Samuel H. McNutt Papers

Access and use

Location of collection:
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
400 Landrum Drive
PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (757) 221-3090
Fax: (757) 221-5440
Restrictions:

Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

Terms of access:

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Preferred citation:

Samuel H. McNutt Letters, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Collection context

Summary

Extent:
0.25 Linear Feet
Creator:
McNutt, Samuel H.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Samuel H. McNutt Letters, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Background

Scope and content:

Sixty-six letters home from Corporal Samuel H. McNutt of Company H, 12th Pennsylvania Reserves from camps in Maryland and Virginia. Includes comments on battles of Mechanicsville, Gaines Mill, Malvern Hill and Gettysburg. A history of the 12th Regiment Reserves Infantry can be found in Folder 1 of this collection.

Biographical / historical:

Information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .

Acquisition information:
Purchased: 92 items, 08/20/1997.
Processing information:

Processed by Ellen Strong in 1998.

Arrangement:

Organization: This collection is organized into three series: 1. Introduction, 2. Letters, 3. Typescripts. Arrangement: Series 2. Letters is arranged by date. Information about the one photograph in this collection can be found between the second and third series.

Physical description:
92 items.