A Guide to the William M. Blackford Diaries
A Collection in the
Special Collections Department
Accession number 4763
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Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research
Use Restrictions
See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.
Preferred Citation
William M. Blackford Diaries, Accession 4763, Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library
Acquisition Information
Gift 1954 May 12
Funding Note
Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities
Scope and Content
The diaries, 1849-1862, of William M. Blackford are concerned with life in Lynchburg, Virginia , his career, his family and related Davis family and Minor family , life at the University of Virginia , and the experiences of his five sons in the Confederate States Army . William M. Blackford (1801-1864) was a editor, postmaster and bank cashier in Lynchburg . Volume 1 of the diaries is located in accession #2221 .
Container List
- Box 1
Volume 2January 1849-January 1850
- Box 1
Volume 3April 1852-March 1853
- Box 1
Volume 4January 1857-November 1858