Summary Information
At a Glance
Call No.: |
MS#0016 |
Bib ID |
4079103
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Creator(s) |
Alexander, Peter Wellington, 1825-1886 |
Title |
Peter Wellington Alexander papers, 1835-1910 |
Physical Description |
30 linear feet (18 boxes and 12 flat boxes) |
Language(s) |
English
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Other Finding Aids |
Guide to the materials on microfilm, 1 volume, in repository.
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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. |
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This collection is located on-site. This collection has no restrictions. |
Arrangement
Arrangement
Arranged in 4 series.
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.
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
The subject headings listed below are found in this collection. Links below allow searches at Columbia University through the
Archival Collections Portal and through
CLIO, the catalog for Columbia University Libraries,
as well as ArchiveGRID,
a catalog that allows users to search the holdings of multiple research libraries and archives.
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Beauregard, G. T (Gustave Toutant), 1818-1893 |
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Blunt, James G. (James Gillpatrick), 1826-1881 |
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Boudinot, Elias C (Elias Cornelius), 1835-1890 |
Portal
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Bragg, Braxton, 1817-1876 |
Portal
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CLIO
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Brown, John C (John Calvin), 1827-1889 |
Portal
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CLIO
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Brown, Joseph E (Joseph Emerson), 1821-1894 |
Portal
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CLIO
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Bullock, Rufus B (Rufus Brown), 1834-1907 |
Portal
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CLIO
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Confederate States of America. Army |
Portal
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CLIO
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Curtis, Samuel Ryan, 1805-1866 |
Portal
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Davis, Varina Anne, 1864-1898 |
Portal
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Dawson, William C (William Crosby), 1798-1856 |
Portal
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Editors |
Portal
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Fagan, James Fleming, 1828-1893 |
Portal
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Fillmore, Millard, 1800-1874 |
Portal
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Gwin, William McKendree, 1805-1885 |
Portal
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CLIO
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Hardee, William Joseph, 1815-1873 |
Portal
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Herron, Francis Jay, 1837-1902 |
Portal
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Hill, Benjamin H (Benjamin Harvey), 1823-1882 |
Portal
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ArchiveGRID
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Hill, D. H. (Daniel Harvey), 1821-1889 |
Portal
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CLIO
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Hindman, Thomas Carmichael, 1828-1868 |
Portal
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Holmes, T. H. (Theophilus Hunter), 1804-1880 |
Portal
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Hood, John Bell, 1831-1879 |
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Jackson, Henry R (Henry Rootes), 1820-1898 |
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Jenkins, Charles Jones, 1805-1883 |
Portal
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Johnston, Joseph E (Joseph Eggleston), 1807-1891 |
Portal
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CLIO
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ArchiveGRID
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Journalists |
Portal
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Lawton, Alexander Robert, 1818-1896 |
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Lawyers |
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Lee, Robert E (Robert Edward), 1807-1870 |
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Legal documents |
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Longstreet, James, 1821-1904 |
Portal
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CLIO
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Marmaduke, John Sappington, 1833-1887 |
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McLaws, Lafayette, 1821-1897 |
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McRae, D. K. (Duncan Kirkland), 1820-1888 |
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Pike, Albert, 1809-1891 |
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CLIO
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Randolph, George Wythe, 1818-1867 |
Portal
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CLIO
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Richardson, T. G (Tobias Gibson), 1827-1892 |
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CLIO
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Roane, J. S. (John Selden), 1817-1867 |
Portal
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CLIO
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Scrapbooks |
Portal
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CLIO
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Sherman, William T (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891 |
Portal
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CLIO
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Shoup, Francis A. (Francis Asbury), 1834-1896 |
Portal
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CLIO
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Smith, James Milton, 1823-1890 |
Portal
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CLIO
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Soldiers |
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Stephens, Alexander H (Alexander Hamilton), 1812-1883 |
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Stevenson, C. L. (Carter Littlepage), 1817-1888 |
Portal
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Stewart, Alexander Peter, 1821-1908 |
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Totten, Joseph Gilbert, 1788-1864 |
Portal
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CLIO
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ArchiveGRID
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Military life |
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Van Dorn, Earl, 1820-1863 |
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CLIO
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Veterans |
Portal
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Watie, Stand, 1806-1871 |
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Wood, Fernando, 1812-1881 |
Portal
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CLIO
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History / Biographical Note
Biographical / Historical
Colonel Peter Wellington Alexander, Confederate States of America, Georgia-born lawyer, editor and Civil War correspondent.
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