Philip P. Neely scrapbook of fugitive fiction

Collection

Identifier: W-0022

Scope and Contents

This scrapbook contains newspaper clippings and handwritten notes related to Philip P. Neely's writings. Highlights of the collection include copies of the short story series "Threads: From the Life-Woof of Hal Hankins, Esq.," selections from the autobiographical column "Leaves from my Life-Book," and selections from a social column entitled "Pen and Ink Gossip."

Dates

1851-1856

Creator

Williams, A. S., III (Collector, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

None

Biographical / Historical

Philip Philips Neely was born on 8 September 1819 in Rutherford County, Tennessee. He was a Methodist minister and author of several serialized novellas as well as several books of sermons. Neely and his first wife, Henrietta, had one child, John Edwin Polk, before she died in 1847 (presumably in childbirth) with the couple's second child. With his second wife, J. Alice, they had at least one daughter, Julia E.

Philip Neely died on 9 November 1868, in Mobile, Alabama.

Extent

0.15 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Overview

Scrapbook containing handwritten notes and newspaper clippings related to Philip P. Neely's writings

Physical Location

The A.S. Williams III Americana Collection, Amelia Gayle Gorgas Library, The University of Alabama

Provenance

Gift of A.S. Williams III, 2010

Related Materials

Julia Neely Finch papers, W. S. Hoole Special Collections Library, University Libraries Division of Special Collections, The University of Alabama.

"Mammy stories," The A. S. Williams III Americana Collection, University Libraries Division of Special Collections, The University of Alabama