"Mammy stories"
Collection
Identifier: W-0026
Scope and Contents
This handwritten, twenty-four page manuscript by Birmingham author Julia Neely Finch describes "an old-time Southern Mammy," which Finch writes is "a picture drawn from real life." Finch provides a vivid yet lyrical description of the unnamed mammy's physical appearance, speech, and daily life.
Dates
- between 1900 and 1920
Creator
- Finch, Julia Neely (Author, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Due to the nature of certain archival formats, including digital and audio-visual materials, access to certain materials may require additional advance notice.
Biographical / Historical
Julia Neely Finch was born in Mississippi in 1850. Finch moved to Birmingham, Alabama, in 1900, and remained there until between 1910 and 1920, when she relocated to Connecticut to live with her daughter, Lucine Finch. An accomplished poet, Finch's poems and short stories were published in ladies' magazines; her most well-known work was a poem titled "The Unborn." Finch died on 17 September 1926 in Connecticut.
Extent
0.1 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Overview
Handwritten manuscript by Birmingham author Julia Neely Finch describing "an old-time Southern Mammy."
Physical Location
The A. S. Williams III Collection, Amelia Gayle Gorgas Library, The University of Alabama
Provenance
Gift of A. S. Williams III, 2010
General
Title on phase box spine: Mammy Stories by Julia Neely Finch of Birmingham
Processed by
Haley Aaron and Martha Bace, 2013
Source
- Williams, A. S., III (Donor, Person)
Creator
- Finch, Julia Neely (Author, Person)
- Williams, A. S., III (Collector, Person)
- Title
- Guide to the "Mammy stories"
- 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