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Commencement exercises [electronic resource].

Summary:

Includes descriptions and excerpts of speeches from the commencement of 1859 at the University of North Carolina, including remarks by guest speaker President James Buchanan on the importance of preserving the Union.

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Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 online resource
  • Edition: Electronic edition
  • Publisher: [Chapel Hill, N.C.] : University Library, UNC-Chapel Hill, 2005.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Text transcribed by Apex Data Services, Inc. and Elizabeth S. Wright. Images scanned by Brian Dietz and Elizabeth S. Wright. Text encoded by Apex Data Services, Inc., Brian Dietz, and Elizabeth S. Wright.
This electronic edition is part of the UNC-CH digitization project's database, Documenting the American South. It is a part of the collection True and candid compositions: the lives and writings of Antebellum students in North Carolina.
Title from electronic caption title (viewed July 18, 2005).
Type of Computer File or Data Note:
Text (HTML and XML/TEI source file) and images (JPEG); 1 file : ca. 78 kilobytes.
Original Version Note:
Transcribed from: Commencement exercises . Originally published serially in The North Carolina University Magazine v. 9, no. 1 (August 1859): 59-63; no. 2 (September 1859): 105-120.
Funding Information Note:
Funding from the State Library of North Carolina supported the electronic publication of this title.
Subject: University of North Carolina (1793-1962)
Baccalaureate addresses > University of North Carolina (1793-1962)
Commencement ceremonies > North Carolina > Chapel Hill.

Summary: Includes descriptions and excerpts of speeches from the commencement of 1859 at the University of North Carolina, including remarks by guest speaker President James Buchanan on the importance of preserving the Union.