Eliza Williams Chotard Gould memoirs
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0582
Scope and Contents
The collection contains two typescript copies of memoirs originally written in 1868. The memoirs discusses Natchez, Mississippi, the Battle of New Orleans, Andrew Jackson's home The Hermitage, Huntsville, Alabama, and early Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Dates
- 1868
Creator
- Gould, Eliza Williams (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
None
Biographical / Historical
Eliza Williams Chotard Gould was the descendant of 18th century French settlers. Members of her family had been early residents of Natchez, Mississippi. She married William Proctor Gould, who was postmaster of Tuscaloosa, Alabama in the 1820s.
Extent
0.02 Linear Feet (8 items)
Language of Materials
English
Overview
Two typescript copies of an 1868 memoirs written by early Tuscaloosa resident of French ancestry, whose family were Natchez, Mississippi pioneers.
Provenance
Gift of Mrs. Thompson and Mrs. Rowland, 1962
General
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Processed by
unknown, 2008; updated by Martha Bace, 2013
Creator
- Gould, Eliza Williams (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Eliza Williams Chotard Gould memoirs
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- February 2008
- 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