Civil War Volunteer Saloons and Hospitals Ephemera Collection. 1861-1868 (inclusive).

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Civil War Volunteer Saloons and Hospitals Ephemera Collection. 1861-1868 (inclusive).

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The Civil War Volunteer Saloons and Hospitals Ephemera Collection holds ephemera and a few pieces of correspondence (including letters to and from Samuel Bradford Fales, William M. Cooper, and Arad Barrows) that illustrate and describe the workings of the Cooper Shop Volunteer Refreshment Saloon, the Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloon, and both of their hospitals. The ephemera is somewhat similar for each group, and consists primarily of donation acknowledgements, event tickets and programs, flyers, and circular letters that the committees used to raise funds.

2 boxes 1.88 linear ft.

Porterville Public Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6815509

Porterville Public Library

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Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloon and Hospital (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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The Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloon and Hospital, a philanthropic organization, was instituted on May 27, 1861. It provided Union soldiers with free accomodations as their regiments passed through on their way to Washington. A separate hospital would receive any passing sick or wounded soldiers. It officially closed on August 28, 1865. From the description of Record and scrapbook, 1861-1865. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 86165648 ...

Cooper Shop Soldiers' Home

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Cooper, William M., -1880

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Citizens Volunteer Hospital Association (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896

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Barnard Gratz (1738-1801) and his brother Michael (1740-1811) immigrated to Philadelphia in the 1750s. They were merchants active during the Revolutionary period, and who formed partnerships with the merchants David Franks (1720-1794) of New York and Philadelphia, and Joseph Simon (ca. 1712-1804) of Lancaster, PA. Michael Gratz's two sons, Simon (1773-1839) and Hyman (1776-1857), inherited their father's business. From the description of Gratz-Franks-Simon Papers, 1752-1831 (inclusiv...

Cooper Shop Volunteer Refreshment Committee

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Fales, Samuel Bradford, 1808-1880

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Corresponding secretary and general financial agent for the Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloon. From the description of Letter : Philadelphia, unaddressed, [1865 Dec.]. (Bryn Mawr College). WorldCat record id: 28834481 ...

Barrows, Arad, 1818-1888

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Cooper Shop Volunteer Refreshment Saloon

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