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Harper's Weekly Civil War Illustrations

 Collection
Identifier: Art-426

Scope and Content

This collection includes six illustrations from the late 1800's from Harpers Weekly. All pages of the papers are individually laminated. The condition is fair, some tears and discoloration.

1) 1851, May 3. Pages 3, "Wendell Phillips," "Thomas Sims, the Slave," and "Anti-Slavery Meeting on the Common [Boston]."

2) 1859, September 24. Pages 207, 208. "Sunday Meeting of Colored People at Chicago," and "Washington's Rock, Somerset County, New Jersey."

3) 1861, June 15. Pages 371, 372. "Company of Secession Cavalry Surrendering to Colonel Wilcox, of the first Michigan Regiment, in Front of the Slave-Pen at Alexandria, Virginia."

4) 1861, December 14. Pages cover, 786. "A Chart Map of "Georgia, showing the Percentage of Slaves in Each County. "

5) 1864, January 23. Pages 51, 52. "Colored Troops, Under General Wild, Liberating Slaves in North Carolina."

6) 1864, January 23. Pages 53, 54. "Under the Flag" (01d man in chair with little girl, holding a flag, at his shoulder)

Dates

  • 1851 - 1864

Language of Materials

The material in this collection is in English.

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use

The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials.

Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: http://bit.ly/scuareproduction.

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Extent

1.0 Cubic Feet (Laminated Newsprint ) ; 12x8

Abstract

This collection includes six illustrations from the late 1800's from Harpers Weekly.

Source of Acquisition

This collection was acquired by the Special Collections and University Archive prior to 2025.

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Harper's Weekly Civil War Illustrations by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Harper's Weekly Civil War Illustrations was completed in July 2025.

Title
Harper's Weekly Civil War Illustrations, 1851-1864
Status
Completed
Author
Aly Diemel, Volunteer, and Special Collections and University Archives Staff
Date
2025 (CC0 1.0)
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository

Contact:
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308