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LeConte, John L. (John Lawrence), 1825-1883. Papers, 1812-1897

Title: John L. (John Lawrence) LeConte papers, 1812-1897

This collection contains mostly entomological material, with much information on the description and identification of particular insects, entomological collections, and the study of entomology in Europe and the United States. In addition, there are materials on medicine and hospitals during the American Civil War, on the Corps of Topographical Engineers, the United States Army, on natural history in the United States, and on the LeConte's family. Some letters are written to President Rutherford B. Hayes and concern the Commissionership of Agriculture, for which LeConte was considered, but not appointed. Letters of John Eatton LeConte and Joseph LeConte are included.

ArchivalResource: 7.7 Linear feet, Ca. 1900 items

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Gaillard, John Gourdin, 1833-1898. John Gourdin Gaillard papers, 1822 and 1895.

Title: John Gourdin Gaillard papers, 1822 and 1895.

Two items, 1855 and 1895, of John Gourdin Gaillard relate to his antebellum studies at Harvard and subsequent military experiences during the Civil War in low country South Carolina, Corinth, Mississippi, and Kentucky. Gaillard studied civil engineering at Harvard but for some reason he left before finishing. In an affidavit presented by Harvard in lieu of a degree, dated 24 Dec. 1855, Henry Lawrence Eustis (1819-1885), the West Point-educated head of Harvard's new engineering department, speaks highly of Gaillard's credentials, "Mr. Gaillard has completed the course of study... Nothing but the necessity of leaving before the close of the term prevents my presenting him as a candidate for a degree, and I have not the slightest doubt that he would have passed his examination with distinction." In 1895, this Confederate veteran wrote a six page memoir of his Civil War years, during which he served with the Tenth Regiment, South Carolina Volunteers. In the summer of 1861, Gaillard had joined Co. K ("Eutaw Volunteers"), commanded by his brother-in-law, Capt. Julius T. Porcher. The company organized at St. Stephens Depot and elected Gaillard second lieutenant. Early experiences included training at Bulls Island, S.C., under a West Point cadet and station duty around the fort on South Island guarding Winyah Bay (Georgetown, S.C.). In the spring of 1862, the regiment transferred to northern Mississippi, arriving a few weeks after the battle of Shiloh. Gaillard describes the situation at Corinth, Miss., in 1862 and a series of events by which Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard appeared to prepare for a battle, that included the preaching of a sermon, but which actually allowed his troops to evacuate from a camp with unhealthy conditions and sickness to a more healthy and easily defended location, "after a rapid & severe night march some 30 miles away with all his Stores & equipments." Gourdin concludes with a brief description of camp life at Tupelo, Miss., and of Gen. Braxton Bragg's Kentucky campaign. During Bragg's retreat and hardship passing through a countryside that had been stripped of provisions. When they reached Knoxville, Tennessee, bad health caused Gaillard to be sent home, and he never returned to active service.

ArchivalResource: 2 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/276307037 View

Philip Case Lockwood memorial collection of Civil War portraits and autographs, 1862-ca. 1886.

Title: Philip Case Lockwood memorial collection of Civil War portraits and autographs, 1862-ca. 1886.

Scrapbook collection of Civil War photographs and autographs, assembled by Philip Case Lockwood.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (.38 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00542/catalog View

Photographic Portrait File

Title: Photographic Portrait File

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Harvard University Archives Photograph Collection: Portraits, ca. 1852-ca. 2004

Title: Harvard University Archives Photograph Collection: Portraits. ca.1852-ca.2004.

Photographs of individuals associated with Harvard University: faculty, students, administrators, staff, honorees, and habitués of Harvard Square. For those whose lives pre-date the era of photography, the contents of the folders are often photographic reproductions of other image types, such as etchings, paintings, or drawings. In a few cases, the images themselves may be original etchings or sketches.

ArchivalResource: 50 cubic ft.; 20,000 photographs; 10,000 folders.

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hua04006/catalog View

Free Library of Philadelphia Collection of Literary Manuscripts, 1666-1990

Title: Free Library of Philadelphia Collection of Literary Manuscripts 1666-1990

This collection contains letters, manuscript fragments, autographs, and other documents by famous authors. The material dates from 1666 to 1990. The bulk of the collection consists of letters written by the authors to various friends with some letters to editors or critics. There is an even mix of American and European authors present.

ArchivalResource: 23 Linear feet

http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/pacscl/FLP_FLPRBDLITERARY View

United States. Army. Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 10th (1861-1864). Muster roll of field staff and band of the 10th Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteers, 1862 June 30-Aug. 31.

Title: Muster roll of field staff and band of the 10th Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteers, 1862 June 30-Aug. 31.

Muster roll of regiment commanded by Col. Henry L. Eustis.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/71014406 View

Eustis, Henry Lawrence, 1819-1885. Letter : to his wife, 1863 November 9.

Title: Letter : to his wife, 1863 November 9.

Holograph letter written at camp near Kelly's Ford, Va.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 leaf) ; 20 x 25 cm. folded to 20 x 13 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/48368945 View

Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874. Correspondence, 1829-1874

Title: Charles Sumner correspondence, 1829-1874

Letters to Charles Sumner, lawyer, Republican senator from Massachusetts, and anti-slavery campaigner; with a smaller number of letters from Sumner to others.

ArchivalResource: 33 cartons (43.1 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00232/catalog View

Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States Commandery of the State of Massachusetts Civil War collection, 1724-1933 (inclusive); 1861-1912 (bulk).

Title: Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States Commandery of the State of Massachusetts Civil War collection, 1724-1933 (inclusive); 1861-1912 (bulk).

A collection of images, manuscripts, and printed material, mostly relating to the Massachusetts soldiers and regiments in the American Civil War. Some material relates to other Union regiments and the Confederate States of America.

ArchivalResource: 47 linear feet (143 boxes, 2 volumes)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00124/catalog View