Romer (Francis John Baptiste) Civil War Scrapbook and Newspaper Clippings Collection, 1853-1881

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Summary

Title:
Francis John Baptiste Romer Civil War Scrapbook and Newspaper Clippings Collection
Dates:
1853-1881
Creators:
Romer, Francis John Baptiste
Abstract:
This collection chiefly contains newspaper clippings from Mobile, Alabama newspapers that Francis John Baptiste Romer, M.D., collected to document the Civil War.
Extent:
1 flat oversize box (2 linear feet); 1 map case drawer
Language:
Languages represented in the collection: English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Box and Folder number, Francis John Baptiste Romer Civil War Scrapbook and Newspaper Clippings Collection, MS122, Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University.

Background

Scope and content:

Francis John Baptiste Romer, M.D., collected these materials to document the American Civil War, as he notes on a beginning leaf of the scrapbook. The scrapbook contains newspaper clippings from the Mobile Daily Mercury. One copy of Romer's "Loose Thoughts on the Philosophy of Matter and Motion" and one copy of his article in the New Orleans Medical and Surgical Journal are also found in the collection (see Box 1ov).

The loose newspaper clippings come from the Mobile Evening News, Mobile Daily Register, and the Mobile Daily Tribune. There are also newspaper fragments from the Times of London and other newspapers.

Biographical / historical:

Francis John Baptiste Romer, M.D., was born in the French province of Alsace in 1812 and died in 1904, perhaps in Mobile, Alabama.

He emigrated to New Orleans in 1832 and took a medical degree there. He became the physician to Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama, circa 1860 and also served as the Surgeon and Botanist to the Confederate States. More details on his life can be found here.

Acquisition information:
Perhaps came with accession number 1997.25.1, for clippings were found in the General Atlas of John Senex in this accession.
Arrangement:

Box 1ov: Scrapbook with newspaper clippings from the Mobile Daily Mercury and two copies of "Loose Thoughts on the philosophy of Matter and Motion."

Map Case 4, Drawer 11: Newspaper clippings of the Mobile Daily Mercury, Mobile Evening News, Mobile Daily Register, and the Mobile Daily Tribune.

Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Clay Stalls
Date Prepared:
© 2016
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid created by Clay Stalls. Date of source: April 20, 2016.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open to research under the terms of use of the Department of Archives and Special Collections, Loyola Marymount University.

Terms of access:

Materials in the Department of Archives and Special Collections may be subject to copyright. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, Loyola Marymount University does not claim ownership of the copyright of any materials in its collections. The user or publisher must secure permission to publish from the copyright owner. Loyola Marymount University does not assume any responsibility for infringement of copyright or of publication rights held by the original author or artists or his/her heirs, assigns, or executors.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Box and Folder number, Francis John Baptiste Romer Civil War Scrapbook and Newspaper Clippings Collection, MS122, Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University.

Location of this collection:
1 LMU Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90045-2659, US
Contact:
(310) 338-5710
Special.Collections@lmu.edu
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