Mary Unity Pendleton was born in Louisa County, Va., in 1858. She died in 1944. The collection is Pendleton's scrapbook containing materials dated 1883-1924. Included are clippings of inspirational articles, poems, and other writings; several dozen photographs of Pendletons and other family members; news clippings chiefly related to the Confederacy, soldiers, and the Civil War; a small piece of grey cloth labeled "Confederate Grey Piece of pall from Gen. Early's coffin"; and postcards related to Richmond, Va., Robert E. Lee, Woodrow Wilson, and World War I.
Creator Pendleton, Mary Unity, 1858-1944.
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.
Restrictions to Use
No usage restrictions.
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 Mary Unity Pendleton Scrapbook #5493, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Acquisitions Information
Received from William W. McLendon in May 2011 (Acc. 101428).
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: Matt Dailey, January 2012

Encoded by: Matt Dailey, January 2012

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Mary Unity Pendleton was born in Louisa County, Va., on 28 January 1858. She died in 1944.

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The collection is Pendleton's scrapbook containing materials dated 1883-1924. Included are clippings of inspirational articles, poems, and other writings; several dozen photographs of Pendletons and other family members; news clippings chiefly related to the Confederacy, soldiers, and the Civil War; a small piece of grey cloth labeled "Confederate Grey Piece of pall from Gen. Early's coffin"; and postcards related to Richmond, Va., Robert E. Lee, Woodrow Wilson, and World War I.

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1 item.
Oversize Volume SV-5493/1

Scrapbook, 1883-1924

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