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- Creator
- Wharton, Thomas Kelah, 1814-1862
- Call number
- MssCol 3306
- Physical description
- 1 linear foot (8 v.)
- Language
- Materials in English
- Preferred Citation
Thomas Kelah Wharton diaries and sketchbook, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
- Portions of this collection have been digitized and are available online.
Thomas Kelah Wharton (1814-1862), architect, was superintendent of construction of the Customs House in New Orleans, La. Collection consists of seven volumes of diaries describing Wharton's activities in the social, educational, literary, and artistic life of New Orleans. Four of the diaries and a sketchbook contain his pen and ink sketches, mostly of places mentioned in the diaries, and some architectural drawings.
Key terms
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Subjects
Places
- Confederate States of America -- History
- New Orleans (La.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- New Orleans (La.) -- Social life and customs
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives
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Using the collection
Location
Manuscripts and Archives DivisionStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328
Access to materials
Request an in-person research appointment.Alternative form available
Entire collection available on microfilm; New York Public Library