Frank Lawrence Owsley Papers, 1913-1959.

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Frank Lawrence Owsley Papers, 1913-1959.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/19906286

Among the papers of Frank L. Owsley are correspondence; manuscripts of books and articles, both published and unpublished; book reviews, including reviews of Owsley's books; clippings and scrapbook material; biographical materials; organizational and professional records; teaching materials; and research notes. Owsley's articles, addresses, and other writings are mainly concerned with the subject of Confederate diplomacy, the role cotton played in the Civil War, Southern opinion of Abraham Lincoln, the world of the South in contemporary world affairs, Reconstruction policy, communism's propaganda techniques, George Washington's early years, Henry Delamar Clayton, and Owsley's impressions of England. Owsley's research notes are primarily on Civil War diplomacy. Other subjects covered in the notes include slavery and emancipation, Confederate finances, William E. Seward's role in the Civil War, and Southern life at the time of the war.

7.98 linear ft. (19 Hollinger boxes).

Vanderbilt University Library, Jean and Alexander Heard Library

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Vanderbilt University Library, Jean and Alexander Heard Library

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