Collection Details:

Collection Name and Number: Anonymous Plantation Diary (Z/0024).
Creator/Collector: Anonymous.
Date(s): 1828-1832.
Size: 0.10 cubic feet.
Language(s): English.
Processed by: MDAH staff, unknown year.
Provenance: Gift of unknown donor.
Repository: Archives & Records Services Division, Mississippi Department of Archives & History.

 

Rights and Access:

Access restrictions: Microfilm copy must be used (MF Roll # 37134).

Publication rights: Copyright assigned to the MDAH. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to Reference Services. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the MDAH as the owner of the physical items and as the owner of the copyright in items created by the donor. Although the copyright was transferred by the donor, the respective creator may still hold copyright in some items in the collection. For further information, contact Reference Services.

Copyright notice: This material may be protected by copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code).

Preferred citation: Anonymous Plantation Diary (Z/0024), Mississippi Department of Archives & History.

 

Scope and Content Note:

Manuscript plantation account book and diary, containing record of cotton production of each enslaved person and other documentation of plantation life and practices. The volume contains 48 pages, and is 32 cm. x 20 cm. in size. 

 

Series Identification:

Series 1: Plantation Account Book and Diary (Original). 1828-1832.

Box 1, Folder 1 (Restricted)

Microfilm Roll Number: 37134