141 letters, 467 manuscript pages, all but 4 with their retained mailing envelopes, dated 15 August 1917 to 14 December 1919. Of the 141 letters, 139 of the letters were written by Laurence H. Adams to his future wife Hazel Schramm. Of… more >
Collection of 261 letters, 1951 pages, (with 243 retained mailing envelopes), dated 1903-1966, the bulk date from the years 1900-1920, and almost all are hand written. There are also over 360 pieces of ephemera as follows: 94 calling cards, greeting cards, and… more >
8 volumes, 262 mss pages, plus blanks, various small format bindings (stiff paper, cloth spine with stiff paper boards, leather), volumes measure between 2 ¾" x 5" and 4" x 7", bindings good, some scuffing, written in pencil & ink, in a… more >
quarto, index at front of volume, 334 pages of letters, plus 15 pages of proceedings from the Peace Union, badly faded pages were not included in the count, plus blanks, several related ephemeral items laid in, bound in original ½ sheep and… more >
Quarto, bound in cloth, boards detached, very worn and chipped, spine lacking, first signature (unused index) loose, as is first page. Volume comprises 239 mss copied letters on 263 pre-numbered pages, all dated between January 26th, 1858 to October 25th, 1865. Blotter… more >
Dramatic eyewitness account of Confederate General Earl Van Dorn’s early morning surprise attack on Holly Springs, Mississippi, the resulting capture by the narrator, a cotton buyer from Rhode Island, and the destruction at the Union supply hub