John H. Wright U.S. Civil War and related ephemera collection
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.
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
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.
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- 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
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