William F. Carne Papers (MS308)
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS308
Scope and Contents
The 1853-1854 diary documents the intimate details of Carne's daily life, and includes scraps of paper dated 50 years later (1903-1904), which at times seem to comment upon those earlier events.
Dates
- 1853-1854
Creator
- Carne, William F., 1832-1909 (Person)
Biographical Note
William F. Carne was born in Alexandria in August 1832. He was the Alexandria correspondent for the Washington Evening Star from August 1853 to September 1856, when he went to another regional paper. Later in life, he would become known as a local historian of Alexandria. He was also involved in the Alexandria Library Company, but less so during the period of the diary.
Extent
.095 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Creator
- Carne, William F., 1832-1909 (Person)
- Title
- William F. Carne Finding Aid
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- 2019 April
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Local History and Special Collections Branch, Alexandria Library Repository