Manuscripts
William T. Sherman autograph corrected proof of biographical sketch
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William Tecumseh Sherman letter to Ogden Hoffman
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Sherman informs Hoffman of the imminent arrival to San Francisco of the actress Madame Adelaide Ristori, her husband the Marquis del Grillo, and their daughter Bianca Capranica del Grillo. He also writes of his trip to Italy to visit them at the Palace Ristori.
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William T. Sherman papers, (bulk 1862-1865)
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Collection of Sherman's military, political, and personal correspondence, chiefly covering the Civil War. Included is a group of Sherman's letters to David Dixon Porter and individual letters and communications addressed to Ulysses S. Grant, George H. Thomas, Joseph Dana Webster, and others, concerning the Yazoo Expedition, March to the Sea and the occupation of Savannah. Also included are a few orders, including Sherman's draft of Farewell Address to the Armies of Tennessee and Georgia, and some post-war correspondence, including individual letters to Andrew Jackson, Horatio King, John Sherman, and others.
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General William T. Sherman
Visual Materials
Image of a full-length portrait of American Civil War Union General William Tecumseh Sherman on horseback in military uniform with sword and spyglass in hand; soldiers in background with cannon and an American flag.
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Memoirs of W. Sherman Savage
Manuscripts
Typescript memoir of historian W. Sherman Savage, with some small pencil corrections. The memoir contains the following chapters: Chapter I. Growing up on the Eastern shore of Virginia; Chapter II. The Effort to Secure an Education; Chapter III. Beginning of my teaching career; Chapter IV. The Early Years at Lincoln University; Chapter V. The Reorganization of the College after 1921; Chapter VI. Development of Lincoln after 1931; Chapter VII. Developing the Department of History; Chapter VIII. Research; Chapter IX. California State College and Various Summer Schools; Chapter X. The Work of Research and Writing.
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