http://sca.gmu.edu/finding_aids/civilwarpoliticalcartoons.html Guide to the 19th century newspaper illustrations collection, 1839-1894 19th century newspaper illustrations C0285 Finding aid prepared by Jordan Patty George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center April 18, 2016 This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2016-04-18T12:03-0400 English Describing Archives: A Content Standard 2019-02-13 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. Descriptive Summary 19th century newspaper illustrations collection C0285 George Mason University. Libraries.Special Collections Research Center. English 3.0 linear ft. 1839-1894 The collection consists of illustrations that appeared in Puck, Harper's Weekly, and Illustrated London News. George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center. Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions.

 Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the 19th century newspaper illustrations collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

 Preferred Citation

19th century newspaper illustrations collection, C0285, Special Collections and Archives, George Mason University Libraries.

 Acquisition Information

Purchased in 2016.

 Processing Information

Processing completed by Jessica Lynn in 2016. EAD markup completed by Jordan Patty in 2016.

 Scope and Content

The collection consists of illustrations that appeared in Puck, Harper's Weekly, and Illustrated London News. The illustrations from Puck are largely satirical in nature and the subject matter is Gilded Age politics. The subject matter of the Harper's Weekly and Illustrated London News focus on the Civil War and Mount Vernon, the home of George Washington.

 Arrangement

Organized by subject.

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Index Terms Geographical Names: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865. United States--Politics and government. Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works. Contents List 19th century newspaper illustrations collection, 1861-1894 1 Puck - "Who Laughs Last Laughs Best", 1894 1 Puck - The Dawn of a Better Day, 1887 1 Harper's Weekly - On the Road Between Washington and Alexandria, circa late 1800s 1 Harper's Weekly - Pictorial Map of the Seat of War, Showing..., 1861 1 Harper's Weekly - Map of Part of Maryland and Virginia..., 1861 1 The Illustrated London News - Civil War in America, 1862 1 Washington's House, Mount Vernon, 1839 1 Harper's Weekly - A Pilgrimage to Mount Vernon, 1886 1 Puck - Reveille in the White House, 1885 1 Harper's Weekly - The Room in Which George Washington Died, 1886