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MS Am 1910

Shaw, Robert Gould, 1837-1863. Robert Gould Shaw letters to his family and other papers: Guide.

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Last update 2011 October 28

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Descriptive Summary

Repository: Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
Location: b
Call No.: MS Am 1910
Creator: Shaw, Robert Gould, 1837-1863.
Title: Robert Gould Shaw letters to his family and other papers,
Date(s): 1852-1947 (inclusive) 1855-1863 (bulk).
Quantity: 2 boxes (1 linear ft.)
Language of materials: Collection materials are in English.
Abstract: Letters and other papers of the American military commander Robert Gould Shaw.

Acquisition Information:

*74M-57. Gift of Mrs. Lloyd K. Garrison, Mrs. Alexander D. Harvey, Frances Jay, and Mrs. Lawrence Fox; received: 1975.

Access Restrictions:

Access to original material if restricted. Entire collection has been digitized and readers must use digital surrogates.

Preferred Citation for Publication:

Robert Gould Shaw Letters to his Family and Other Papers (MS Am 1910). Houghton Library, Harvard University.

Historical Note

Shaw, of Massachusetts, was colonel of the first black regiment to serve with the Union Army during the Civil War. He and over half his regiment were killed in battle at Fort Wagner, South Carolina on July 18, 1863.

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by author.

Use Restrictions:

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Scope and Content

The bulk of the collection consists of letters by Robert Gould Shaw to his family, including 98 letters to his mother, 31 to his father, and some to his sisters and brothers-in-law. Most were written during the Civil War, though some to his parents are from his pre-soldier days when he traveled in Europe and was a student at Harvard. Also contains a memorial poem to Shaw by James Russell Lowell, correspondence and genealogical notes of the Barlow family (one of Shaw's sisters married Francis Channing Barlow), and a box of notes for a biography of Shaw by Louisa Barlow Jay.

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