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Dearborn, Frederick M. (Frederick Myers), b. 1876, collector. Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part II: The Civil War and the Confederacy, 1832-1915 (MS Am 1649.24): Guide.


creator Dearborn, Frederick M. (Frederick Myers), b. 1876, collector.
Title: Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part II: The Civil War and the Confederacy,
Dates: 1832-1915.
Abstract: Autograph letters and documents of officers and statesmen associated with the Confederacy in the Civil War, collected by Frederick Myers Dearborn.
Extent: 10 boxes (5 linear ft.)
Language: Collection materials are in English.
Identification: MS Am 1649.24
Location: b

Administrative Information

60DM-24. Bequest of Frederick M. Dearborn; received: 1960.

Preferred Citation for Publication:

Frederick M. Dearborn Collection of Military and Political Americana, Part II: The Civil War and the Confederacy, 1832-1915 (MS Am 1649.24). Houghton Library, Harvard University.

There are no restrictions on physical access to this material. Collection is open for research.

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Frederick Myers Dearborn (1876-1960), who formed this collection, was a dermatologist of New York City.

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Autograph letters and documents of officers and statesmen associated with the Confederacy in the Civil War. There are many letters addressed to Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard, Braxton Bragg, Samuel Cooper, and Jefferson Davis, as well as letters by them and many others. Some of the letters and documents are accompanied by photographs.

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