 Seal of the Southern Historical Society | |
| Formation | April 15, 1869 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Dabney H. Maury |
| Founded at | New Orleans |
| Dissolved | 1959 |
| Headquarters | Richmond, Virginia |
| Products | Southern Historical Society Papers |
The Southern Historical Society was an American organization founded to preserve archival materials related to the government of the Confederate States of America and to document the history of the American Civil War.[1][2][3] The society was organized on May 1, 1869, in New Orleans, Louisiana.[4][3] The society published 52 volumes of its Southern Historical Society Papers which helped preserve valuable historical resources.
- ^ "Historical Convention," The Daily Picayune, July 16, 1873, page 4 via Newspapers.com
- ^ "A Southern Historical Society", The Daily Phoenix (Columbia, South Carolina) May 28, 1869, page 2. via Newspapers.com
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Starnes1996was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "The Southern Historical Society: General Outlines of the Society--What it is Intended to Accomplish" (PDF). The New York Times. August 4, 1869. p. 1. Retrieved August 28, 2022.