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The Civil War Museum of Philadelphia records

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Overview and metadata sections

Call Number:
1805
Repository:
Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collections Libraries
Extent:
26.1 linear feet
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
[Item identification and date], [Series info.], CWMP records, Union League of Philadelphia.
Date:
1886-2006 (inclusive)
Creator:
Civil War Library and Museum (Philadelphia, Pa.).
Form:
Administrative records, Correspondence, Minutes, and Scrapbooks
Abstract:
The Civil War Museum of Philadelphia was chartered in Philadelphia in 1888 with the goals of “the collection, preservation and maintenance of a free library, more particularly upon military and naval subjects relating to the War of the Rebellion in the United States of America, the formation of a museum of implements, relics and muniments of war, and the erection and maintenance of a building for lectures and meetings.” Rutherford B. Hayes served as the Museum’s first president. The Museum was housed in various rented spaces until 1922, when it was moved to 1805 Pine Street. In 2008, the Museum was closed to prepare for a new building, originally intended to open in 2014. The Civil War Museum of Philadelphia records date from 1886 to 2006. The collection consists of institutional records, including general correspondence, financial records, and minute books; administrative records associated with the Board of Governors, the museum registrar, and exhibition planning; educational multimedia materials; and scrapbooks, clippings, and other ephemera. The collection documents the administration and activities of the Civil War Museum of Philadelphia. This collection could prove valuable for researchers interested in the museum itself, as well as for those interested in the history of museum administration in the Philadelphia area. Bibliography Charter and By-Laws of the War Library and Museum of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the U.S. Civil War Museum of Philadelphia records, Union League of Philadelphia.

The Civil War Library and Museum of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States (hereafter MOLLUS; please see the historical note for the MOLLUS collection on the history of MOLLUS) was chartered in Philadelphia in 1888 with the goals of “the collection, preservation and maintenance of a free library, more particularly upon military and naval subjects relating to the War of the Rebellion in the United States of America, the formation of a museum of implements, relics and muniments of war, and the erection and maintenance of a building for lectures and meetings.” Rutherford B. Hayes served as the Museum’s first president. The Museum was housed in various rented spaces until 1922, when it was moved to 1805 Pine Street. In 2008, the Museum was closed to prepare for a new building, originally intended to open in 2014.

The Civil War Library and Museum boasts one of the most important collections of Civil War-related artifacts in the United States. The collection documents not only the experiences of those directly involved in the war and fighting for the Union, but also the impact that the war had on civilian life and those left behind to cope with the adversities of life in wartime. The library contains one of the most comprehensive groupings of histories of Union Army regiments, as well as many volumes on Abraham Lincoln. The museum collections (housed at the Gettysburg Battlefield Museum and Visitors’ Center) are intended to eventually be transferred to the new museum building, while the library and archives will remain with the Heritage Center at the Union League of Philadelphia.

Bibliography

Charter and By-Laws of the War Library and Museum of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the U.S. Civil War Museum of Philadelphia records, Union League of Philadelphia.

“The museum’s collection.” Retrieved from http://civilwarmuseumphila.org/collection

Memorial booklet, 1947, Civil War Museum of Philadelphia records, Union League of Philadelphia.

“The museum’s history.” Retrieved from http://civilwarmuseumphila.org/about

The Civil War Museum of Philadelphia records date from 1886 to 2006. The collection consists of institutional records including general correspondence, financial records, and minute books; administrative records associated with the Board of Governors, the museum registrar, and exhibition planning; educational multimedia materials; and scrapbooks, clippings, and other ephemera. The collection documents the administration and activities of the Civil War Museum of Philadelphia.

The collection is divided into five series: “1. Correspondence, 1892 to 1999,” “2. Minute books, 1886 to 1992,” “3. Financial records, 1891 to 1967,” “4. Administrative records, 1891 to 2006,” and “5. Scrapbooks and ephemera, circa 1890s to circa 1980.”

Series “1. Correspondence” dates from 1892 to 1999. This series includes correspondence related to topics such as museum and library planning, meetings, insurance policies, real estate, and financial matters. This series includes single items of interest such as letters regarding Ulysses S. Grant’s ceremonial presentation sword and the bones of Stonewall Jackson’s horse; and city planning documents including blueprints, sketches, and a clipping related to Philadelphia’s Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Correspondence is arranged chronologically and then alphabetically from 1892 to 1951, after which it is arranged chronologically from 1952 to 1999.

Series “2. Minute books” dates from 1886 to 1992. The records in this series are bound minute books documenting the activities of the Board of Governors and other administrative bodies of the museum. Noteworthy in this series is an 1886 minute book that contains materials related to the planning and founding of the museum. Minutes and reports related to quarterly and annual meetings of the Board of Governors found in series “4. Administrative records” supplement the minute books. The records in this series are arranged chronologically.

Series “3. Financial records” dates from 1891 to 1967. Records include financial ledgers, financial journals, account books, check books, and other financial documents. The records in this series are arranged chronologically.

Series “4. Administrative records” dates from 1891 to 2006 and is divided into three subseries: “4.a. Board of Governors,” “4.b. Exhibition, registrar, research, and catalog records,” and “4.c. Educational multimedia.”

Subseries “4.a. Board of Governors” dates from 1932 to 1987, with a significant gap between 1952 and 1980. This subseries contains Board of Governors papers and quarterly and annual meeting reports that supplement the bound minute books of series “2. Minute books.” The Board of Governors papers are numbered by subject according to the original filing system. This system is numbered from 1 to 197, with each number corresponding to a separate subject. There is currently no index of this arrangement. These papers are arranged chronologically from 1932 to 1952. The reports from Board of Governors quarterly and annual meetings that follow are also arranged chronologically from 1980 to 1987.

