- Collection:
- James Pleasants Waddel Diary
- Title:
- James Pleasants Waddel diary
- Creator:
- Waddell, James Pleasants, 1801-1867
- Date of Original:
- 1845/1847
- Subject:
- Athens (Ga.)--Climate
Universities and colleges--Faculty
College students--Georgia
Gardens, American--Georgia
Gardening--Georgia
Athens (Ga.)--Social life and customs
Universities and colleges--Georgia
Weather
University of Georgia--Faculty - People:
- Waddell, James Pleasants, 1801-1867
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Clarke County, Athens, 33.96095, -83.37794
- Medium:
- diaries
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- The diary of James Pleasants Waddell with entries from September 1845-October 1847. Entries include temperature readings for morning, noon, and evening along with weather conditions and details of daily life in Athens, Georgia. Waddel discussed family, friends, University of Georgia personnel and students, what he was reading, and plantings in his garden or greenhouse. James Pleasants Waddell, the oldest son of Dr. Moses Waddell and Eliza Woodson Pleasants Waddell, was born on January 5, 1801, in Abbeville District, South Carolina. He graduated from the University of Georgia in 1822 and returned to teach ancient languages from 1836 until 1856. Wadell married Frances (Fannie) W. Hull on October 28, 1822, and they had four children: Ann Pleasants, William Henry, Moses H., and Elizabeth. He died in Athens, Georgia on May 26, 1876.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:guan_0102_harg0102-001-001
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:guan_0102_harg0102-001-001
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- James Pleasants Waddel diary, ms102, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
