MG 140Niles' Weekly RegisterA Guide to the Niles' Weekly Register Concerning Nat Turner Slave Rebellion MG 140Steven Bookman, University ArchivistODU Community Collections

01/31/2020

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-04-01 11:21:01 -0400.Finding aid written in English.Describing Archives: A Content Standard ODU Community Collections Niles' Weekly Register Concerning Nat Turner Slave Rebellion Niles' Weekly Register MG 140 /repositories/5/resources/112 0.10 Linear Feet 1 Folder folders 1831 Date acquired: 01/31/2020 English 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.

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Open to researchers without restrictions.

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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.

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The fragile nature of the material may limit handling.

 Source of Acquisition

Purchase: Antique Collector's Club

 Method of Acquisition

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

 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.

 Processing Information

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

 Southampton Insurrection, 1831 Slavery--Virginia United States--Virginia--Southampton County periodicals Turner, Nat (1800?-1831) Folder 1: Niles' Weekly Register Concerning Nat Turner Slave RebellionFolder 1/repositories/5/archival_objects/3086018311Preferred Citation

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