This Omeka resource includes selected correspondence from the Cameron Family Papers within the Southern Historical Collection at UNC-Chapel Hill to assist educators and students with interpretations of antebellum plantation life in the southern United States. While the full Cameron Family Papers includes some 35,000 items, this resource includes a curated selection of letters written between 1844-1847 that were found to include details about the lives and deaths of enslaved persons as a primary theme of interest, as well as details about daily operations and practices of plantations. Each letter in this resource was photographed on site in the Special Collections Library, then transcribed and saved to this collection with tags for easy referencing of themes. For questions, contact the creator of the resource, Dr. Kevin Oliver, Professor in the College of Education at North Carolina State University (kmoliver@ncsu.edu).

Featured Collection

Paul Cameron Correspondence

Letters written from Paul Cameron (owner of slaves and several plantation properties in North Carolina and Alabama) to family and business associates.