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United Daughters of the Confederacy, Turner Ashby Chapter Records 2.42 cubic feet 3 boxes, 9 audiocassettes

United Daughters of the Confederacy. Turner Ashby Chapter, No. 162 (Harrisonburg, Va.)
This collection deals with the records from the Turner Ashby Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. These records are mostly comprised of membership applications dated 1896-1991, along with memorabilia such as confederate banners, scrapbooks, yearbooks, cassette tapes, and the original charters for the chapter.
  1. James Madison University

Virginia Wise Breen Collection of Flook Family Papers 0.08 cubic feet 1 folder

Flook family
This collection contains one 1861 letter from M.H. Flook, one 1863 certificate of discharge for W. Christian Flook, and one 1842 letter from Caswell Freeman. Collection contains both transcriptions and originals.
  1. James Madison University

William Darke Briscoe Civil War diaries collection 0.25 Linear Feet 1 box

Briscoe, William Darke, 1832-1906
Approximately 22,500 words total, a detailed manuscript account, in diary form, of long periods of the first two years of the Civil War in Virginia, April 18-August 12, 1861, and April 10- September 8, 1862. The diaries contain eye-witness accounts of Civil War battles, social commentary on life during wartime, and detailed descriptions of travel in Virginia, including trips to Montpelier and Weyer's Cave. The first diary features a detailed double-page manuscript map of the first Battle of Bull Run.
  1. George Mason University

William H. Bowman Papers 0.2 cubic feet 1/2 Hollinger box; 334 items

Bowman, William H. (William Harpine), 1833-1895
The William H. Bowman Papers, 1856-1897, consist of the papers of William H. Bowman, including bills, receipts, and legal documents along with personal letters.
  1. James Madison University

Wingfield-Britton family papers 1.17 Linear Feet

Photos, letters, a diary, an account book, and an album belonging to members of the Wingfield-Britton family. The collection ranges from pre-civil war to the 1980s, with the bulk of the material dated around the early 1900s. The correspondence covers a number of topics including health and family life, farming, and travel in the north-western valley region of Virginia.

  1. College of William and Mary

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