McCall-Wade Family Papers, 1860-1870s
(Manuscript Collection #181)
Descriptive Summary
| Title: | McCall-Wade Family Papers |
| Creators: |
McCall family
Wade family |
| Repository: | ECU Manuscript Collection |
| Languages: | English |
| Abstract: | Papers (1860-1870s, undated) consisting of memoir, comments, physical plan, scrapbook, advertisements, newspapers clippings. |
| Extent: | 0.25 Cubic feet, 19 items , consisting of memoir, scrapbook, and newspaper clippings. |
Administrative Information
Accessions Information
October 19, 1971, 15 items; Patent medicine scrapbook (1860-1865), clippings and memoir. Deposited by Mrs. James Wilkinson, Jr., Scotland Neck, N. C.
Access Restrictions
No restrictions
Copyright Notice
Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law.
Preferred Citation
McCall-Wade Family Papers (#181), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
Acquisition Information
- Gift of Mrs. James Wilkinson, Jr
Processing Information
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Processed by M. Terry, March 1979
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Encoded by Apex Data Services
Description
The typescript memoir entitled Pioneering, in Quitman, Georgia, consists of the recollection of Annie Elizabeth Miller's childhood years in Quitman, during the Reconstruction era. The author describes the typical diet of the average town citizen, the effects of the Civil War on local food supply, and social activities such as square dancing. In addition Miller describes clothing and dress styles of the period for women.
She describes the typical school day of the average Quitman child and comments on subjects taught, school lunches, and recess recreation activities such as baseball and stickfrog. In addition, the memoir includes a detailed account of the physical plan and furnishing of the school building.
The scrapbook contains health-related newspaper clippings (1860-1865), consisting of advertisements for new health cures and medicines to fight such diseases as cholera, dysentery, diarrhea, jaundice, apoplexy, and kidney disease.
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