Lazenby Family Papers
Scope and Contents
This collection includes correspondence, ephemera, periodicals and advertisments, and miscellaneous genealogical documents. Of significance in this collection are two documents relating to the end of the Civil War and the Confederacy, including an Oath of Loyalty to the Union and a President's Warrant of Pardon for Mary M. Jones.
Dates
- 1831-1941
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research use.
Copyright Statement
Copyright retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Biographical Note
The Lazenby family's ancestry can be traced back to approximately 420 to 600 A.D. Mary Elinor Lazenby of Washington, DC outlines the family's history in Lazenby: Being Such Account as I have Been Able to Collect of the Families in the United States Bearing the Name.
Extent
0.21 Linear Feet (Contains 1 document box)
Language
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically.
Acquisition Information
This collection was donated by Martha Lazenby Wiggs on August 29, 1988.
Processing Information
This collection was originally processed by Lana Donaldson Taylor in 1994. In 2015, the collection was re-housed by Bonnie Soper.
- Title
- Lazenby Family Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Special Collections Staff
- Date
- 1994 April 18
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Randall Library Special Collections Repository