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Slavery

 Subject
Subject Source: Lcsh: Library Of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Andrew F. Davis Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MsC0454
Abstract

Civil War soldier. Correspondence from Davis (an officer in Co.I, 15th Regiment, Indiana Volunteers) to his wife and daughters. Letters include information on troop morale, slavery, camp life, battles, Copperheads, etc.

Dates: 1879-1891; Majority of material found within 1861-1863

Bill Whittaker papers

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: IWA1092
Abstract

"The Abolitionist and the Fashion Editor: Walter Hoyt and Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd," by William Whittaker, submitted to "The Annals of Iowa."

Dates: 2003

Lulu Merle Johnson papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0550
Abstract

An African American woman from Gravity, Iowa, who earned an MA in 1930 and a PhD in 1941 in American history from the State University of Iowa.

Dates: 1930-1995

Silas B. Silver Diary

 Collection
Identifier: MsC0012
Abstract

Maryland physician. Diary includes his observations on the Civil War and politics, farming, and medicine.

Dates: 1863