Collections : [James Madison University]

James Madison University

Second Floor Room 203, MSC 1704
Carrier Library
James Madison University
880 Madison Drive
Harrisonburg, VA 22807
Primary Collecting Areas:
JMU History, Local history, Shenandoah Living Archive, Shenandoah National Park Oral Histories, Pulp Fiction Collection, Artists' Book Collection, Juvenile Collection, Rare Books and Manuscripts
Description:
JMU Special Collections documents the central Shenandoah Valley region as well as the history of James Madison University. Special Collections includes strong collections of Pulp Fiction magazines, Artists' Books, and a Juvenile Literature collection created in support of JMU's history as a teacher's college. Special Collections collaborates with faculty, alumni, liaison librarians, and community members in identifying and collecting rare and historic materials for use in instruction and research.
POC: Tiffany Cole
Phone: (540) 568-3444
Phone: (540) 568-3612
Fax: (540) 568-3405
Start Over Repository James Madison University Collection John T. Harris papers, 1771/1937, bulk 1850/1900

box 1, folder 1, [title not supplied], 1845/1860 100 letters Box 1, Folder 1

Notable Letters:
  1. 2 Feb. 1857, Arch Graham on national, state and local politics, with letter of 20 July from John T. Harris (son) interpreting the meaning of the letter
  2. 3 March 1860 Supporter of Stephen A. Douglas and "squatter sovereignty."
  3. 2 May 1860 Talk of secession
  4. 30 Oct. 1860 England blamed for dissolution of the Union
  5. 1 Dec. 1860 South Carolina resident gives plans of that state with regards to the Union.
  6. 16 Dec. 1860 Harris believes Union must be preserved.
  1. James Madison University
  2. John T. Harris papers, 1771/1937, bulk 1850/1900
  3. Correspondence, 1831/1937
  4. Addressed to John T. Harris, 1845/1899

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