A Guide to the Jefferson Davis Papers, 1861-1869, 1878, 1887-1891
Descriptive Summary |
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| Creator | Davis, Jefferson | |
| Title | Jefferson Davis Papers | |
| Dates: | 1861-1891 | |
| Extent | 80 items; manuscript, printed, pictorial, photographic | |
| Language | Materials are in English. | |
| Repository | Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin | |
Biographical Note
Jefferson Davis (1808-1889), soldier, politician, United States Congressman, United States Senator, United States Secretary of War, and President of the Confederate States of America
Scope and Contents
Papers relate to the career of Davis (1808-1889), soldier, politician, United States Congressman, United States Senator, United States Secretary of War, and President of the Confederate States of America. Included are photographs, engravings and cartoons, a list of nominations for officers in the Confederate Navy, and a photostat of the certificate naming John H. Reagan as Postmaster General of the Confederacy.
Index Terms |
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| Subjects (Persons) | ||
| Davis, Jefferson. | ||
| Reagan, John Henninger. | ||
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| Cartoons. | ||
| Civil War - Naval affairs. | ||
| Confederate States of America. | ||
Related Material
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See also Confederate States of America Records.. |
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Administrative Information
Cite as
Jefferson Davis Papers, 1861-1869, 1878, 1887-1891, Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin.
Detailed Description of the Collection
Papers |
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| 2D51 | Photostat of the certificate naming John H. Reagan as Postmaster General of the Confederacy | ||||||||||||
| List of nominations for officers in the Confederate Navy, February 8, 1865 | |||||||||||||
Photographs and pictorial materials |
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| 3Y24 | Photographs | ||||||||||||
| Negatives | |||||||||||||
| Cartoons and engravings from magazines, newspapers, and envelopes | |||||||||||||