Subseries “4.b. Exhibition, registrar, research, and catalog records” dates from 1891 to 2006 and contains four groupings: exhibition records, registrar files, research files, and catalog records, arranged in this order.

Exhibition records include photographs, wall text, loan and planning documents, research materials, promotional materials, and financial records that document exhibitions covering topics such as African Americans in the Civil War, items imported from the United Kingdom, prisons and prisoners, specific Civil War campaigns, and women in the Civil War. The majority of the exhibition materials are arranged alphabetically by exhibition title and then chronologically within each exhibition. Exhibitions date from 1901 to 2006, with the majority of the records dating from 1989 to 1998. Researchers should note that several exhibitions were filed under general subject titles within the alphabetical arrangement.

Registrar files date from 1891 to 1999, with significant gaps between 1891 and 1951 and between 1951 and 1980. Contents include a museum charter and by-laws, guides, notes, reports, loan and insurance documents, and planning documents all arranged chronologically. This group also contains museum object files that include photographic prints, negatives, and slides that are mostly undated and are arranged by document type.

Research files date from 1964 to 1999, and include subject files that are mostly undated, with dated files arranged chronologically from 1964 to 1998. Undated research files are arranged alphabetically by subject. This group also contains completed research consent forms, which are arranged chronologically from 1992 to 1999.

Catalog records are all undated, and include catalog records for book locations within the Navy Room and War Library as well as card catalogs that are arranged first by Dewey Decimal number and then alphabetically by subject. Researchers should note that all catalog records found in this series are no longer in use and should not attempt to request materials using these.

Subseries “4.c. Educational multimedia” dates from 1978 to 1983, although the majority of the contents are undated. This subseries contains audio tapes and compact discs; slides and booklets related to an audio-visual tour of Pennsylvania battlefields; and video tapes, cassettes, and film reels. This subseries is arranged by document type.

Subseries “5. Scrapbooks and ephemera” dates from circa 1890s to circa 1980, with significant gaps between circa 1910s and 1947, and between 1963 and circa 1980. This subseries contains scrapbooks, clippings, memorial booklets, a guestbook, and an Award of Distinction from the Civil War Centennial Commission. This series is arranged by document type, then chronologically within this arrangement.

Overall, the collection documents the establishment, administration and activities of the Civil War Museum of Philadelphia, as well as the relationships this museum has had with other individuals and organizations. These relationships along with the administrative records constitute an interesting glimpse into the history of museums in the Philadelphia area. Additionally, the exhibitions records and research files reveal trending subjects in the study of the Civil War. This collection could therefore prove valuable for researchers interested in Civil War heritage, the Civil War museum itself, and also the history of general museum administrative practices in the Philadelphia area.

The processing of this collection was made possible through generous funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, administered through the Council on Library and Information Resources' "Cataloging Hidden Special Collections and Archives" Project.

Organization
Subject

Publisher
Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collections Libraries
Finding Aid Author
Finding aid prepared by Amanda Mita and Evan Peugh
Finding Aid Date
2014 January 31
Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research use.

Use Restrictions

Copyright restrictions may apply. Please contact the Union League Heritage Center with requests for copying and for authorization to publish, quote or reproduce the material.

