Dan Parker Civil War correspondence
Abstract
Primarily correspondence from Dan Parker to his family, consisting of 60 handwritten letters. The letters have been digitally scanned and are available on Digital UNC.
Users should be warned that some of the text from this collection is considered racially offensive. The materials are presented verbatim in order to provide an accurate historical view of common depictions of African Americans during the Civil War.
Dates
- 1861 - 1864
Creator
- Parker, Daniel W. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Special View Instructions
Access to digital material provided via Digital UNC, the University of Northern Colorado's digital repository.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright restrictions may apply. User is responsible for all copyright compliance. Please contact the UNC University Libraries Archives and Special Collections at library.archives@unco.edu or 970-351-2854 for further information.
Extent
1 Box(es) (One box, 60 letter size folders.)
Language of Materials
English
- Cairo (Ill.)
- McArthur, John, 1826-1906
- Military camps
- Oquawka (Ky.)
- Paducah (Ky.)
- Paine, E. A. (Eleazar A.), 1815-1882
- Pixley, Theodore S.
- Regiments & campaigns
- United States History Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives
- United States. Army. Illinois Infantry Regiment, 12th (1861-1865)
- United States. Army. Illinois Infantry Regiment, 9th (1861-1865)
Source
- Pfeiffer, Dawn (Person)
- Title
- Dan Parker Civil War correspondence, 1861-1864
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Jay Trask, updated by Shirley Soenksen, updated by Melissa Gurney Schultz
- Date
- February 19, 2016
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Revision Statements
- December 05, 2013: Original entry date by Jay Trask.
- August 31, 2015: Reconstructed inventory prepared by Shirley Soenksen.
- February 19, 2016: Finding aid created and entered into ArchivesSpace.
- February 7, 2025: Link to digital material updated, information about digital material added to finding aid by Melissa Gurney Schultz
Repository Details
Part of the University of Northern Colorado Repository
University Libraries
James A. Michener Library L119
Campus Box 48
Greeley CO 80639
library.archives@unco.edu