Huey, Bedford, and related families papers, 1787-1971 (bulk 1861-1960)

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Huey, Bedford, and related families papers, 1787-1971 (bulk 1861-1960)

This collection includes Robert Huey's reminiscence of his experiences as a prisoner during the Civil War (including Camps Oglethorpe, Libby, and Sorghum), many family photographs, cycling and travel diaries of Europe from 1902 and 1906 respectively, correspondence, genealogical records, and a typescript of Eleanor Bedford's memoir about her bout and recovery from mental illness, "Lost and Found."

2.49 cubic feet.

Related Entities

There are 12 Entities related to this resource.

Goepp family

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Bedford, Eleanore, 1910-

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Nilsen family

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Bedford, Alice H.

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Huey, Robert, 1843-1928

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Irish immigrant Robert Huey escaped from a Confederate prison during the Civil War, and later becoming a dentist in Philadelphia. His daughter, Alice Katherine Huey was an active suffragette. Her daughter, Eleanore Goepp Bedford, was an actress who wrote about an episode of mental illness in the 1950s. From the description of Huey, Bedford, and related families papers, 1787-1971 (bulk 1861-1960) (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 697805812 ...

C.S. Military Prison, Macon, Ga.

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Bedford, J. Claude

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Breuchaud family

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Camp Sorghum (Columbia, S.C.)

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Libby Prison

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Bedford family

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Hughey family

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