James V. Scaife Civil War items, 1861-1915,-1911-1915 (bulk).
Collection Number: 2030
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library
DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY
Title:
James V. Scaife Civil War items, 1861-1915,-1911-1915 (bulk).
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Collection Number:
2030
Abstract:
Civil War items collected by James V. Scaife. Items include lithographed Civil War
covers; letters to Scaife concerning Civil War research; photographs of battle fields;
scrapbooks of newspaper clippings concerning the Civil War and other events in American
history; roster of attendance of the Wilder's Brigade reunion at Chattanooga in 1913;
obituaries and other clippings pertaining to Civil War veterans; and other printed
items.
Creator:
Scaife, James Verner
Quanitities:
.3 cubic feet.
Language:
Collection material in English
Letters, photographs, scrapbooks, and other materials concerning the Civil War and
Civil War veterans.
INFORMATION FOR USERS
James V. Scaife Civil War items, #2030. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections,
Cornell University Library.
Letters, photographs, scrapbooks, and other materials concerning the Civil War and
Civil War veterans.Civil War items collected by James V. Scaife. Items include lithographed
Civil War covers; letters to Scaife concerning Civil War research; photographs of
battle fields; scrapbooks of newspaper clippings concerning the Civil War and other
events in American history; roster of attendance of the Wilder's Brigade reunion at
Chattanooga in 1913; obituaries and other clippings pertaining to Civil War veterans;
and other printed items.
Places:
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Tennessee -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns.
Subjects:
Chattanooga, Battle of, Chattanooga, Tenn., 1863.
CONTAINER LIST
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Scaife Civil War covers, 304 items, lithographed by:
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Bloom and Smith, N.Y.C. (3)
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Edward Cogan, Philadelphia (1)
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James Gates, Cincinnati (2)
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Gibson & Co., Cincinnati (1)
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Harbach & Brother, Phila. (7)
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J.E. Hayes, Massachusetts (1)
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F. Hedge, Boston (1)
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Hoffman & Knickerbocker, Albany (1)
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Johnson-Dana (1)
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F.K. Kimmel, N.Y.C. (2)
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King & Baird, Phila. (2)
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J. Magee, Phila. (40)
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Chas. Magnus, N.Y.C. (74)
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J.C. Mickley, Philadelphia (1)
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Mumford & Co., Cincinnati (2)
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N.Y. Union, Broadway, N.Y.C. (1)
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Reagles & Co., N.Y.C. (35)
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S.C. Upham, Phila. (40)
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J.G. Wells, N.Y. C. (2)
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Whittemore & Co., Boston (3)
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S.H. Zahm, Lancaster, Pa. (1)
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83 by unnamed firms
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Other Scaife Civil War items:
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4 letters to Scaife, 1911-1915 , cc. of letter from Scaife
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1911-1915 | |
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10 photographs of battlefield [Gettysburg?] and environs
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Ca. 248 newspaper and magazine clippings pertaining to the Civil War - many are obituaries
of veterans
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1 pamphlet - pages from The Collector [rosters of Confederate officers]
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1 coin catalogue [Confederate money, etc.]
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Scrapbook containing:
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57 articles pasted in - about Civil War events, Andrew Jackson, the Revolution, John
Wilkes Booth, death of President Garfield, burial of Washington
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91 loose clippings in back of scrapbook - many about surviving veterans of the Civil
War
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1 advertising card - Miller's Machine Shop, Chambersburg, Pa. - To TC Coll.
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1 train schedule of 1903 - in Russian & French
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1903 | |
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1 name card - Robert H. Fitzhugh
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1 newspaper clipping about Arkansas Hot Springs; also 1 clipping on Niagara Falls
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Non-Civil War items:
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1 photo of Negro seaman,
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1893 | |
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1 Epiphany Church, [Philadelphia ?] 1895 [blue print-type]
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1895 | |
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1 Scotch Presbyterian Church [Phila.?]
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1895 | |