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Battle of Richmond papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: BCA 0225 HC 50
Abstract
Papers of Dr. Warren Dean Lambert as related to his prolific study of the Battle of Richmond and the writing of his book When the Ripe Pears Fell, the only full-length historical monograph on the Battle of Richmond.
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1978-1996
George U. Morris and Mary Chase Steele Morris papers
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: BCA 0182-HC 07
Abstract
This collection of personal papers provides insights into the life and naval career of George Upham Morris (1830-1875). A Naval Academy graduate, Commander Morris served in the U. S. Navy from 1830 until his death in 1875. The George U. Morris and Mary Chase Steele Morris papers comprise letters written by Morris during his active service in the American Civil War, a journal (possible from his widow, Mary Chase Steele Morris) narrating a journey to visit the United States Centennial...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1861-1876; Other: Date acquired: 05/27/1975
James C. West Post of the Grand Army of the Republic and Women's Relief Corps, G.A.R. Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: BCA 0199 HC 24
Abstract
The Captain James C. West Post was organized on May 24, 1890 to aid and commemorate Civil War veterans who served in the Union Army. The group met monthly and performed many community duties including memorial services for the dead, and help for needy widows and families of those who fought during the Civil War.
The Captain James West Women's Relief Corps No. 48 auxiliary was organized on March 17, 1906. Closely linked to the Captain James West Post No. 171, the women's auxiliary carried...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1890-1930
Mahlon Dickerson Manson Papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: BCA 0236 HC 61
Abstract
Mahlon Dickerson Manson (February 20, 1820 – February 4, 1895) was a druggist, Indiana politician (serving in the Indiana legislature, as a U.S. Congressman, and as Indiana Lieutenant Governor), and a Union general in the American Civil War.
Manson was born in Piqua, Ohio, to David Manson, Jr., and Sarah Cornwall and was a descendant of David Manson (aide to Revolutionary War General George Washington). Manson’s family would later move from Ohio to Crawfordsville, Indiana, and, after...
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Other: Majority of material found in 1845-1900
Records of the 8th Kentucky Volunteers, Company C (Union)
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: BCA 0230-HC 55
Scope and Contents
This small collection comprises nine folders of military records associated with the 8th Kentucky Volunteers, United States Army. Items in the collection include muster rolls, official correspondence, and other government documents.
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1861 - 1866; 1887
Wilderness Road Drama Collection
Collection
Identifier: RG 11-11.04
Abstract
Wilderness Road, an outdoor symphonic drama, was commissioned by Berea College to help commemorate the school’s centennial celebration in the summer of 1955. The drama was written by Pulitzer prize-winning author, Paul Green, who also authored The Common Glory, The Lost Colony, and The Stephen Foster Story. Green received the Freedom Foundation’s George...
Dates:
Other: Majority of material found in 1942-1980