urn:taro:utexas.cah.02378 A Guide to the South (Walter S.) Diaries, 1860-1890 Original EAD encoding by Evan Usler according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. February 2011 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary South, Walter S., 1824-1890 Walter S. South Diaries 1860-1890 Materials are written in English. 1938 1 ft. Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin The Walter S. South Diaries, 1860-1890, consist of four transcribed diaries describe South’s daily activities of travel, hunting, and religious study. Biographical Note

Reverand Walter S. South (1824-1897) was a Methodist clergyman, farmer, and circuit rider, born in Kentucky. He moved to Texas in 1847, settling in the town of Bryan in Brazos County, Texas in 1863. South’s duties as a circuit rider required him to travel throughout Texas in an effort to minister to settlers and organize congregations.

Source: “Statewide County NcArchives Obituaries.....Freeman, Andrew 1894”. TX Gen Web Project. Accessed on February 28, 2011. http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/statewide/obits/f/freeman2141ob.txt.

 Scope and Contents

The Walter S. South Diaries, 1860-1890, consist of four transcribed diaries describe South’s daily activities of travel, hunting, and religious study. Additionally, the diaries discuss funeral services he performed for communities, most often in the aftermath of a skirmish with the local Native Americans.

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 Index Terms Subjects (Persons) South, Walter S., 1824-1897 -- Archives Subjects (Organizations) Methodist Church -- Texas -- History. Methodist Church -- Texas -- Clergy. Subjects Immigration & Society -- Texas -- History -- 19th century. Circuit riders -- Texas. Places Bryan (Tex.) -- History -- 19th century. Texas -- History -- 19th century. Preferred Citation

Walter S. South Diaries, 1860-1890, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin.

 Processing Information

Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light project, 2009-2011.

 Detailed Description of the Papers Inventory 2R186 Diary, 1860-1866 2R187 Diary, Nov. 1866 - June 1869 Diary, Jan. 1873 - Nov. 1882 2R188 Diary, 1885-1890