Collection Inventory

A-B-C, 1892.
Box 1 Folder 1
D-E-F, 1892.
Box 1 Folder 2
G-H-I-J, 1892.
Box 1 Folder 3
K-L-M, 1892.
Box 1 Folder 4
N-O-P, 1892.
Box 1 Folder 5
Q-R-S, 1892.
Box 1 Folder 6
T-U-V, 1892.
Box 1 Folder 7
W-X-Y-Z, 1892.
Box 1 Folder 8
Back matter: Meeting notes and overdue contributions, 1892.
Box 1 Folder 9
A-B-C, 1893-1896.
Box 1 Folder 10
D-E-F, 1893-1896.
Box 1 Folder 11
G-H-I-J, 1893-1896.
Box 1 Folder 12
K-L-M, 1893-1896.
Box 1 Folder 13
N-O-P, 1893-1896.
Box 1 Folder 14
Q-R-S, 1893-1896.
Box 1 Folder 15
T-U-V, 1893-1896.
Box 1 Folder 16
W-X-Y-Z, 1893-1896.
Box 1 Folder 17
Back matter: Insurance documents and meeting notes, 1893-1896.
Box 1 Folder 18
A-B-C, 1897-1907.
Box 1 Folder 19
D-E-F, 1897-1907.
Box 1 Folder 20
G-H-I-J, 1897-1907.
Box 1 Folder 21
K-L-M, 1897-1907.
Box 1 Folder 22
N-O-P, 1897-1907.
Box 1 Folder 23
Q-R-S, 1897-1907.
Box 1 Folder 24
T-U-V-W-X-Y-Z, 1897-1907.
Box 1 Folder 25
Descriptions of accepted plans and designs for the proposed War Library and Museum building, 1897-1907.
Box 1 Folder 26
Maps and plans of proposed building spaces, undated.
Box 1 Folder 27
Back matter: Meeting reports, contracts, and financial documents, 1897-1907.
Box 1 Folder 28
A-B-C, 1908-1913.
Box 1 Folder 29
D-E-F, 1908-1913.
Box 1 Folder 30
G-H-I-J, 1908-1913.
Box 1 Folder 31
K-L-M, 1908-1913.
Box 1 Folder 32
N-O-P, 1908-1913.
Box 1 Folder 33
Q-R-S, 1908-1913.
Box 1 Folder 34
T-U-V, 1908-1913.
Box 1 Folder 35
W-X-Y-Z, 1908-1913.
Box 1 Folder 36
Back matter: Financial documents and blueprints, 1908-1913.
Box 1 Folder 37
Fire insurance policies, 1907-1921.
Box 1 Folder 38
1922-1935.
Box 1 Folder 39
1922-1935.
Box 1 Folder 40
A-B-C, 1929-1930.
Box 2 Folder 1
D-E-F, 1928-1932.
Box 2 Folder 2
G-H-I-J, 1928-1930.
Box 2 Folder 3
K-L-M, 1928-1930.
Box 2 Folder 4
N-O-P, 1928-1930.
Box 2 Folder 5
Q-R-S, 1928-1931.
Box 2 Folder 6
T-U-V, 1929-1930.
Box 2 Folder 7
W-X-Y-Z, 1929-1930.
Box 2 Folder 8
Insurance documents, 1928-1930.
Box 2 Folder 9
A-B-C, 1931-1932.
Box 2 Folder 10
D-E-F, 1931-1932.
Box 2 Folder 11
G-H-I-J, 1931-1932.
Box 2 Folder 12
K-L-M, 1931-1935.
Box 2 Folder 13
N-O-P, 1931-1932.
Box 2 Folder 14
Q-R-S, 1931-1932.
Box 2 Folder 15
T-U-V, 1931-1932.
Box 2 Folder 16
W-X-Y-Z, 1931-1932.
Box 2 Folder 17
A-B-C, 1933-1934.
Box 2 Folder 18
D-E-F, 1933-1934.
Box 2 Folder 19
G-H-I-J, 1933-1934.
Box 2 Folder 20
K-L-M, 1933-1934.
Box 2 Folder 21
N-O-P, 1933-1934.
Box 2 Folder 22
Q-R-S, 1933-1934.
Box 2 Folder 23
T-U-V, 1933-1934.
Box 2 Folder 24
W-X-Y-Z, 1933-1934.
Box 2 Folder 25
A-B-C, 1935-1939.
Box 2 Folder 26
D-E-F, 1935-1939.
Box 2 Folder 27
G-H-I-J, 1935-1939.
Box 2 Folder 28
K-L-M, 1935-1939.
Box 2 Folder 29
N-O-P, 1935-1939.
Box 2 Folder 30
Q-R-S, 1935-1939.
Box 2 Folder 31
T-U-V, 1935-1939.
Box 2 Folder 32
W-X-Y-Z, 1935-1939.
Box 2 Folder 33
A-B-C, 1940-1941.
Box 2 Folder 34
D-E-F, 1940-1941.
Box 2 Folder 35
G-H-I-J, 1940-1941.
Box 2 Folder 36
K-L-M, 1940-1941.
Box 2 Folder 37
N-O-P, 1940-1941.
Box 2 Folder 38
Q-R-S, 1940-1941.
Box 2 Folder 39
T-U-V, 1940-1941.
Box 2 Folder 40
W-X-Y-Z, 1940-1941.
Box 2 Folder 41
A-B-C, 1942-1944.
Box 2 Folder 42
D-E-F, 1942-1944.
Box 2 Folder 43
G-H-I-J, 1942-1944.
Box 2 Folder 44
K-L-M, 1942-1944.
Box 2 Folder 45
N-O-P, 1942-1944.
Box 2 Folder 46
Q-R-S, 1942-1944.
Box 2 Folder 47
T-U-V, 1942-1944.
Box 2 Folder 48
W-X-Y-Z, 1943-1944.
Box 2 Folder 49
1943-1952.
Box 3 Folder 1
1943-1952.
Box 3 Folder 2
A-B-C, 1945-1947.
Box 3 Folder 3
D-E-F, 1945-1947.
Box 3 Folder 4
G-H-I-J, 1945-1947.
Box 3 Folder 5
K-L-M, 1945-1947.
Box 3 Folder 6
N-O-P, 1945-1947.
Box 3 Folder 7
Q-R-S, 1945-1947.
Box 3 Folder 8
T-U-V, 1945-1947.
Box 3 Folder 9
W-X-Y-Z, 1945-1947.
Box 3 Folder 10
Financial portfolio, George Landell, 1945-1952.
Box 3 Folder 11
A-M, 1945-1951.
Box 3 Folder 12
N-Z, 1946-1951.
Box 3 Folder 13
A-B-C, 1948-1950.
Box 3 Folder 14
D-E-F, 1948-1950.
Box 3 Folder 15
G-H-I-J, 1948-1950.
Box 3 Folder 16
K-L-M, 1948-1950.
Box 3 Folder 17
N-O-P, 1948-1950.
Box 3 Folder 18
Q-R-S, 1948-1950.
Box 3 Folder 19
T-U-V, 1948-1950.
Box 3 Folder 20
W-X-Y-Z, 1948-1950.
Box 3 Folder 21
A-B-C, 1950-1951.
Box 3 Folder 22
D-E-F, 1950-1951.
Box 3 Folder 23
G-H-I-J, 1950-1951.
Box 3 Folder 24
K-L-M, 1951.
Box 3 Folder 25
N-O-P, 1951.
Box 3 Folder 26
Q-R-S, 1951.
Box 3 Folder 27
T-U-V, 1950-1951.
Box 3 Folder 28
W-X-Y-Z, 1951.
Box 3 Folder 29
1952-1954.
Box 3 Folder 30
1954-1955.
Box 3 Folder 31
1956-1957.
Box 3 Folder 32
1958-1959.
Box 4 Folder 1
1960.
Box 4 Folder 2
1961.
Box 4 Folder 3
1962.
Box 4 Folder 4
1963.
Box 4 Folder 5
Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States burial plot in Mount Moriah Cemetery, 1963, 1965, 1971, 1981-1987.
Box 4 Folder 6
1964.
Box 4 Folder 7
1965.
Box 4 Folder 8
1966.
Box 4 Folder 9
1967.
Box 4 Folder 10
1968.
Box 4 Folder 11
1969.
Box 4 Folder 12
1970.
Box 4 Folder 13
1971.
Box 4 Folder 14
1972.
Box 4 Folder 15
Meuse, Paul F., 1991.
Box 4 Folder 16
Dale Biever, 1993.
Box 4 Folder 17
Dale Biever, 1994.
Box 4 Folder 18
1995.
Box 4 Folder 19
1997.
Box 4 Folder 20
1998.
Box 4 Folder 21
1999 January-1999 May.
Box 4 Folder 22
1999 May-1999 December.
Box 4 Folder 23
Blank stationary, undated.
Box 4 Folder 24

