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Series XII. Civil War Pictorials and Histories

 Series

Scope and Contents

Three wide published Civil War reference resources are included in this series, at least in part. These items have been retained primarily for staff research, due to their fragile state. They provide high levels of quality graphics on the Civil War period, but are too fragile for public use at this time. However, the sources may be fairly widely available through the general circulating collections or interlibrary loan.

Items 1 & 2 are available at GRPL in later versions.

1. A History of the Civil War / Benson J. Lossing. Includes Brady War photos. N.Y. : War Memorial Assoc., 1912. 16 Sections. We have sections: 3, 6, 11-15. (Accession unknown)

2. Harpers Pictorial History of the Civil War. Chicago : Star Publ. Com. ; McDonnell Bros, 1894, 1866. (Combined the best copies from 2 sets. One set accession unknown, second set unaccessioned, but rec’d. from

3. Pictorial War Record. N.Y. : Stearns & Co., First Series. Various issues, incomplete, v. 1-3, 1881-1883. (Received as part of accession no. 98.059), and believed to have been owned/used by Samuel Ranck.

Dates

  • 1860 - 2013

Extent

From the Collection: 4.5 Linear Feet (12 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Grand Rapids History Center Repository

Contact:
Grand Rapids Public Library
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Grand Rapids Michigan 49503 USA
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