Niles' Weekly Register Concerning Nat Turner Slave Rebellion, 1831

Access and use

Location of collection:
Old Dominion University
3023 Patricia W. and J. Douglas Perry Library
Old Dominion University
4427 Hampton Blvd
Norfolk, VA 23529
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Jessica Ritchie
Phone: (757) 683-4483
Fax: (757) 683-5954
Restrictions:

Open to researchers without restrictions.

Terms of access:

Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from Special Collections and University Archives, and the holder of the copyright, if not Old Dominion University Libraries.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Box [insert number], Folder [insert number and title], Niles' Weekly Register concerning Nat Turner Slave Rebellion, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

[Identification of item and date], Folder 1, Niles' Weekly Register Concerning Nat Turner Slave Rebellion, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
0.10 Linear Feet and 1 Folder folders
Creator:
Niles' Weekly Register
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Box [insert number], Folder [insert number and title], Niles' Weekly Register concerning Nat Turner Slave Rebellion, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

[Identification of item and date], Folder 1, Niles' Weekly Register Concerning Nat Turner Slave Rebellion, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection contains two issues of Niles' Weekly Register, published in Baltimore, Maryland, concerning Nat Turner's slave rebellion in Southampton, Virginia in 1831. Both issues, dated August 27 and September 3, 1831, give first-hand accounts of the rebellion from letters to the editor of the publication. The story begins on page 455 of the August 27 issue and on page 4 of the September 3 issue.

Acquisition information:

Purchase: Antique Collector's Club

Acc. 2020.003 was purchased by Special Collections and University Archives in 2017.

Processing information:

The collection was accessioned and minimally described by Steven Bookman, University Archivist, in January 2020.

Physical / technical requirements:

The fragile nature of the material may limit handling.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard