Custer, Elizabeth Bacon, 1842-1933. Letter, 1905. - View Resource

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Custer, Elizabeth Bacon, 1842-1933. Letter, 1905.

Title

Letter, 1905.

Resource Link

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122486737

Abstract

Two handwritten and signed letters. The items are of a personal nature. One describes what it is like to be married to a soldier. The letters were addressed to Joseph P. Smith and Dorothy Stimson.

Extent

2 items (6 pages).

Holding Repository

Harold B. Lee Library

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 6730715

Related Entities

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Custer, Elizabeth Bacon, 1842-1933

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w62z13vx (person)

American author and wife of General George A. Custer. From the description of Letter, 1905. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122486737 Elizabeth Bacon married Gen. George Armstrong Custer in 1864. After her husband's death in 1876, she was instrumental in promoting his legacy as a hero and role-model. In addition to her books about her life with her husband, Elizabeth Bacon Custer supported herself by working as a journalist. From the description of Oberammergau pa...

Smith, Joseph P.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6192qd2 (person)

Stimson, Dorothy, 1890-1988

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6tf13pb (person)

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