Alfred William Douglass Diary
Scope and Contents
This collection contains one handwritten, penciled, notebook which represents class notes taken by Alfred William Douglass while a student at University of Nashville, dated November 20, 1841. The notebook contains 118 numbered pages of history, theology, and poetry notes.
Dates
- 1841
Biographical Note - Alfred W. Douglass
Alfred William Douglass was an educator in Nashville, Tennessee. He graduated from the University of Nashville in 1842 and worked as a tutor for the institution for several years after his graduation. In January 1849, Douglass and James L. Meigs opened a private school, teaching English, Classical Studies, and Mathematics. He died of cholera on August 23, 1849.
Extent
.01 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains one handwritten, penciled, notebook which represents class notes taken by Alfred William Douglass while a student at University of Nashville, dated November 20, 1841. The notebook contains 118 numbered pages of history, theology, and poetry notes.
Physical Location
Special Collections & Archives
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Alfred William Douglass Diary
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Vanderbilt University Special Collections Repository
Special Collections Library
1101 19th Ave. S.
Nashville TN 37212 United States
specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu