Civil War Collection
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Scope and Contents
This collection contains Confederate paper currency, bond agreements, a Confederate army pay account, personal letters, books, official documents, clippings, diary fragments, ephemera, invoices, personal histories, as well as lecture transcripts from Union Soldiers, Confederate Soldiers, the United States of America, and the Confederacy during the Civil War Era.
Dates
- Creation: 1856-1961
- Creation: Majority of material found in 1861-1864
- Acquisition: Date acquired: 00/00/2014
Creator
- Historical Collection (University of North Texas) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is not restricted.
Conditions Governing Use
Reproduction and publication of materials in this collection are subject to the policies of the UNT Special Collections department. Copyright restrictions may apply.
Biographical or Historical Information
This collection contains items from the Civil War era.
Note written by
Extent
3.00 boxes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
A collection of Civil War-era items previously housed in the UNT Historical Museum.
Arrangement Note
This collection was kept in its previous arrangement from the UNT Museum.
Physical Access Requirements
This collection is housed in the UNT Special Collections department vault. The UNT Special Collections department request a 24 hour notice from patrons in order to page materials from vault and ready the materials for use. Please contact the UNT Special Collections department for further information.
Source of Acquisition
University Museum
Method of Acquisition
Transferred to Archives from the Historical Collection.
Other Descriptive Information
This collection was transferred from the Historical Collection. Each series was donated as a separate collection to the former UNT museum.
Processing Information
Materials were placed in new folders and boxes in March 2023.
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Civil War Collection
- Author
- Ashley Rankin, Haley McGlynn
- Date
- 06/03/2014
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of North Texas Special Collections Repository
University of North Texas, Willis Library
1155 Union Circle # 305190
Denton TX 76203 US