Southern Historical Society

Not to be confused with Southern Historical Association or Southern History Association.

The Southern Historical Society
FormationApril 15, 1869 (1869-04-15)
FounderDabney H. Maury
Founded atNew Orleans
Dissolved1959
HeadquartersRichmond, Virginia
ProductsSouthern Historical Society Papers

The Southern Historical Society was an American organization founded to preserve archival materials related to the government of the Confederate States of America and to document the history of the American Civil War.[1][2][3] The society was organized on May 1, 1869, in New Orleans, Louisiana.[4][3] The society published 52 volumes of its Southern Historical Society Papers which helped preserve valuable historical resources.

  1. ^ "Historical Convention," The Daily Picayune, July 16, 1873, page 4 via Newspapers.com
  2. ^ "A Southern Historical Society", The Daily Phoenix (Columbia, South Carolina) May 28, 1869, page 2. via Newspapers.com
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Starnes1996 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "The Southern Historical Society: General Outlines of the Society--What it is Intended to Accomplish" (PDF). The New York Times. August 4, 1869. p. 1. Retrieved August 28, 2022.