Inventory of the Calvin Green Strayhorn Memorandum Book, 1848-1849
Calvin Green Strayhorn, attended Wake Forest College, 1848-49, and was later a teacher, planter, and miller in Orange and Granville counties, North Carolina, and in Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and Thomasville, North Carolina.
His "Memorandum Book, Wake Forest College" [cover title] contains marriages and deaths, primarily in Orange County, North Carolina; Strayhorn's poetry and musical compositions; his religious conversion, ca. April-May, 1852; a list of North Carolina Civil War regiments (1st-38th) and their colonels; and brief entries of his movements, Oct. 1850-Dec. 1851.
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Summary Information
- Repository
- Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives
- Title
- Calvin Green Strayhorn Memorandum Book,
- Creator
- Strayhorn, Calvin Green
- Date
- 1848-1849 (inclusive)
- Extent
- 0.25 linear feet / one half-letter box
- ID
- MS483
Biographical and Historical Note
Calvin Green Strayhorn, attended Wake Forest College, 1848-49, and was later a teacher, planter, and miller in Orange and Granville counties, North Carolina, and in Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and Thomasville, North Carolina.
Collection Overview
His "Memorandum Book, Wake Forest College" [cover title] contains marriages and deaths, primarily in Orange County, North Carolina; Strayhorn's poetry and musical compositions; his religious conversion, ca. April-May, 1852; a list of North Carolina Civil War regiments (1st-38th) and their colonels; and brief entries of his movements, Oct. 1850-Dec. 1851.
Administrative Information
- Publication Information
- Finding aid prepared by Processed by: John Woodard; machine-readable finding aid created by Apex, 2005
- Access Restrictions
- Collection is open.
- Copyright Notice
- Copyright for materials resides with the creators of the items in question or their descendants, unless otherwise designated. Users of this collection are responsible for using the materials in conformance with U.S. copyright law.
- Preferred Citation
- MS 483, Calvin Green Strayhorn Memorandum Book, Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.