Descriptive Summary
Bridges, C. A.
Bridges, C. A., Essays
undated
Materials are written in English.
66-016
2 in.
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin
Typescripts of five essays compose the C. A. Bridges Essays, undated, documenting Bridge’s research on mid-19th century Mississippi.
Biographical Note
C. A. Bridges authored several essays on the political history of Mississippi during the mid-19th century.
Scope and Contents
Typescripts of five essays compose the C. A. Bridges Essays, undated, documenting Bridge’s research on mid-19th century Mississippi. The essays concern the political history of Mississippi from 1850 through its 1861 secession from the United States, including the impact of the Kansas-Nebraska Act, the presidential election of 1852, and the Know Nothing Party (later renamed the American Party) in Mississippi.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research use.
Index Terms
Subjects (Persons)
Bridges, C. A. -- Archives.
Subjects (Organizations)
American Party (Miss.) -- History -- 19th century.
Subjects
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1852.
Secession -- Mississippi.
Places
Mississippi -- History -- 19th century.
Mississippi -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Mississippi -- Politics and government -- 19th century.
United States. Kansas-Nebraska Act.
Preferred Citation
C. A. Bridges Essays, undated, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin.
Processing Information
Basic 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
2Q446
Essays,
undated