Albert P. Stair Diary

Collection

Identifier: MC 2059

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Scope and Content Note

This collection consists of a diary written by Albert P. Stair from 1861 to 1884. The first part of the diary pertains to his family, military service during the Civil War, and his life after the war. The second portion of the diary was used as an expense ledger. Markings in pen and pencil at the end of the diary, dated 1946, indicate it was written in after Stairs’ death.

Dates

1861-1884

Creator

Stair, Albert P., 1846-1900 (Person)

Language of Materials

Materials are in English.

Access Information

Please call (479) 575-8444 or email specoll@uark.edu at least two weeks in advance of your arrival to ensure availability of the materials.

Use Information

Fragile and deteriorated condition. Diary requires care in handling.

No Interlibrary Loan.

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Biographical Note

Albert Polk Stair was born on March 27, 1846 in Scott Country, Virginia, the eighth of fourteen children. During the Civil War, Stair fought for the Confederate States Army and was held as a prisoner of war from November 11, 1864 to January 10, 1865. Prior to the end of the war in 1865, Stair returned to Virginia and worked on the family farm. In 1869 he enrolled at a school for vocal music in Bristol, Tennessee and in May 1871 Stair became a preacher for the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, a southern denomination of the Methodist Church that supported slavery. Stair married Elizabeth Partlow on April 13, 1873 and died on April 9, 1900.

Extent

.2 Linear Feet (1 box)

Additional Description

Arrangement of the Papers

Item is arranged chronologically.

Acquisition Information

The Albert P. Stair Diary was donated to Special Collections, University of Arkansas Libraries, on January 6, 2015 by Karen Stair of Springdale, Arkansas.