Photograph of Lt. Col. Franklin H. Clack, CSA, 1828-1864

Access and use

Location of collection:
Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library
Special Collections and Archives
James G. Leyburn Library
Washington and Lee University
204 W. Washington Street
Lexington, VA 24450
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Tom Camden
Phone: (540) 458-8649
Phone: (540) 463-8109
Fax: (540) 463-8964

Summary

Extent:
2 Item
Creator:
Nicholson, Robert Livingston
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of an 8 x 11 photograph on board of Lt. Col. Franklin H. Clack of Louisiana in his Confederate uniform with the rnk of captain. The image is a 1945 copy of a retouched original photograph of Clack. The photo was copied by the Underwood Studios of Kansas City, Missouri. It is a 3/4 standing view. The photograph was given to Washington and Lee University in 1945 and was accompanied by a letter which details Clack's service records. The letter mentions that the original photograph was taken on March 30, 1862. Clack died as a result of a wound received on April 24, 1864.

Acquisition information:
The photograph was a gift of Robert Livingston Nicholson of Kansas City Missouri.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard