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Samuel Reece Neel Notebook

 Collection
Identifier: DC0182s

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of Neel's student notebook which later became his diary. The notebooks contains notes from D.H. Hill's mathematics class, an account of textbooks purchased by Price, a list of his classmates and their class standings, a diary of his Civil War experience, 1861-1865, a diary of his teaching at Cool Springs Academy, 1866-1868, and a diary of his teaching at Bethel Academy, 1869. The school diary portions include lists of students and expense accounts.

Dates

  • Creation: 1859 - 1869

Biographical / Historical

Samuel Reece Neel was a member of the Davidson College class of 1863. He left college to join the Confederate Army. After the Civil War he taught in Croft, North Carolina and was a merchant in Davidson, North Carolina.

Extent

1 folders (1 folder)

Language

English

Processing Information

Processed on Sep-94

Title
Samuel Reece Neel Notebook
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Manuscript Collections Repository