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Samuel D. Webster collection

Description

This collection contains the personal papers belonging to Samuel Derrick Webster, Civil War soldier and Indian Agent, and Joseph Witherspoon Cook, missionary to the Yankton Sioux.

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.

Cook's papers include a scrapbook with photographs, letters, documents, clippings, etc., documenting his thirty-two year Episcopal mission to the Yankton Sioux at the Yankton Agency, South Dakota. Also letters, manuscripts and photographs.

There is also a box of genealogical material pertaining to both families.

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1771-1966, bulk 1862-1902
Call number
mssWebster
Creator
Webster, Samuel Derrick (1845-1928)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Purchased from Erik B. Nelson, March 1982.
Restrictions
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Rights
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
Associated people
Cook, Joseph Witherspoon, (1836-1902.)
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