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Series I: Currency, broadsides and ephemera

 Series

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

U.S. Civil war imprints and currency, various 19th century broadsides, brief histories of Army Generals including U.S. Grant, W.T. Sherman, A.E.Burnside, and others, as well as other ephemera such as Benito Mussolini's personalized Gilette shaving kit. This material was collected over a period of years by John H. Wright.

Books donated by Mr. Wright have been cataloged separately.

Dates

  • Creation: 1838-1936

Access Restrictions

This material is open for research.

Stored onsite in the vault at the Woodson Research Center.

Extent

From the Collection: 10 Linear Feet (17 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository

Contact:
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA
713-348-2586