A Guide to the Papers of the McDowell Family,
2969 McDowell Family, Papers of the,
2969
A Collection in
The Special Collections Department
Accession Number 2969
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Accession number
2969
Title
Papers of the McDowell Family
1700,
1831-1917
Physical Characteristics
This collection
consists of ca. 375 items.
Language
English
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions.
Use Restrictions
The original restrictions on access and copying were
removed on November 25, 1988 per C. Venable Minor, Jr.
Preferred Citation
Papers of the McDowell Family, Accession #2969, Special
Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library,
Charlottesville, Va.
Acquisition Information
This collection was loaned to the Library by C. Venable
Minor of Charlottesville, Virginia, on June 2, 1948.
This collection consists of correspondence and papers,
1802-1895, ca. 375 items, relating to the McDowell, Preston
and Miller families. Correspondence and papers chiefly relate
to the family of James and Susanna Smith (Preston) McDowell
and their children, particularly Sally Campbell Preston
(McDowell) Miller. There is much correspondence and papers
relating to the divorce of Sally Campbell Preston McDowell and
Francis Thomas.
Correspondence and Papers of the
McDowell-Preston-Miller Families
Thomas Hart Benton and Elizabeth McDowell
Benton to Sally Campbell Preston McDowell
1837-1851
Moses D. Hoge to Sally Campbell Preston
(McDowell) Miller
1872-1895
Sally Campbell Preston McDowell to her
parents, James and Susanna Smith Preston McDowell
1836
Sally Campbell Preston McDowell to her
parents, James and Susanna Smith Preston McDowell
1837-1846
Susanna Smith Preston McDowell to her
daughter, Sally Campbell Preston McDowell
[1840s]
Thomas Preston McDowell to his wife,
Constance Warwick McDowell
1862-1865
Mary Miller to her brother, John Miller,
and related
1865-1875
Charles S. Venable to his sister-in-law
and brother-in-law, Sally Campbell Preston (McDowell)
and John Miller
1867-1894
Correspondence between Sally Campbell
Preston McDowell and her husband, John Miller
1861-1885
Correspondence of Sally Campbell Preston
(McDowell) Miller and John Miller
1851-1885
Correspondence of the McDowell and related
families
1802, 1837-1871,
n.d.
Letters to Col. James McDowell
1820-1835
Letters to James McDowell
1834-1847
Letters to Sally Campbell Preston McDowell
1839-1866
Letters to Sally Campbell Preston
(McDowell) Miller from her brothers and sister
1842-1860
Letters to Sally Campbell Preston
(McDowell) Miller from uncles, aunts, and cousins
1836-1892
Letters to Susanna Smith Preston McDowell
1843-1847
Papers of the McDowell and related
families
1833-1895
Correspondence relating to the Marriage of
Sally Campbell Preston McDowell and Francis Thomas
1839-1844
(numbered 1-30)
Correspondence relating to the Marriage of
Sally Campbell Preston McDowell and Francis Thomas
1845
(numbered 31-56)
Correspondence relating to the Divorce of
Sally Campbell Preston McDowell and Francis Thomas
1846 Jan-June
(numbered 57-81)
Correspondence relating to the Divorce of
Sally Campbell Preston McDowell and Francis Thomas
1846 July-Dec
(numbered 82-111)
Correspondence relating to the Divorce of
Sally Campbell Preston McDowell and Francis Thomas
1847-1851, n.d.
(numbered 112-142)
Papers relating to the Divorce of Sally
Campbell Preston McDowell and Francis Thomas
1843-1847
Papers relating to the Divorce of Sally
Campbell Preston McDowell and Francis Thomas
n.d.