Found 4 collections related to United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives

Diaries recollect the personal experiences of John C. Whiting and his daughter Betty Whiting. John C. Whiting diaries, 1861-1863, cover his enlistment and daily military activities, many of which took place in eastern Virginia. Diaries, 1924-1969, kept by Betty Whiting as an adult and homemaker, record domestic and social matters, family, friends, and the weather. Also, muster roll of the 31st New York Regiment dated May 1861. less

Varian Fry, born in New York City in 1907, was known as "the American Schindler" for his work in aiding over 2,000 endangered people from Nazi-occupied France until he was ousted by the Vichy government in 1941. In the final years of his life, Fry took on the role of family genealogist, collecting correspondence and other material belonging to members of his extended family, and researching his family's origins. The Varian Fry genealogical research papers contains personal papers belonging to members of Varian Fry's extended family dating from 1829 to 1921, family photographs, correspondence relating to Fry's genealogical research dating mainly from 1958 through 1962, and a comprehensive index to the research. less

The Clarence Day Papers document the literary career, business activity, personal life and family background of the author and illustrator. The papers include personal and professional correspondence; notebooks, manuscripts, typescripts, galley proofs and publication tearsheets; business and financial records; family papers; news clippings and literary reference files; school and college records; drawings, photographs and artifacts. Correspondents include Helen Dore Boylston, Henry Canby, Paul De Kruif, Francis Hackett, Learned Hand, Carl Hovey, Albert G. Keller, Troy Kinney, Sonya Levien, Rose Wilder Lane, Alice Duer Miller, Elsie Clews Parsons, William Lyon Phelps, Harold Ross, Miriam Finn Scott, Upton Sinclair, Signe Toksvig, E. B. White and Katharine White. The Clarence Day Papers are an important resource for the study of American magazine literature during the 1910s-1930s, and provide essential background information regarding Day's most popular and enduring work, Life With Father. less

Transcript of a diary kept by an unidentified Union soldier of the 3rd Pennsylvania Cavalry between August 12, 1864 and June 10, 1865. Beginning with his arrival at Camp Stoneman, diary describes the daily life of a soldier and details the movements of his regiment, including action at the Battle of Five Forks, the Battle of Sailor's Creek, the Battle of Appomattox Court House, the surrender of General Lee, and the assassination of President Lincoln. less