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Henry Smith Adams diary
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: USGPL-HSA
Scope and Content
The Henry Smith Adams collection consist of his diary during the war, a diary of his life before the war, and a genealogical history of his family. The collection also contains a transcript of his diary, letters, and the family’s genealogical history. Inside his diary, Adams wrote about his daily life in the army, his thoughts on contemporary politics, his general health, daily events, his interactions with Union and Confederate soldiers, and his wounding at Champions Hill. The collection...
Dates:
1670 - 1926; Majority of material found within 1861 - 1864
Found in:
Ulysses S. Grant Collection
Charles R. Allen diary collection
Collection
Identifier: USGPL-CRA
Scope and Content Note
The Charles R. Allen Diary collection contains a diary transcribed by Charles R. Allen in 1902 from his orginial 1861-1864 Civil War diaries. In this volume, Allen has transcribed the roginial diaries but also added notes and essays on the coming of the Civil War, commentary on the events of the War, and notes about life after the War. The collection also contains numerous copies of Allen's original poems, many written about his wartime experiences. Finally, this collection contains the...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1861 - 1931
Found in:
Ulysses S. Grant Collection
William Edward Brougher Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS-25
Content Description
Papers documenting the military career of William Edward Brougher, spanning from 1906 to 1945. Including manuscript diaries, typed transcriptions of the diaries, mail, and poetry from Brougher’s time as a P.O.W. in the Phillipines (1941-45).
Dates:
1906 - 1959; Majority of material found within 1941 - 1945
Found in:
Manuscripts
John C. Bush Book of Travels
Collection
Identifier: MSS-326
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of typescript of diary describing journeys made by steamboat up the Missouri River. The latter portion is by Edward S. Bush.
Dates:
1819 - 1820
Found in:
Manuscripts
Horace A. Derry Diary
Collection
Identifier: MSS-187
Scope and Contents
Daily record (March 26-October 1, 1862), by a native of Quincy, Massachusetts, in the U.S. Army during Virginia peninsula campaigns. Chiefly routine. Mentions the balloon several times. Also includes a furlough document.
Dates:
1862
Found in:
Manuscripts
Benson Guyton Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-345
Scope and Contents
The collection includes issues of Ex-POW Bulletins, the official publication of the ADBC; Omine Machi newsletters; a copy of a speech given by Guyton at the 1977 ADBC meeting at the U. S. Naval Academy; memorabilia from veterans annual reunions and an ADBC convention; and a photocopy of Guyton’s diary.
Dates:
1942 - 1980; Majority of material found within 1977 - 1980
Found in:
Manuscripts
James Knox diary
Collection
Identifier: MSS.274
Scope and Contents
The James Knox diary, which begins in March 1848 and ends in February 1851, records the daily operations of his plantation in Pickens County, Alabama, including sowing, plowing, harvesting, and selling. He refers to several enslaved persons by name, most often Patrick and Alvin. Knox’s regular attendance at church and presbytery meetings is recorded in the diary, along with information about the pastors and their sermon texts. Ministers James Somerville, J. L. Kirkpatrick, Thomas Morrow, and...
Dates:
1848 - 1851
Found in:
Manuscripts
Gideon Lincecum diary
Collection
Identifier: MSS-405
Scope and Contents
Diary of Gideon Lincecum, Texas, November 1849-December, 1850.
Dates:
1849 - 1850
Found in:
Manuscripts
John Lathon Lovett papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-224
Scope and Contents
Two account books, E. Lovett, Walthall, Mississippi, 1891-1897; 1 diary, John L. Lovett, Winona College, 1891-1892; University of Mississippi, 1893-1895; 1 original land patent, John Lovett, Choctaw County, 1841.
Dates:
1841, 1891-1897
Found in:
Manuscripts
Sallie B. McRae diary
Collection
Identifier: MSS-227
Scope and Contents
Typed copy of McRae’s diary, January-June 1862, edited by James W. Webb.
Dates:
1862
Found in:
Manuscripts
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