| Scope and content |
The collection consists chiefly of Mrs. Speight's memoirs which describe her life as a child, as well as descriptions of life during and after the Civil War. After her marriage in 1866, she and her husband moved to Georgia and then to eastern North Carolina where he worked in timber and she taught school to supplement the family income. Correspondence consists of a letter from Francis Speight to Mrs. B. W. Wells concerning family history, a family tree with explanatory notes, two pages from a family record listing births, baptisms, and a marriage, a photograph of Mrs. Speight, and a United Daughters of the Confederacy membership certificate for Alma Speight Duncan. |
| Access restriction | No access restrictions. |
| Cite as |
Robert Ann Rhodes Speight Memoir (#515), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA. |
| Terms of use | Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law. |
| Acquisitions source |
Joyner- Gift of Mrs. Maude Barnes Wells. |
| Biographical note | Robert Ann Rhodes Speight wrote the history of her life and travels in Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, and North Carolina. She married William Haywood Speight in Florida in 1866. |
