Personalities: Davis, Lee, Lincoln, Jackson
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
- 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
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA
713-348-2586
woodson@rice.edu