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- Georgia Civil War Manuscript Collections: An Annotated Bibliography
- Book
- 2011
- Published by: The University of Alabama Press
summary
This book provides historians and genealogists with a one-stop guide to every Civil War–related manuscript collection stored in Georgia’s many repositories. With this guide in hand, researchers will no longer spend countless hours pouring through online catalogs, emailing archivists, and wondering if they have exhausted every lead in their pursuit of firsthand information about the war and the experiences of those who lived through and were impacted by it.
In assembling the first state-specific bibliography to be compiled since the Indiana and Illinois bibliographies were assembled for the Civil War Centennial in the 1960s, David Slay has expanded the scope of this survey to include works relating to women, African Americans, and social history, as well as the letters and diaries of soldiers who fought in the war, reflecting society’s evolving understanding and interest in this defining period of American life. In addition, this compilation is not confined to material produced from 1861 to 1865, but also includes collections spanning the lives of prominent Civil War figures, making it an invaluable source for biographers.
Organized by institution, Georgia Civil War Manuscript Collections has many time-saving features, all designed to increase efficiency of research. Each collection description contains the title and catalog number used in the holding institution. Where possible, collection descriptions have been improved upon, providing the researcher with information beyond what is listed in the holding institution’s card catalog and finding aid. It also cross-references duplicate collections that are held in two or more institutions as microfilm or photocopies. Simply put, Georgia Civil War Manuscript Collections takes the mystery out of Civil War research in Georgia.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. xi-xii
- Abbreviations
- p. xiii
- 4. Emory University: Civil War Manuscripts
- pp. 112-165
- 5. Emory University
- pp. 166-178
- 6. University of Georgia
- pp. 179-208
- 7. Georgia Historical Society
- pp. 209-224
- 8. Atlanta History Center
- pp. 225-238
- 11. Middle Georgia Archives
- pp. 257-260
- 12. Georgia College and State University
- pp. 261-264
- 13. Shorter College
- pp. 265-266
- 14. Andersonville National Historic Site
- pp. 267-268
- 15. Troup County Archives
- pp. 269-270
- 16. Augusta State University
- pp. 271-272
- 17. Small Manuscript Collections
- pp. 273-280
Additional Information
ISBN
9780817385705
Related ISBN(s)
9780817317447
MARC Record
OCLC
772845302
Pages
296
Launched on MUSE
2012-06-08
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2011