John F. Crosby Papers
Scope and Contents
The John F. Crosby Papers contains the research of Dr. John Crosby for a publication entitled "Brother Versus Brother: Divided Families in the Civil War." The manuscript focuses on families who fought on opposite sides during the Civil War. The research team concentrated on genealogy reconstruction, researching of the soldiers' families of origin and studying the long term effect the Civil War had on the divided families.
The collection contains a detailed handwritten genealogy chart of the families discussed in the manuscript as well as a master research findings sheet and correspondence between Dr. Crosby's research team and many different historical societies from Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Tennessee, and Kentucky.
Dates
- 1980 - 1988
Creator
- Crosby, John F. (Person)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from the John F. Crosby Papers must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Extent
2.6 Cubic Feet (4 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The John F. Crosby Papers collection contains John Crosby's research, letters of inquiry, correspondence, and genealogy charts pertaining to his manuscript "Brother vs. Brother: Divided Families in the Civil War.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by material type.
Acquisition Information
This collection was donated to Special Collections in 2004.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the John F. Crosby Papers was completed in February 2013.
- Title
- John F. Crosby Papers, 1980-1988
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Special Collections Staff
- Date
- © 2016 Virginia Tech. All rights reserved.
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu