Fairfield Plantation papers
Collection Overview
This collection consists of items related to Fairfield Plantation and includes maps, photographs, correspondence, a handwritten list of the property's slaves, and other miscellaneous and primary materials.
Dates
- Creation: 1839-1963
Creator
- Deas, Alston, 1893-1985 (Compiler, Person)
Language of Material
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Copyright Notice
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Historical Note
Fairfield Plantation was located along the Waccamaw River near Georgetown, S.C. It was owned by members of the Alston family from 1769 until the property was sold to George Vanderbilt in 1936. Fairfield was later combined with several of Vanderbilt's other properties to form Arcadia Plantation.
Extent
1 folder (13 items) : 25 leaves ; 9-35 cm.
Acquisitions Information
Materials donated by Alston Deas.
- Title
- Inventory of the Fairfield Plantation Papers, 1839-1963
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by: Special Collections staff; finding aid created by: Special Collections staff
- Description rules
- Dacs
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
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