1886-1907.
Box 4 Folder 25
1891.
Box 4 Folder 26
1910-1931.
Box 4 Folder 27
1932-1942.
Box 5 Folder 1
1964-1970.
Box 5 Folder 2
1971-1976.
Box 5 Folder 3
1976-1979.
Box 5 Folder 4
1980-1982.
Box 5 Folder 5
1982-1985.
Box 5 Folder 6
1986-1990.
Box 5 Folder 7
1991.
Box 6 Folder 1
1992.
Box 6 Folder 2

Ledger book: Contributions to building fund, 1891-1892.
Box 6 Folder 3
Circular letters, volume 1, 1891-1898.
Box 6 Folder 4
Circular letters, volume 2, 1899-1900.
Box 6 Folder 5
Bound folder of assorted financial records, 1905-1920.
Box 6 Folder 6
Account book, 1907-1928.
Box 6 Folder 7
Check book, with related correspondence, 1922.
Box 6 Folder 8
Ledger, 1922.
Box 6 Folder 9
Financial notes, vouchers, and statements, 1922-1923.
Box 6 Folder 10
Account book and related correspondence, 1923.
Box 6 Folder 11
Ledger "B", 1928-1940.
Box 6 Folder 12
Check stubs book, 1929.
Box 6 Folder 13
Check stubs book, 1936-1939.
Box 7 Folder 1
Check stubs book, 1945-1948.
Box 7 Folder 2
Check stubs book, 1948-1951.
Box 7 Folder 3
Ledger, 1960-1967.
Box 7 Folder 4
Financial Committee ledger "A", undated.
Box 7 Folder 5
Financial Committee journal "A", undated.
Box 7 Folder 6
Financial Committee cash book "A", undated.
Box 7 Folder 7

