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MS Am 1649.24

Dearborn, Frederick M. (Frederick Myers), b. 1876, collector. Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part II: The Civil War and the Confederacy: Guide.

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Descriptive Summary

Repository: Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
Location: b
Call No.: MS Am 1649.24
Creator: Dearborn, Frederick M. (Frederick Myers), b. 1876, collector.
Title: Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part II: The Civil War and the Confederacy,
Date(s): 1832-1915.
Quantity: 10 boxes (5 linear ft.)
Abstract: Autograph letters and documents of officers and statesmen associated with the Confederacy in the Civil War, collected by Frederick Myers Dearborn.

Acquisition Information:

*60DM-24
Bequest of Frederick M. Dearborn; received: 1960.

Historical Note

Frederick Myers Dearborn (1876-1960), who formed this collection, was a dermatologist of New York City.

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically.

Scope and Content

Autograph letters and documents of officers and statesmen associated with the Confederacy in the Civil War. There are many letters addressed to Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard, Braxton Bragg, Samuel Cooper, and Jefferson Davis, as well as letters by them and many others. Some of the letters and documents are accompanied by photographs.

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