Paris-Heard Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSN/EA 0507
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of personal papers of members of the Paris and Heard families of Augusta and Rockingham counties, Virginia. Materials date from 1852 to 1937, with the Antebellum, Civil War, and Reconstruction years all represented. Included are land deeds, contracts, and militia records of James R. Paris, as well as family correspondence and photographs. The Antebellum letters are chiefly between Lucy Paris, James’s wife, and her family, while later correspondence is mainly between members of the Heard family, especially Ella Paris Heard (James’s granddaughter) and her parents. Major topics include personal and social life, the Civil War, slavery, and the Confederate Army. Materials include letters, land deeds, contracts, military records, clippings, photographs, and negatives.
Dates
- 1852-1937
Creator
- Paris Family (Family)
Conditions Governing Access
There are no access restrictions on this collection.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright status for collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Biographical / Historical
James R. Paris (about 1828-?) was a farmer in Augusta County, Virginia. He served as a Virginia Volunteer for the Confederate Army. James and his wife Lucy (about 1832-?) had seven children, the youngest of whom, Ella Paris, married into the Heard family. Ella and her husband, Jesse Thomas Heard, had five children, including Ella Paris Heard.
Extent
.5 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically.
- Clippings (information artifacts) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Confederate States of America -- History, Military Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Confederate States of America -- Social conditions Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Confederate States of America -- Social life and customs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Contracts Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Heard, Ella Paris, 1873-1937
- Heard, Jesse Thomas
- Letters (correspondence) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Military records Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Mortgage deeds Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Negatives (photographs) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Paris, James R., about 1828-?
- Paris, Lucy, about 1832-?
- Photographs Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Slavery -- United States -- History -- 19th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Southern States -- History -- 1865-1951 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Southern States -- Social conditions -- 1865-1945 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Southern states -- Social life and customs -- 1865- Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Creator
- Paris Family (Family)
- Heard Family (Family)
- Title
- Paris-Heard Family Papers
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- Hannah E. Sabal
- Date
- 05/23/2019
- 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 University of Notre Dame Rare Books & Special Collections Repository