Board papers, 1-9, 1932-1942.
Box 7 Folder 8
Board papers, 10, 1932-1941.
Box 7 Folder 9
Board papers, 11 (1 of 2), 1934-1942.
Box 7 Folder 10
Board papers, 11 (2 of 2), 1934-1942.
Box 7 Folder 11
Board papers, 12-13, 1934-1942.
Box 7 Folder 12
Board papers, 14-20, 1934-1942.
Box 8 Folder 1
Board papers, 22-40, 1934-1942.
Box 8 Folder 2
Board papers, 41-45, 1936, 1938-1941.
Box 8 Folder 3
Board papers, 46-61, 1936-1937, 1939, 1941.
Box 8 Folder 4
Board papers, 63-75.5, 1937-1938.
Box 8 Folder 5
Board papers, 76-85, 1938, 1940-1941, 1951.
Box 8 Folder 6
Board papers, 86-100, 1939-1940.
Box 8 Folder 7
Board papers, 101-120, 1940-1941.
Box 8 Folder 8
Board papers, 121-160, 1941-1942.
Box 8 Folder 9
Board papers, 9, 1941-1951.
Box 8 Folder 10
Board papers, 161-185, 1942.
Box 8 Folder 11
Board papers, 8, 10, 15, 1943-1952.
Box 8 Folder 12
Board papers, 102-122, 1945.
Box 8 Folder 13
Board papers, 123-134, 1946-1952.
Box 8 Folder 14
Board papers, 135-154, 1946-1950.
Box 8 Folder 15
Board papers, 155-179, 1947-1950.
Box 8 Folder 16
Board papers, 180-190, 1949-1950.
Box 8 Folder 17
Board papers, 191-197, 1950-1952.
Box 8 Folder 18
Board of Governors Quarterly Meeting, 1980 March 20.
Box 8 Folder 19
Board of Governors Annual Meeting, 1980 June 11.
Box 8 Folder 20
Board of Governors Quarterly Meeting, 1980 September 17.
Box 8 Folder 21
Board of Governors Quarterly Meeting, 1980 December 17.
Box 8 Folder 22
Board of Governors Quarterly Meeting, 1981 March 18.
Box 8 Folder 23
Board of Governors Quarterly Meeting, 1981 June 10.
Box 8 Folder 25
Board of Governors Quarterly Meeting, 1981 August 26.
Box 8 Folder 24
Board of Governors Quarterly Meeting, 1981 November 30.
Box 8 Folder 26
Board of Governors Quarterly Meeting, 1982 April 7.
Box 8 Folder 30
Board of Governors Annual Meeting, 1982 June 9.
Box 8 Folder 27
Board of Governors Quarterly Meeting, 1982 September 1.
Box 8 Folder 28
Board of Governors Quarterly Meeting, 1982 November 26.
Box 8 Folder 29
Board of Governors Quarterly Meeting, 1983 July 13.
Box 8 Folder 31
Board of Governors Quarterly Meeting, 1983 October 26.
Box 8 Folder 32
Board of Governors Quarterly Meeting, 1984 January 25.
Box 8 Folder 33
Board of Governors Quarterly Meeting, 1984 April 19.
Box 8 Folder 34
Board of Governors Quarterly Meeting, 1984 July 18.
Box 8 Folder 35
Board of Governors Quarterly Meeting, 1984 October 17.
Box 8 Folder 36
Board of Governors Annual Meeting, 1985 January 16.
Box 8 Folder 37
Board of Governors Quarterly Meeting, 1985 March 1.
Box 8 Folder 38
Board of Governors Quarterly Meeting, 1985 April 24.
Box 8 Folder 39
Board of Governors Quarterly Meeting, 1985 July 25.
Box 8 Folder 40
Board of Governors Quarterly Meeting, 1985 October 25.
Box 8 Folder 41
Board of Governors Quarterly Meeting, 1986 January 17.
Box 8 Folder 42
Board of Governors Special Meeting, 1986 February 10.
Box 8 Folder 43
Board of Governors Special Meeting, 1986 March 10.
Box 8 Folder 44
Board of Governors Quarterly Meeting, 1986 April 9.
Box 8 Folder 45
Board of Governors Quarterly Meeting, 1986 July 23.
Box 8 Folder 46
Board of Governors Quarterly Meeting, 1986 October 30.
Box 8 Folder 47
Board of Governors Quarterly Meeting, 1987 January 27.
Box 8 Folder 48
Board of Governors Quarterly Meeting, 1987 April 21.
Box 8 Folder 49
Board of Governors Quarterly Meeting, 1987 July 29.
Box 8 Folder 50
Board of Governors Quarterly Meeting, 1987 November 17.
Box 8 Folder 51
"African Americans in the U.S. Military: 1863 -1918" exhibition, booklet, 1998.
Box 9 Folder 1
"African Americans in the U.S. Military: 1863 -1918" exhibition, wall text, undated.
Box 9 Folder 2
"Army of the Potomac" exbibition, loan and planning documents, 1996.
Box 9 Folder 5
"Army of the Potomac" exbibition, photographs, undated.
Box 9 Folder 3
"Army of the Potomac" exhibition, wall text, undated.
Box 9 Folder 4
"Black Exhibit", exhibition materials, 1994.
Box 9 Folder 6
"The Black Soldier in the Civil War" exhibition, wall text, 1997.
Box 9 Folder 7
"The Black Soldier in the Civil War" exhibition, planning documents, 1997.
Box 9 Folder 8
"The Black Soldier in the Civil War" exhibition, exhibition photographs and wall text, undated.
Box 9 Folder 9
"The Black Soldier in the Civil War" exhibition, research materials related to black Americans in the Civil War, undated.
Box 9 Folder 10
"Faith and Freedom: Black churches and the progression of the African American community in 19th century Philadelphia," exhibition booklet, 2006.
Box 9 Folder 11
"Fighting for Freedom" exhibition, correspondence regarding items on loan from William Gladstone, 1986, 1988, 1989, undated.
Box 9 Folder 12
"Fighting for Freedom" exhibition, research materials and correspondence from the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge, 1987-1989.
Box 9 Folder 13
"Fighting for Freedom" exhibition, correspondence and notes regarding materials from the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1988 January 12, undated.
Box 9 Folder 14
"Fighting for Freedom" exhibition, letter regarding loan of prints from the U.S. Army Military History Institute, 1988 November 9.
Box 9 Folder 15
"Fighting for Freedom" exhibition, correspondence, notes, and clippings regarding Robert Riley photograph, 1988-1989.
Box 9 Folder 16
"Fighting for Freedom" exhibition, research materials, 1988-1989, undated.
