The David Rankin Barbee papers, 1886-1956 (bulk 1928-1956)

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The David Rankin Barbee papers, 1886-1956 (bulk 1928-1956)

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The David Rankin Barbee papers include substantial research files formed during the mid-20th century which focus on Lincoln and the Civil War, and especially on events leading up to Lincoln's assassination. His contacts with people who were near the events in question make Barbee's files of permanent value for students of the assassination. The papers also include Barbee's research material on Confederate spy Rose O'Neal Greenhow Among the many correspondents represented in the collection are Paul M. Angle, Charles Beard, Samuel Ashe, Matthew Page Andrews, Frank Maloy Anderson, Ray P. Basler, Otto Eisenschiml, Lyon G. Tyler, Philip Van Doren Stern, Henry Steele Commager, Emmanuel Hetz, Archibald Henderson, Albert J. Beveridge, Bennett Cerf, General Merritte W. Ireland, Stephen Early, Nicholas Murray Butler, Claude G. Bowers, Cordell Hull, Adlai Stevenson, Patrick Hurley, William Jennings Bryan and Lyndon B. Johnson. Three unpublished manuscripts by Barbee, "The Inside story of Lamon's Life of Lincoln", "Lincoln and Booth", and "The story of Mrs. Robert Greenhow", are included in the papers

25 linear feet (17 boxes)

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Georgetown University, Joseph Mark Lauinger Memorial Library

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Georgetown University, Joseph Mark Lauinger Memorial Library

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Greenhow, Rose O'Neal, 1814-1864

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Rose O'Neal Greenhow (1817-1864) was a famous spy for the South during the Civil War. Her nicknames were Wild Rose and Rebel Rose. She was born in Port Tobacco, Maryland, in 1817. Her father, John O'Neal, was a planter and was murdered when Rose was an infant. Around 1830 she moved into her Aunt Mrs. A. V. Hill's boarding house at the Old Capitol building in Washington, DC, where she met many politicians who also boarded there. Rose was a popular belle known for her beauty, charm, and wit. In 18...

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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Booth, John Wilkes, 1838-1865

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Bearden, Margaret

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Barbee, David Rankin, 1874-1958

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David Rankin Barbee was born Oct. 15, 1874, in Murfreesboro, Tenn., son of the Rev. John Dodson and Margaret Overson Rankin Barbee. He attended Emory and Henry College, without receiving a degree. In 1896 Barbee began a career in journalism with the Nashville Banner. He subsequently worked for newspapers in Memphis, Chattanooga, Montgomery, Mobile, New Orleans and Ashville. Barbee came to Washington, D.C. as a feature writer for the Washington Post in 1928. He joined the F.D. Roosevelt administr...