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Box 60

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Contains 2 Results:

"Diary of a Confederate Prisoner, 1864, at Rock Island, Illinois", 1939-1940

 File — Box: 60
Scope and Contents This volume includes the 1864 diary of a Confederate soldier, Lafayette Rogan, who was held at the Confederate prison at Rock Island Arsenal during the Civil War. The diary describes life at the prison during the year 1864. According to Hauberg, the diary is "the best item, bearing on conditions, life, etc. at the prison, that has come to my attention." The volume was copied from Rogan's granddaughter, Mary Rogan Huntington Hooker's copy of the diary in 1939, and it includes an introduction...
Dates: 1939-1940

Notebooks no. 21-22

 File — Box: 60
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The John Henry Hauberg papers, 1773-1998 and undated (bulk 1857-1955), primarily consists of the personal and professional papers of John Henry Hauberg. Personal papers include wills, deeds, financial records, land records, correspondence, and information on Hauberg's private library. In addition the collection includes papers related to Hauberg's civic and organizational activities as well as records related to the Denkmann-Weyerhaeuser Lumber Company.Hauberg was very interested...
Dates: 1773-1998 and undated; (bulk 1857-1955)