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Jennie E. Brander Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MC 814

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

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

Creator

Source

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

Contact:
University of Arkansas Libraries
365 N. McIlroy Avenue
Fayetteville AR 72701 United States
(479) 575-8444