ODU Community Collections
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URL: https://www.odu.edu/library/special-collections
Steven Bookman, University Archivist
Administrative Information
Conditions Governing Use
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.
Conditions Governing Access
Open to researchers without restrictions.
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.
Source of Acquisition
Purchase: Antique Collector's Club
Method of Acquisition
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.
Scope and Contents
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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Slavery--Virginia
- Southampton Insurrection, 1831
- Turner, Nat (1800?-1831)
- United States--Virginia--Southampton County
- periodicals
Physical Access Requirements
The fragile nature of the material may limit handling.
Container List
[Identification of item and date], Folder 1, Niles' Weekly Register Concerning Nat Turner Slave Rebellion, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.