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James Grant Wilson Letter to General Nathaniel P. Banks 0.01 Linear Foot

Wilson, James Grant, 1832-1914

James Grant Wilson, Appleton's Dictionary Of American Biography, New York, N.Y., to General Nathaniel P. Banks requesting that Banks complete an article about himself for the first volume of the publicaiton and if he is willing to write a few other articles about some of his contemporaries. Includes newspaper article about Kevin Ruffner finding the letter in the "A-C" volume of Appleton's Dictionary of American Biography at Swem Library.

  1. College of William and Mary

Jim Comstock, Newspaper Editor and Collector, Papers 65.25 Linear Feet Summary: 65 ft. 3 1/4 in. (102 document cases, 5 in. each); (7 document cases, 2 1/2 in. each); (5 record cartons, 15 in. each); (2 record cartons, 17 in. each); (6 large flat storage boxes, 1 1/2 in. each); (2 flat storage boxes, 3 in. each); (8 large flat storage boxes, 3 in. each); (8 flat storage boxes, 3 1/2 in. each); (11 medium flat storage boxes, 3 1/2 in. each); (10 large flat storage boxes, 3 1/2 in. each); (1 large flat storage box, 5 in.); (6 oversize folders, 1 1/4 in. total)

Comstock, Jim (James Franklin), 1911-1996
Papers of James ("Jim") Franklin Comstock of Richwood, West Virginia, whose position as editor of the West Virginia Hillbilly and avocation as collector and advocate of all things West Virginia led to the preservation of much of the state's physical, visual, and textual history. The collection includes materials Comstock collected about West Virginia history as well as his own personal and professional papers. Materials include: general series of historical documents such as letters, deeds, and county court cases pertaining to a diverse range of subjects (1717, 1754-1988, undated [includes facsimiles]); letters of Lucy Prichard, former instructor at Marshall College (now Marshall University) (1925-1927, undated); clippings and typescripts of Wirt County resident and Atlantic Monthly writer Louis Eckert Reed (ca. 1960-1975, undated); account books concerning economic development and commercial activities in the northern part of the state in the 19th and early 20th centuries (1830-1938); printed material about West Virginia schools, businesses, and events as well as non-West Virginia books and pamphlets (1829-1995, undated); Comstock's personal and professional correspondence (1882-1995, undated); a wide variety of photographs, including images of West Virginia cities and towns, among many others (ca. 1850s-1995, undated); microfilmed records of the Civil War and Dunmore's War (undated); glass lantern slides, which include views of scenery and buildings in Wheeling and various other locations in Ohio County, WV (1871-1897, undated); Grand Army of the Republic and U.S. military history scrapbooks (1883-1918); broadsides, including advertisements for a circus in Moundsville (ca. 1827-1960 [includes facsimiles]); and maps and atlases of pre- and post-statehood West Virginia, counties, colonial North America, and other topics (1730-1976, undated [includes facsimiles]). An addendum of 2013/05 includes additional personal and professional correspondence, publications, newspaper morgue files, photographs, audio-visual material, artifacts, scrapbooks, account books, and maps. For more information on Jim Comstock, see the Historical Note.
  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

Lee-Jackson Foundation collection 0.5 Linear Feet approximately 50 items in one box and oversized case

Adams, Louisa Catherine, 1775-1852

This collection consists of approximately 50 unrelated manuscripts (1744-1908). The items, primarily autograph letters, were purchased at various times by the Lee-Jackson Foundation. Many items date from the Civil War and bear the signatures of Civil War era notables.

  1. Virginia Military Institute Archives

Thomas H. McBee, Soldier, Civil War Letter regarding Battle of Cedar Mountain 0.01 Linear Feet Summary: 4 pages (1 folder)

McBee, Thomas H.
Letter written by Thomas H. McBee to his father Zadoc McBee from "Camp on Rapidan River", dated 14 August 1862. The letter regards the fight between Union troops under the command of General Nathaniel Banks against Stonewall Jackson's Confederates at Cedar Mountain. Although McBee was not present at the battle, he reports his impressions of the aftermath of the fighting. McBee also relays news of personal interest to his family. Collection also contains the original envelope of the letter, as well as a news clipping of an article written about the letter dated 20 October 1951. For additional letters to Zadoc McBee, see A&M 25.
  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

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