Some American writers and the Civil War [manuscript], 1960.

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Some American writers and the Civil War [manuscript], 1960.

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An address delivered to the Virginia Library Association. Barrett discusses authors influenced by the Civil War including Ambrose Bierce, Sidney Lanier, John Esten Cooke, John W. DeForest, Mark Twain, and George Washington Cable, all of whom served; older writers William Gilmore Simms, Nathaniel Hawtorne, and Herman Melville; diplomats Henry James and William Dean Howells; and hospital nurse Walt Whitman. The collection contains both the manuscript of the address and a printed version from the newsletter.

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University of Virginia. Library

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Barrett, Clifton Waller, 1901-1991

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Bibliophile. From the description of Photoprints of Barrett's personal library in New York City [manuscript], ca. 1955. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647805897 Rare book collector. From the description of Letter: 1981 June 1, [manuscript]. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647826922 From the description of Notebook [manuscript], 1940. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647810688 From the description of Addr...