Jennie E. Brander Letter
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Scope and Content Note
Letter written by Jennie E. Brander, a school teacher in Bolivar, Mississippi, to "Beloved Friend," living in Bellevue, Louisiana. Brander describes the previous year's burning of her town by Union troops, rumored conditions in the Vicksburg area, and her activities as a teacher at Bolivar.
Four-page letter written by Jennie E. Brander to an unnamed friend at Bellevue, [Louisiana], from Bolivar, Mississippi. She describes her activities as a teacher, the impact on her and other townspeople when Union troops burned Bolivar in the fall of 1862, rumors of conditions in Vicksburg, and attitudes toward international sympathy for the Southern cause.
Dates
- 1863
Creator
- Brander, Jennie E. (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).
Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (1 Folder, 1 Item)
Arrangement of the Papers
Materials are arranged in one folder.
Acquisition Information
The Jennie E. Brander Letter was separated from the Zillah Cross Peel Papers (MC 781), on May 18, 1988.
Processing Information
Processed by Kim A. Scott; completed on May 18, 1988
- Title
- Jennie E. Brander Letter
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Kim A. Scott
- Date
- 1988
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Department Repository
University of Arkansas Libraries
365 N. McIlroy Avenue
Fayetteville AR 72701 United States
(479) 575-8444
specoll@uark.edu