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Peleg Clarke, Jr. papers
Collection
Identifier: FVW-PCJ
Scope and Content
This collection contains a number of letters, documents, and records related to Peleg Clarke Jr. While the collection spans from 1853 to the early 1900s, a bulk of the collection was created over the course of the Civil War. The year 1862 is heavily represented. During this time, Clarke Jr. provided goods and services to the Union Army. However, in 1862 his steam sawmill was confiscated. A number of materials (even as late as 1866) in the collection relate to this incident. Historians and...
Dates:
1853 - 1900
The Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana - Original Manuscripts
Collection
Identifier: FVW-MANU
Scope and Content
This collection contains a variety of materials broken down into six series, most of which relates to the Abraham Lincoln and the American Civil War. The first, Abraham Lincoln Legal Documents, contains documents penned and/or signed in Lincoln’s hand, including legal proceedings, affidavits, and jury notes. The second series, Abraham Lincoln Correspondence, contains letters Lincoln created over the course of his legal career and presidency. Miscellaneous Legal Documents make up the next...
Dates:
1768 - 1992
Carl Schurz collection
Collection
Identifier: FVW-CSZ
Scope and Content
The Carl Schurz collection is organized into three series. The first and most substantial series is a collection of correspondences mostly written by Carl Schurz himself. The collection is comprised mostly of original documents; however, some of the correspondences are also photocopies and have been noted as such in the breakdown. Other authors in the collection include Abraham Lincoln and Gideon Welles. The addressees of the letters are incredibly varied and range from other statesmen like...
Dates:
1857 - 2001; Majority of material found within 1857 - 1906
Bernhardt Wall Correspondence Collection
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: FVW-BW
Scope and Contents
Bernhardt Wall was an American artist and noted historian who lived from 1872-1955. Wall was born in New York. Throughout his life, Wall also lived in California and Texas. Wall was a veteran of the Spanish American War. Wall was a student at the Buffalo Art League during the late 1800s. By 1915, Wall set out to become an artist full time. Wall authored The Odysssey of the Etcher of Book in 1945. Wall died in California in 1956.This collection includes works, correspondences and...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1929 - 1948
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