Philip P. Neely scrapbook of fugitive fiction
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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
- Creation: 1851-1856
Creator
- Williams, A. S., III (Collector, Person)
- Neely, Phil. P. (Philip Philips) (Author, 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
Abstract
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
General
Title on phase box spine: Scrap Book and Fugitive Fiction by Philip Neely of Mobile and Marion, 1854- 1856
Processed by
Haley Aaron and Martha Bace, 2013.
Source
- Williams, A. S., III (Donor, Person)
Genre / Form
- Title
- Guide to Philip Neely scrapbook of fugitive fiction
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- September 2013
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository