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Taylor Beatty Diaries

 Item
Identifier: MF-204

Scope and Contents

Microfilmed copy of the diaries of Taylor Beatty (Beattie), Sr. of Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. The diaries document his activities during the Civil War and his later years as a sugar planter and a lawyer who attended court in Houma, Napoleanville, Thibodaux, and New Orleans, Louisiana. Reel 1 contains Volume 3, dating from 1861 to 1865. Reel 2 contains Volumes 4 through 12, dating from 1883 to 1917.

Dates

  • 1861-1917

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Physical rights are retained by Nicholls State University. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.

Biographical / Historical

Taylor Beatty, Sr. (1837-1920) was a Confederate veteran, lawyer, and judge, and spent most of his life in Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. He owned Dixie and Vivian Plantations.

Extent

2 Reels (2 reels microfilm)

Language of Materials

English

Existence and Location of Originals

The original diaries are located in the Taylor Beatty Papers (#54), Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Sensitive Materials Statement

This collection may contain material(s) with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which Ellender Memorial Library and Nicholls State University assume no responsibility.

Title
Taylor Beatty Diaries
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Repository Details

Part of the Nicholls State University Archives and Special Collections Repository

Contact:
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