American Civil War research collection, 1929-1950

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Summary

Abstract:
A collection of research ephemera and photographs related to the American Civil War.
Extent:
0.25 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. American Civil War research collection, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection of American Civil War related photographs and ephemera provides an insight into the biography of Edwin M. Stanton and the research of the Civil War in the late 1920s to early 1950s. The collection includes a copy of Florence Gratiot Bale's "General Grant's Galena Home" (Waukegan, Illinois, 1929); 12 black-and-white photographs (1950) from the series "Service Cameramen Visit Civil War Shrines" issued by the United States Department of Defense; 14 black-and-white photographs by Wilbur G. Kurtz of the Atlanta campaign; 2 black-and-white photographs (1929) of the site of Jefferson Davis's capture; and 17 black-and-white photographs of Edwin M. Stanton's house in Cadiz, Ohio. Also includes a photostat copy of George B. Todd's letter, which contains an important first-hand account of Abraham Lincoln's assassination and unbound binder leaves with 35 black-and-white photographs (1933 to 1935) of the sites of the Lincoln assassination and the trial of conspirators, taken by L. C. Handy and Casson studios.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Michael E. Gross and Eliza B. Gross, January 2018.
Processing information:

Processed by Brooke M. Black in January 2018; in May 2024, Gayle M. Richardson created the finding aid.

Arrangement:

Arranged alphabetically.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

Terms of access:

The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. American Civil War research collection, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Location of this collection:
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108, US
Contact:
(626) 405-2191
reference@huntington.org
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