Descriptive Summary
White, Mastin Gentry
Mastin Gentry White Robert
E. Lee Collection,
1831-ca.
1931
Materials are written in
English.
87-317
2 in.
Dolph Briscoe Center for American
History, The University of Texas at
Austin
The collection
consists primarily of images of Robert E. Lee and includes prints made from
original Mathew Brady negatives, original engravings, and copy prints of
photographs, paintings, engravings and lithographs of Robert E. Lee and other
historical figures of his time.
Biographical NoteMastin Gentry White (1901-1987) was a
University of Texas law professor, an official in the Roosevelt and Truman
administrations, a law partner of Tom Connally and a U. S. Court of Claims
commissioner from 1955-1980.
Scope and ContentsThe collection consists primarily of
images of Robert E. Lee and includes prints made from original Mathew Brady
negatives, original engravings, and copy prints of photographs, paintings,
engravings and lithographs of Robert E. Lee and other historical figures of his
time.
Access RestrictionsUnrestricted access.
Index Terms
Subjects (Persons)
Brady, Mathew B., 1823
(ca.)-1896--Photographer
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson),
1822-1885
Jackson, Stonewall, 1824-1863
Johnston, Joseph Eggleston,
1807-1891
Lee, George Washington Custis,
1832-1913
Lee, Mary Randolph Custis,
1807-1873
Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward),
1807-1870
Subjects
Civil War, U. S., 1861-1865
Places
Richmond (Va.)
Preferred CitationMastin Gentry White Robert E. Lee
Collection, 1831-ca.1931, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin.
Processing InformationBasic processing and cataloging of
this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical
Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s
History Revealed: Bringing Collections to
Light project, 2009-2011.
Detailed Description of the Papers
Inventory
3Y508
Photographs and prints
3S234
Oversize photographs and prints