Peter Wellington Alexander papers, 1835-1910

Summary Information

At a Glance

Arrangement

Arrangement

Arranged in 4 series.

• Cataloged Correspondence
• Arranged Series
• Correspondence
• Telegrams
• Manuscripts & Documents
• Copybooks, Letterbooks etc
• Miscellaneous Documents
• Orders
• Reports
• Southern United States Newspapers
• Addition (1976)

Description

Summary

Correspondence, manuscripts, documents, and newspapers. These include over four hundred letters to Alexander, as well as miscellaneous letters and telegrams; some of his manuscripts and notes; business records of his law firm; military documents of the western divisions of the Confederate Army; copybooks and letter books; and complete and partial newspapers and clippings from the various Southern newspapers (in particular THE SAVANNAH REPUBLICAN, the DAILY DISPATCH of Richmond, and the ADVERTISER AND REGISTER of Mobile) which carried Alexander's dispatches.

• Cataloged Correspondence

• Arranged Series

• Southern United States Newspapers

• Addition (1976)

Using the Collection

Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Other Finding Aids

Guide to the materials on microfilm, 1 volume, in repository.

Restrictions on Access

You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

This collection is located on-site.

This collection has no restrictions.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.

Preferred Citation

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Peter Wellington Alexander papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Selected Related Material

Community & Conflict: The Impact of the Civil War in the Ozarks

This online exhibition includes a large amount of digitized material from the Columbia University Collection.

Accruals

Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.

Alternate Form Available

Parts of this collectionm are on: microfilm. There are 8 reels of film. The finding aid is annotated with reel numbers.

Ownership and Custodial History

Gift of Mrs. Robert P. Hamilton, 1974.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Hamilton, Mrs. Robert P. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--12/19/1974. Accession number--M-74-12-19.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Cataloged & arranged Christina Hilton Fenn 03/22/1989.

Collection processed by Mary Boone Bowling, December 1974

Microfilm Entered 05/14/1992 HR

Revision Description

2009-03-25 File created.

2009-05-04 xml document instance created by Carrie Hintz

2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration.

Subject Headings

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Genre/Form

Subject

History / Biographical Note

Biographical / Historical

Colonel Peter Wellington Alexander, Confederate States of America, Georgia-born lawyer, editor and Civil War correspondent.