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Civil War Visitor Center At Tredegar Iron Works (Exhibition Review), Edward L. Ayers
Civil War Visitor Center At Tredegar Iron Works (Exhibition Review), Edward L. Ayers
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Review of exhibition, Civil War Visitor Center at Tredegar Iron Works.
0703: Rosanna A. Blake Collection, 1818-2000, Marshall University Special Collections
0703: Rosanna A. Blake Collection, 1818-2000, Marshall University Special Collections
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This collection consists of manuscript and other paper items collected by Rosanna A. Blake. Included are letters, diaries, correspondence, unit rosters, Confederate imprint forms and currency, 1860-1865. Also included are 3D items including firearms, edged weapons, tin soldiers, original Civil War art work, the Volck shield, and Southern periodicals relating to the Civil War. Notably, the collection includes 3 original Robert E. Lee letters, 1 Jefferson Davis letter, and 2 general orders dictated by Lee. The O'Brien sub-collection contains Civil War pamphlets and booklets, over 300 monographs and books, photos, CDV's, original Civil War art work, the Volck shield, ambrotypes …
Gen Ms 04 William W. Layton Collection Finding Aid, John D. Knowlton
Gen Ms 04 William W. Layton Collection Finding Aid, John D. Knowlton
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Description:
William W. Layton is an amateur American historian and collector of historical artifacts in Virginia who donated these items in honor of the creation of the Gerald E. Talbot Collection. The Collection consists of 10 original manuscripts, an original lithograph, 2 facsimiles and 14 transcripts and/or photocopies of the manuscripts, regarding Mainers over a period of years in the 19th century, with an emphasis on William Pitt Fessenden and the U.S. Civil War.
Date Range:
1800s
Size of Collection:
2 ft.