Box 9 Folder 17
"Fighting for Freedom" exhibition, research materials and correspondence, 1988-1989, undated.
Box 9 Folder 18
"Fighting for Freedom" exhibition, letter regarding loan of photograph, 1989 January 13.
Box 9 Folder 19
"Fighting for Freedom" exhibition, photograph of Civil War flag, 1989 January 19, undated.
Box 9 Folder 20
"Fighting for Freedom" exhibition, letter and notes regarding items loaned from Lincoln University, 1989 January 26, undated.
Box 9 Folder 21
"Fighting for Freedom" exhibition, correspondence regarding donated photograph, 1989 August 24-1989 August 30.
Box 9 Folder 22
"Fighting for Freedom" exhibition, pamphlets, 1989.
Box 9 Folder 23
"Fighting for Freedom" exhibition, research materials and correspondence from The National Historical Society, 1989, undated.
Box 9 Folder 24
"Fighting for Freedom" exhibition, research materials, 1990, undated.
Box 9 Folder 25
"Fighting for Freedom" exhibition, research materials, 1990, undated.
Box 9 Folder 26
"Fighting for Freedom" exhibition, notes, undated.
Box 9 Folder 27
"Fine Arts and Cultural Institutions in Philadelphia" exhibition at the Shops at Liberty Place, 1994.
Box 9 Folder 28
"From Cold Harbor to Normandy: A Soldier's Retrospective" exhibition, exhibition materials, undated.
Box 9 Folder 29
"From Cold Harbor to Normandy: A Soldier's Retrospective" exhibition, planning documents, undated.
Box 9 Folder 30
"Generals - Blue and Gray" exhibition, pamphlet, 1989.
Box 9 Folder 31
"Imports from the United Kingdom" exhibition, loan and planning documents, 1993.
Box 9 Folder 32
"Imports from the United Kingdom" exhibition, photographs, 1993-1994, undated.
Box 9 Folder 33
"Imports from the United Kingdom" exhibition, catalogue materials, undated.
Box 9 Folder 34
"Imports from the United Kingdom" exhibition, photocopies and other records related to artifacts, undated.
Box 9 Folder 35
"Kessler Exhibition," loan and planning documents, 1998.
Box 9 Folder 36
"Prisons and Prisoners of the Civil War" exhibition, Dorence Atwater: The Keeper of the Andersonville Death Register by Terry Baldwin, 1969, 1970.
Box 9 Folder 37
"Prisons and Prisoners of the Civil War" exhibition, research materials related to Civil War prisoner camps, 1979, 1985, undated.
Box 9 Folder 38
"Prisons and Prisoners of the Civil War" exhibition, Blue and Gray Magazine, 1990, 1995.
Box 9 Folder 39
"Prisons and Prisoners of the Civil War" exhibition, photographs and printed materials related to Elmira Prison, 1990-1991, 1995, undated.
Box 9 Folder 40
"Prisons and Prisoners of the Civil War" exhibition, Civil War: The Magazine of the Civil War Society, 1993.
Box 10 Folder 1
"Prisons and Prisoners of the Civil War" exhibition, planning documents, 1995.
Box 10 Folder 2
"Prisons and Prisoners of the Civil War" exhibition, loan and planning documents regarding American Prisoners of War of World War I, World War II, Korea, and Vietnam, 1995.
Box 10 Folder 3
"Prisons and Prisoners of the Civil War" exhibition, loan and planning documents regarding Anna Morris Holstein, 1995.
Box 10 Folder 4
"Prisons and Prisoners of the Civil War" exhibition, loan and planning documents regarding Andersonville, 1995.
Box 10 Folder 5
"Prisons and Prisoners of the Civil War" exhibition, loan and planning documents regarding Elmira, 1995.
Box 10 Folder 6
"Prisons and Prisoners of the Civil War" exhibition, loan and planning documents regarding Fort Delaware, 1995.
Box 10 Folder 7
"Prisons and Prisoners of the Civil War" exhibition, loan and planning documents regarding Johnson's Island, 1995.
Box 10 Folder 8
"Prisons and Prisoners of the Civil War" exhibition, loan and planning documents regarding Libby Prison, 1995.
Box 10 Folder 9
"Prisons and Prisoners of the Civil War" exhibition, loan and planning documents regarding Point Lookout, 1995.
Box 10 Folder 10
"Prisons and Prisoners of the Civil War" exhibition, loan and planning documents regarding Salisbury Prison, 1995.
Box 10 Folder 11
"Prisons and Prisoners of the Civil War" exhibition, loan and planning documents regarding the William Penn Memorial Museum, 1995.
Box 10 Folder 12
"Prisons and Prisoners of the Civil War" exhibition, general loan agreements, 1995.
Box 10 Folder 13
"Prisons and Prisoners of the Civil War" exhibition, flyer and related promotional material, 1995.
Box 10 Folder 14
"Prisons and Prisoners of the Civil War" exhibition, photographs, 1995.
Box 10 Folder 15
"Prisons and Prisoners of the Civil War" exhibition, Life in Civil War Prisons, a talk given by Dale Biever at the Fort Delaware Society, 1996 February 4.
Box 10 Folder 16
"Prisons and Prisoners of the Civil War" exhibition, Carte-de-Visite of Captain Edward O. Shepard and Lieutenant Colenel Albert Wilcoxsun, undated.
Box 10 Folder 17
"Prisons and Prisoners of the Civil War" exhibition, exhibition materials and photographs, undated.
Box 10 Folder 18
"Prisons and Prisoners of the Civil War" exhibition, exhibition materials and wall text, undated.
Box 10 Folder 19
"Prisons and Prisoners of the Civil War" exhibition, letter and photographs related to Anna Morris Holstein, undated.
Box 10 Folder 20
"Prisons and Prisoners of the Civil War" exhibition, photograph of memorandum from prisoner of war records, undated.
Box 10 Folder 21
