John Rison Gibbons Diary

Collection

Identifier: MS G35

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Scope and Content Note

Typewritten transcript of fragment, January 1, 1862 to October 16, 1862, of diary kept by John R. Gibbons of Company I, 1st Rockbridge, Virginia Cavalry. Appended is transcript of a letter, dated Mount Solon, Augusta County, Virginia October 3, 1863, from "Sue" to Gibbons.

Dates

1862-1863

Creator

Gibbons, John R. (John Rison), 1843-1919 (Person)

Language of Materials

Materials are in English.

Access Information

Please call (479) 575-8444 or email specoll@uark.edu at least two weeks in advance of your arrival to ensure availability of the materials.

Use Information

No Use Restrictions Apply.

No Interlibrary Loan.

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Biographical Note

John Rison Gibbons was born in Richmond, Virginia in 1843. He enlisted in the Confederate Army and joined the First Virginia Cavalry. After the war, Gibbons studied mining and mineralogy in Georgia and became a mining and civil engineer. He moved to Arkansas circa 1900 with what became the American Bauxite Company. He was a founder of the town of Bauxite and oversaw the construction of the Bauxite and Northern Railroad. Gibbons passed away in 1919.

Extent

.001 Linear Feet (1 item)

Additional Description

Arrangement of the Papers

The collection consists of a single item, housed in a box with other smaller manuscript collections.

Acquisition Information

The John Rison Gibbons Diary was transcribed by Ann Davies Spence from the original and was donated to Special Collections, University of Arkansas Libraries in 1965 by Ms. Spence.