Cora Warren Beck Memoir, 1855-1867
(Manuscript Collection #289)
Descriptive Summary
| Title: | Cora Warren Beck Memoir |
| Creator: | Beck, Cora Warren |
| Repository: | ECU Manuscript Collection |
| Languages: | English |
| Abstract: | Memoir [1855-1867] of the author's childhood in Atlanta, GA, including Civil War and postwar references. |
| Extent: | 0.044 Cubic feet, 1 volume , memoir, typewritten transcript, 22 pages. |
Administrative Information
Accessions Information
September 24, 1975, 22 pp. typescript; Memoir written by girl in Civil War in Atlanta, Georgia. Copy of original in possession of Mr. Warren Beck, Jr., Morehead City, 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
Cora Warren Beck Memoir (#289), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
Acquisition Information
- Gift of Mr. Warren Beck, Jr.
Processing Information
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Processed by L. Durham, February 1981
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Encoded by Apex Data Services
Biographical / Historical Note
Cora Warren Beck was the daughter of Baptist minister Ebenezer W. Warren and grew up in Macon, Georgia. She is listed in the 1850 and 1860 census records.
Source: Ancestry.com
Description
The undated memoir, written during the author's later years, contains childhood impressions of Cora Warren Beck's homelife in Atlanta, Georgia. It appears that the memoir comprises her experiences during the years between 1855 and 1867.
Of particular interest is the period covering the Civil War and postwar years, during which time the author's family experienced Sherman's occupation of Atlanta (p. 12) and the economic hardships caused by the war.
Other entries of interest include Beck's accounts of two Negro folk songs (pp. 8-9), of conditions in a Union prison camp (p. 16), and of her brother's involvement in the movement of ex-Confederates to Mexico after the Civil War (p. 16).
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