Leggett (Mortimer) Collection, ca. 1800-1896

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Summary

Title:
Mortimer Leggett Collection
Dates:
ca. 1800-1896
Abstract:
Collection of a Civil War Union general, primarily correspondence from Civil War and post-war era. Includes correspondence with Ulysses S. Grant.
Extent:
0.8 linear feet (2 document boxes).
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Mortimer Leggett Collection. Wyles Mss 21. Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection of a Civil War Union general, primarily correspondence from Civil War and post-war era. Includes correspondence with Ulysses S. Grant, James A. Garfield, and Rutherford B. Hayes.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Joy Breitling, 1991.
Physical location:
Del Sur.
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Preliminary arrangement and description by Special Collections staff
Date Prepared:
© 2011
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid created by A. Demeter. Date of source: June 28, 2011.

Access and use

Restrictions:

None.

Terms of access:

Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.

Preferred citation:

Mortimer Leggett Collection. Wyles Mss 21. Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Location of this collection:
UC Santa Barbara Library
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US
Contact:
(805) 893-3062
special@library.ucsb.edu
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