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Guide to the C. B. Nichols Scrapbooks
1974.134
Descriptive Summary
| Creator:
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Nichols, C. B. |
| Title: |
C. B. Nichols scrapbooks |
| Dates [inclusive]: |
circa 1860 to 1896 |
| Abstract:
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The collection includes five scrapbooks of Civil War era artifacts. Two scrapbooks
hold envelopes with Union-themed images. One scrapbook includes Confederacy and Confederate
state artifacts, especially currency and securities. Another scrapbook holds examples
of various forms of scrip, not necessarily War-related, from several states. The final
scrapbook holds a variety of documents on Union-related themes, including various
Sanitary Commission fairs and other relief efforts, Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth of
the 11th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment, and the Lincoln assassination.
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| Quantity: |
2.4 Linear feet in two flat boxes and one manuscript box |
| Language of Materials:
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Materials are in English. |
| Call Phrase: |
1974.134 |