"Prisons and Prisoners of the Civil War" exhibition, photograph of memorandum from prisoner of war records, undated.
Box 10 Folder 22
"Prisons and Prisoners of the Civil War" exhibition, photographs related to Annapolis, Maryland, undated.
Box 10 Folder 23
"Prisons and Prisoners of the Civil War" exhibition, photographs, undated.
Box 10 Folder 24
"Prisons and Prisoners of the Civil War" exhibition, photographs, undated.
Box 10 Folder 25
"Prisons and Prisoners of the Civil War" exhibition, Prison Diary of Michael Dougherty, undated.
Box 10 Folder 26
"Prisons and Prisoners of the Civil War" exhibition, Confederate Prisoners of War at Fort Delaware by Nancy Travis Keen, undated.
Box 10 Folder 27
"Prisons and Prisoners of the Civil War" exhibition, photographs of Andersonville Prison, undated.
Box 10 Folder 28
"Prisons and Prisoners of the Civil War" exhibition, printed materials related to Andersonville Prison, undated.
Box 10 Folder 29
"Railroad Exhibition," Blue and Gray Magazine, 1987 July.
Box 10 Folder 30
"Railroad Exhibition," framed campaign map, Rail approaches to Manassas Junction, 1989.
Box 17 Folder 1
"Railroad Exhibition," framed campaign map, Movements of Bragg's Army from Tupelo, Miss. To Chattanooga, Tenn. June-August 1862, 1989.
Box 17 Folder 2
"Railroad Exhibition," framed campaign map, Route of the Andrews Raid along the Western and Atlantic Railroad, April 12, 1862, undated.
Box 17 Folder 3
"Railroad Exhibition," framed campaign map, Chattanooga-Chickamauga campaign, Fall 1863, 1989.
Box 17 Folder 4
"Railroad Exhibition," wall text and related materials, undated.
Box 10 Folder 31
"Railroad Exhibition," assorted exhibition photographs, undated.
Box 10 Folder 32
"Storming Fort Wagner" exhibition, financial records, 1997.
Box 10 Folder 33
Western Savings Bank (Philadelphia, PA) exhibition, photographs, 1974 February 15.
Box 10 Folder 34
"William Bretzger Exhibition," loan and planning documents, 1998.
Box 10 Folder 35
"Women in the Civil War" exhibition, research materials, 1901, 1982, undated.
Box 10 Folder 36
"Women in the Civil War" exhibition, research materials, 1990, 1992, undated.
Box 10 Folder 37
"Women in the Civil War" exhibition, fundraising materials, letter regarding exhibition on women in the Civil War, and University of Pennsylvania brochure, 1992, undated.
Box 10 Folder 38
"Women in the Civil War" exhibition, research materials regarding women in the Abolitionist Movement, 1992, undated.
Box 10 Folder 39
"Women in the Civil War" exhibition, research materials, 1992, undated.
Box 10 Folder 40
"Women in the Civil War" exhibition, research materials, undated.
Box 10 Folder 41
Assorted exhibition photographs, undated.
Box 10 Folder 42
Materials related to general exhibition planning, undated.
Box 10 Folder 43
Museum charter and by-laws, 1891.
Box 10 Folder 44
Various notes, forms, and other records, 1951, 1992, undated.
Box 10 Folder 45
Volunteer manual and related materials, 1988.
Box 10 Folder 46
Foundation information regarding grants, 1991, 1992, undated.
Box 10 Folder 47
Civil War Library and Museum teacher's guide, 1994.
Box 10 Folder 48
Valley Forge site report related to museum relocation, 1994.
Box 10 Folder 49
Appeal for museum firearm permit, 1994 July 17.
Box 10 Folder 50
Loan and insurance documents, 1995.
Box 10 Folder 51
Moving and storage information, 1995.
Box 10 Folder 52
Loan agreements and related documents, 1997.
Box 10 Folder 53
Dedication of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission Marker, planning documents, 1998.
Box 10 Folder 54
Deed of gift agreement, 1998.
Box 10 Folder 55
Loan and insurance documents, 1998.
Box 10 Folder 56
Loan and planning documents related to "Call to Order: African American and the Law," an exhibition at the African American Museum in Philadelphia, 1999.
Box 10 Folder 57
Museum object files: Portrait of Henry DuPont, 1980 September 16, undated.
Box 10 Folder 58
Museum object files: Photographic prints and negatives, 1991, undated.
Box 10 Folder 59
Museum object files: Index to the Company of Military Historians, 1994.
Box 10 Folder 60
Museum object files: Civil War inventory of items in the possession of Kirk M. McHugh (1 of 2), 1996 April 1.
Box 11 Folder 1
Museum object files: Civil War inventory of items in the possession of Kirk M. McHugh (2 of 2), 1996 April 1.
Box 11 Folder 2
Museum object files: Lincoln at Gettysburg color transparency, undated.
Box 11 Folder 3
Museum object files: Photographs, undated.
Box 11 Folder 4
Museum object files: Photographs, undated.
Box 11 Folder 5
Museum object files: Photograph of painting, undated.
Box 11 Folder 6
Museum object files: Photographs of portraits, undated.
Box 11 Folder 7
Museum object files: Photographs and transparencies, undated.
Box 11 Folder 8
Museum object files: Photographs and negatives, undated.
Box 11 Folder 9
Museum object files: Photographic prints, undated.
Box 11 Folder 10
Museum object files: Photographic prints and negatives of founders of Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States (MOLLUS), undated.
Box 11 Folder 11
Museum object files: Photographic prints and negatives, undated.
Box 11 Folder 12
Museum object files: Photographic prints and negatives, undated.
Box 11 Folder 13
Museum object files: Photographic prints and negatives, undated.
Box 11 Folder 14
Museum object files: Photographic negatives, undated.
