Dunn Family papers

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
160 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Brenda Gunn
Phone: (434) 924-1037
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred citation:

MSS 16099, Dunn Family letters, Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia

Summary

Extent:
0.25 Cubic Feet 5 folders of civil war letters, introduction and poem written in 1995
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

MSS 16099, Dunn Family letters, Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia

Background

Scope and content:

This collection of letters written mostly during the Civil War consists of about 60 letters, one half-size legal document box, 0.25 cubic feet and contains correspondence (with transcriptions) between Elizabeth ("Betsy") Bruce Dunn with her sons, Leroy E. Dunn, and Henry "Marshall" Dunn, as well as cousins and friends from 1851; 1860 to 1862. The correspondence describes the horrors of the war, camp conditions, food, illness, including, the Battle of Bull Run and Civil War period envelopes.

Other correspondents include Captain John B. Magruder, Eliza M. Estes, Joseph Smith, Lucile M. Estes, Virginia A. McCauley, Nicholas Bell, Dorothea M. Estes, Vienna F. Howard, Lucy F. Dunn, Cornelia Frances Wood, Nathaniel D. Bacon, Chrie I. Marshall, Cyprian R. Estes, Louden Bruce, Jr., and Peter Gibson.

Acquisition information:
This collection was a gift from Ann K. Leake to the Small Special Collections at the University of Virginia Library on January 14, 2016.
Arrangement:

Letters are in chronological order

Physical facet:
5 folders in a half-size legal document box
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard