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John H. Wright U.S. Civil War and related ephemera collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0061
Finding aid note: Stored onsite in the vault at the Woodson Research Center.

Scope and Contents

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

  • 1838-1936

Access Restrictions

This material is open for research.

Stored onsite in the vault at the Woodson Research Center.

Use Restrictions

Permission to publish from the Wright collection must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University.

Historical Sketch

John H. Wright (1906-1990) attended Central High School in Houston and was a 1928 Rice graduate. He worked for Star Engraving Company and Taylor Publishing Company. He was married to Ruby Gow (d. 1986) and was an avid collector of Confederate printed materials. His passion for collecting resulted in the publishing of "Compendium," a bibliography of printed Confederacy items.

Extent

10 Linear Feet (17 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract:

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 Mussolini's shaving kit. This material was collected over a period of years by John H. Wright.

Acquisition Information

This material was donated by John H. Wright over a period of 30 years, circa 1960-1990.

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Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the John H. Wright U.S. Civil War and related ephemera collection, 1838-1936
Status
Completed
Author
Lee Pecht
Date
2006
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Repository Details

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

https://library.rice.edu/woodson
Contact:
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA

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