Box 11 Folder 15
Museum object files: Photographic negatives, undated.
Box 11 Folder 16
Museum object files: Photographic negatives and slides, undated.
Box 11 Folder 17
Museum object files: Photographic slides (50th New York Engineers Church), undated.
Box 11 Folder 18
Museum object files: Photographic slides, undated.
Box 11 Folder 19
Museum object files: Photographic slides, undated.
Box 11 Folder 20
Research file: Clippings from Our Daily Fare, 1964, undated.
Box 11 Folder 21
Research file: Underground Railroad, 1978, undated.
Box 11 Folder 22
Research file: Buffalo Soldiers in Arizona, 1988.
Box 11 Folder 23
Research file: Confederate hall alterations, circa 1990s.
Box 11 Folder 24
Research file: Stockman, George H., circa 1990s.
Box 11 Folder 25
Research file: Grant, Ulysses S., circa 1990s, 1993.
Box 11 Folder 26
Research file: Spirit of Freedom Memorial, 1998.
Box 11 Folder 27
Research file: Alabama, undated.
Box 11 Folder 28
Research file: Army life, undated.
Box 11 Folder 29
Research file: Baseball, undated.
Box 11 Folder 30
Research files: Beauregard, Pierre Gustave Toutant, photocopy of Library of Congress finding aid, undated.
Box 11 Folder 31
Research file: "Black Soldiers", undated.
Box 11 Folder 32
Research file: "The Blockade", undated.
Box 11 Folder 33
Research file: Braxton, James L., undated.
Box 11 Folder 34
Research file: Braxton, James L., portrait and posters, undated.
Box 17 Folder 5
Research file: Clipping on Point Lookout State Park, Maryland, undated.
Box 11 Folder 35
Research file: C.S.S. Florida, undated.
Box 11 Folder 36
Research file: The Great Seal of the Confederacy, undated.
Box 11 Folder 37
Research file: Kearny, Philip, undated.
Box 11 Folder 38
Research file: Lincoln, Abraham, undated.
Box 11 Folder 39
Research file: Medicine, undated.
Box 11 Folder 40
Research file: Mudd, Dr. Samuel Alexander, undated.
Box 11 Folder 41
Research file: Notes on photograph collection, undated.
Box 11 Folder 42
Research file: Official correspondence of Confederate State Department, undated.
Box 11 Folder 43
Research file: Photocopies of various forms, undated.
Box 11 Folder 44
Research file: Portraits, undated.
Box 11 Folder 45
Research file: Thäte, Frederick, undated.
Box 11 Folder 46
Research file: Valley of Death (part 1 of 2), undated.
Box 12 Folder 1
Research file: Valley of Death (part 2 of 2), undated.
Box 12 Folder 2
Research file: War horses, undated.
Box 12 Folder 3
Research consent forms, completed, 1992 January-1992 May.
Box 12 Folder 4
Research consent forms, completed, 1992 May-1993 May.
Box 12 Folder 5
Research consent forms, completed, 1993 June.
Box 12 Folder 6
Research consent forms, completed, 1993.
Box 12 Folder 7
Research consent forms, completed, 1994 January-1994 June.
Box 12 Folder 8
Research consent forms, completed, 1994 July-1994 December.
Box 12 Folder 9
Research consent forms, completed, 1995 January-1995 June.
Box 12 Folder 10
Research consent forms, completed, 1995 July-1995 December.
Box 12 Folder 11
Research consent forms, completed, 1997 January-1997 June.
Box 12 Folder 12
Research consent forms, completed, 1997 July-1997 December.
Box 12 Folder 13
Research consent forms, completed, 1998.
Box 12 Folder 14
Research consent forms, completed, 1999 January-1999 June.
Box 12 Folder 15
Research consent forms, completed, 1999 July-1999 December.
Box 12 Folder 16
Catalog records, Navy Room, undated.
Box 12 Folder 17
Catalog records, War Library, undated.
Box 12 Folder 18
Card catalog: Dewey, undated.
Box 18 Folder 1
Card catalog: B, undated.
Box 19 Folder 1
Card catalog: Dewey, undated.
Box 20 Folder 1
Card catalog: Dewey-A, undated.
Box 21 Folder 1
Card catalog: A-C, undated.
Box 22 Folder 1
Card catalog: C-F, undated.
Box 23 Folder 1
Card catalog: F-G, undated.
Box 24 Folder 1
Card catalog: H-L, undated.
Box 25 Folder 1
Card catalog: L, undated.
Box 26 Folder 1
Card catalog: A-D, undated.
Box 27 Folder 1
Card catalog: E-Q, undated.
Box 28 Folder 1
Card catalog: R, undated.
Box 29 Folder 1
Card catalog: S-XYZ, undated.
Box 30 Folder 1
Audiocassette tape, undated.
Box 12 Folder 19
Compact discs, undated.
Box 12 Folder 20
Compact discs, undated.
Box 12 Folder 21
Film reels (3), undated.
Box 31
Audio-visual tour information for Pennsylvania battlefields: Booklets, 1979-1983.
Box 12 Folder 22
Audio-visual tour information for Pennsylvania battlefields: Slides, 1978-1980.
Box 12 Folder 23
Audio-visual tour information for Pennsylvania battlefields: Slides, 1978-1980.
Box 13 Folder 1
Betacam tape, undated.
Box 13 Folder 2
Videocassette, 1978 December 2.
Box 13 Folder 4
VHS tapes, undated.
Box 13 Folder 5
VHS tapes, undated.
Box 14 Folder 1
VHS tapes, undated.
Box 14 Folder 2
VHS tapes, undated.
Box 14 Folder 3
VHS tapes, undated.
Box 14 Folder 4
VHS tapes, undated.
Box 14 Folder 5
VHS tapes, undated.
Box 14 Folder 6
VHS tapes, undated.
Box 14 Folder 7
VHS tapes, undated.
Box 14 Folder 8
VHS tapes, undated.
Box 14 Folder 9

Scrapbook, circa 1890s.
Box 15 Folder 1
Scrapbook, circa 1890s-1910s.
Box 15 Folder 2
Scrapbook, circa 1980.
Box 16 Folder 1
Clippings, 1902.
Box 16 Folder 2
Memorial booklet, 1947.
Box 16 Folder 3
Guestbook, 1952-1959.
Box 16 Folder 4
Civil War Centennial Commission Award of Distinction, 1963 July 1.
Box 16 Folder 5

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