Last (Jay T.) Collection of Military Prints and Ephemera

Series I. Military prints and ephemera (small size) approximately 1785-1900, bulk 1861-1865

Physical Description: 33.08 Linear Feet (32 binders and 1 flat-box)

Scope and Contents

This series contains almost 4,500 small-size printed items that pertain to or portray imagery of military and wartime primarily related to the United States from 1785 to approximately 1900. The majority of this series consists of Civil War-era patriotic envelopes, also called patriotic covers, which number over 4,200 (Binders 2-31). These envelopes feature patriotic slogans and printed illustrations of battle scenes, forts, hospitals, city views, portraits of military officers and political figures, and depictions of patriotic symbols such as flags, eagles, and the goddess Columbia. While most of the envelopes are unused, several do have manuscript text and/or postmarks. A few envelopes also have coordinating letterhead stationery. (Note: Stationery items with coordinating patriotic envelopes are housed with their respective envelopes in Binders 2-31. Stationery items without coordinating envelopes in this collection are housed with General Ephemera in Binder 1.)

Letterheads, postcards, booklets, souvenir items, trade cards, tickets, and other promotional materials from a variety of businesses printed with military-related illustrations comprise the General ephemera (Binder 1) in this series. Civil War song sheets with music and lyrics, often with printed and hand-colored illustrations, are found in Binder 32.

Arrangement

This series is grouped into two subseries:

Subseries A. American Civil War (small size), approximately 1861-1900
Subseries B. Other Military (small size), approximately 1785-1900

Items smaller than 8 x 10 inches are housed in binders. These items are grouped by item type and/or subject as indicated by the binder names, and are generally arranged by printer, then alphabetically.

Items that are between 8 x 10 inches and 11 x 14 inches in size are individually sleeved and arranged in folders in one box. These items are arranged numerically by call number and described in the following format:

Title of print. Date. Artist(s) (when known). Printer(s). Publisher(s).

Subseries A. American Civil War (small size) approximately 1861-1900

Binder 1

General ephemera: American Civil War (8 x 10 inches or smaller in size)

Physical Description: approximately 30 items

Binder 2

American Civil War envelopes: battle scenes (8 x 10 inches or smaller in size)

Physical Description: approximately 160 items

Binder 3

American Civil War envelopes: camps, forts, and hospitals (8 x 10 inches or smaller in size)

Physical Description: approximately 120 items

Binder 4

American Civil War envelopes: city views (8 x 10 inches or smaller in size)

Physical Description: approximately 130 items

Binder 5

American Civil War envelopes: city views, Washington D.C. (8 x 10 inches or smaller in size)

Physical Description: approximately 95 items

Binder 6

American Civil War envelopes: Columbia (8 x 10 inches or smaller in size)

Physical Description: approximately 75 items

Binder 7

American Civil War envelopes: Columbia with flags (8 x 10 inches or smaller in size)

Physical Description: approximately 160 items

Binder 8

American Civil War envelopes: Columbia with shields (8 x 10 inches or smaller in size)

Physical Description: approximately 170 items

Binder 9

American Civil War envelopes: Confederate Jefferson Davis (1) (8 x 10 inches or smaller in size)

Physical Description: approximately 175 items

Binder 10

American Civil War envelopes: Confederate Jefferson Davis (2) (8 x 10 inches or smaller in size)

Physical Description: approximately 100 items

Binder 11

American Civil War envelopes: Confederate miscellaneous (8 x 10 inches or smaller in size)

Physical Description: approximately 205 items

Binder 12

American Civil War envelopes: eagles (1) (8 x 10 inches or smaller in size)

Physical Description: approximately 180 items

Binder 13

American Civil War envelopes: eagles (2) (8 x 10 inches or smaller in size)

Physical Description: approximately 155 items

Binder 14

American Civil War envelopes: flags (1) (8 x 10 inches or smaller in size)

Physical Description: approximately 170 items

Binder 15

American Civil War envelopes: flags (2) (8 x 10 inches or smaller in size)

Physical Description: approximately 60 items

Binder 16

American Civil War envelopes: flags (3) (8 x 10 inches or smaller in size)

Physical Description: approximately 120 items

Binder 17

American Civil War envelopes: miscellaneous A-H, by subject (8 x 10 inches or smaller in size)

Physical Description: approximately 205 items

Binder 18

American Civil War envelopes: miscellaneous I-M, by subject (8 x 10 inches or smaller in size)

Physical Description: approximately 175 items

Binder 19

American Civil War envelopes: miscellaenous N-Z, by subject (8 x 10 inches or smaller in size)

Physical Description: approximately 170 items

Binder 20

American Civil War envelopes: people (8 x 10 inches or smaller in size)

Physical Description: approximately 160 items

Binder 21

American Civil War envelopes: politicians (8 x 10 inches or smaller in size)

Physical Description: approximately 125 items

Binder 22

American Civil War envelopes: states A-R, miscellaneous printers (8 x 10 inches or smaller in size)

Physical Description: approximately 120 items

Binder 23

American Civil War envelopes: states S-Z, miscellaneous printers (8 x 10 inches or smaller in size)

Physical Description: approximately 140 items

Binder 24

American Civil War envelopes: states, Magee (8 x 10 inches or smaller in size)

Physical Description: approximately 145 items

Binder 25

American Civil War envelopes: states, Magus (8 x 10 inches or smaller in size)

Physical Description: approximately 125 items

Binder 26

American Civil War envelopes: Union Military Units (8 x 10 inches or smaller in size)

Physical Description: approximately 140 items

Binder 27

American Civil War envelopes: Union Officers A-K (8 x 10 inches or smaller in size)

Physical Description: approximately 145 items

Binder 28

American Civil War envelopes: Union Officers L-R (8 x 10 inches or smaller in size)

Physical Description: approximately 90 items

Binder 29

American Civil War envelopes: Union Officers S-Z (8 x 10 inches or smaller in size)

Physical Description: approximately 165 items

Binder 30

American Civil War envelopes: Union Soldiers (8 x 10 inches or smaller in size)

Physical Description: approximately 130 items

Binder 31

American Civil War envelopes: Union Soldiers with flags (8 x 10 inches or smaller in size)

Physical Description: approximately 160 items

Binder 32

American Civil War song sheets (8 x 10 inches or smaller in size)

Physical Description: approximately 115 items

American Civil War (between 8 x 10 inches and 11 x 14 inches in size)

Physical Description: 12 Items

Box 1, Folder 1

Death of General Robert E. Lee at Lexington, Va., October 12th, 1870, aged, 62 years, 8 months and 6 days. priJLC_MIL_001215 ©1870

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