Drum Barracks Civil War Museum Collection
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Wilmington Historical Society
2024
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Wilmington, California 90744
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Title: Drum Barracks Civil War Museum Collection
Dates: 1862-2015
Collection Number: DBC
Creator/Collector:
Drum Barracks Civil War Museum,
Wilmington Historical Society (Calif.)
Extent: 1.34 linear feet
Repository:
Wilmington Historical Society
Wilmington, California 90744
Abstract: The Drum Barracks Civil War Museum Collection, located in Wilmington, California, documents the history of the location, and
the activities of staff and volunteers at the Museum, between 1862 and 2015. The Drum Barracks, located in Wilmington, California
is designated as a California Historic Landmark, a Los Angeles Historic Cultural Monument, and is listed on the National Register
of Historic Places.
Language of Material: English
The collection is open for research use.
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creators of this collection has not been transferred
to the Wilmington Historical Society. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law beyond that
allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially
exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
[Identification of item]. Drum Barracks Civil War Museum Collection. Collection Number: DBC. Wilmington Historical Society
This collection has been acquired and assembled by the Wilmington Historical Society from a variety of sources. The sources
and dates of acquisition are unknown.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Drum Barracks Civil War Museum Collection primarily documents the history of the location, as well as activities and events
of staff and volunteers at the Museum, located in Wilmington, California between 1862 and 2015. The collection consists of
correspondence, informational brochures and flyers, historical booklets, newspaper clippings, photographs, historical sketches,
reports, volunteer and docent educational material, exterior and interior views of the Drum Barracks, and selected newsletters,
including Reveille, The Newsletter of the Drum Barracks Society and Drum Beats. Topics include holiday celebrations , guest
lectures, book talks, tours, historical reenactments, fundraising events, and festivals. Highlights of the collection are
Drum Barracks Powder Magazine, A Report by Wilmington Historical Society, and The History and Architecture of the Drum Barracks
Powder Magazine, which detail the history of the Powder Magazine, a Civil War Era munitions storehouse, for Union troops stationed
at Camp Drum, and efforts to save the building from demolition in the late 1980s-early 1990s.
Drum Barracks (Los Angeles, Calif.)
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Drum Barracks Garrison and Society
Los Angeles County (Calif.)
Wilmington (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Audiovisual materials
Digital files
Documents
Ephemera
Maps
Objects
Photographic materials