Manuscripts

List of names, correspondence, manuscripts, lecture program notes, and ephemera

Description: A collection of approximately 320 items from 1898 to 1946, it consists of military records, correspondence, papers, and ephemera of the 34th Infantry Regiment, U.S. Volunteers, active during the Philippine-American War, 1899 to 1902. The correspondence includes that of General Julius Augustus Penn, commander of the regiment. The collection also contains a small group of letters related to World War II.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1899-1946
Call number: mssManahan
Creator: Manahan, Charles F (1871-1955)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Charles F. Manahan, February 1947.; Gift of Donald F. Manahan, February 1956.

Correspondence, orders, reports, muster rolls

Manuscripts

A collection of approximately 320 items from 1898 to 1946, it consists of military records, correspondence, papers, and ephemera of the 34th Infantry Regiment, U.S. Volunteers, active during the Philippine-American War, 1899 to 1902. The correspondence includes that of General Julius Augustus Penn, commander of the regiment. The collection also contains a small group of letters related to World War II.

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Charles F. Manahan papers

Manuscripts

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Manuscripts, correspondence, photographs (HM 48539-48550)

Manuscripts

Webster's papers include a Civil War diary detailing his experiences with the 13th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment (1862-1864) and the 39th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment (1864-1865). Also scrapbook, letters, photographs.

mssWebster

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Manuscripts and ephemera

Manuscripts

The collection includes some 17th and 18th century items regarding Norton's ancestors in Massachusetts; correspondence by Norton regarding his voyage to California and his time in the gold mines; several items pertaining to Norton's membership in the Society of California Pioneers of New England; a painting and sketch of the ship "Argonaut," both by Clark Oliver; and military records of Charles Walton of the 6th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment and Simon M. Nudd of the 24th Maine Infantry Regiment. Also included is a pocket compass and lock that belonged to William Norton.

mssNorton

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Jesse L. Berch, et al. To Colonel Charles Lunn

Manuscripts

Camp of 22nd Wisconsin Volunteers Infantry, Murfreesboro, Tennessee. A petition supporting Warren Chase for a commission of the 2nd Lieutenant in the 14th Regiment of Colored Infantry; signed by the officers of the Regiment. Written by Chase to the President of the Board of Examiners.

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Correspondence, Manuscripts, Ephemera

Manuscripts

The Correspondence series is arranged chronologically and contains letters from Frank to his family members, most notably his sisters and to Susan, about his experiences during the Civil War. Also included in the series are letters from Frank and Susan to their children when they traveled around Europe in 1892 visiting such cities as Rome, Glasgow, Oban, Dingwall, Edinburgh, London, Brussels, Berlin, Vienna, Venice, Florence, Naples, Interlacken, and Paris. There are also letters from their children, most notably their daughters Bertha, Grace, and Olive, as they traveled around the United States. The Manuscripts series is arranged alphabetically and contains a typed collection of letters written by Frank McGregor titled "Letters to the Folks at Home from Frank McGregor of the 83rd Regiment O.V.I. Army of the Mississippi." The letters date from 1862-1865 and span McGregor's time in the Civil War. Also included, is a short composition written by Susan B. McGregor recalling details about a story her mother, Olive W. Wilder liked to tell about going to a ball.

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List of names, correspondence, manuscripts, lecture program notes, and ephemera

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