Civil War Sources in Special Collections  Tags: civil_war military_history history  

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Special Collections maintains a variety of materials a researcher in Civil War might want to investigate:

Manuscript Collections pertaining to the Civil War

Subject Vertical Files pertaining to the Civil War

Photographs

The Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, located in the Reading Room

GettDigital Civil War Era Collection

College Archives and Publications that may be of use:

• Minutes and publications
  • Trustee minutes
  • Faculty minutes
  • Course catalogues
    

Additional information can be found in:

• A Salutary Influence: Gettysburg College 1832-1985, by Charles H. Glatfelter
• The Pennsylvania College Book, 1832-1882, E. S. Breidenbaugh, ed.
  
• A History of Gettysburg College, 1832-1932, by Samuel G. Hefelbower

Consult an archivist for assistance with these items.

Civil War Era Collection
A collection of political cartoons, personal papers, pamphlets, maps, paintings and photographs from the Civil War Era.

Published Materials:

Check MUSCAT.

• Special Collections stacks are closed. To acquire an item, make a request at the reference desk in the Special Collections Reading Room.
  
• Some materials may be found in the main stacks and can circulate.
  

Non-published Materials:

Include photographs, maps, ephemera, and manuscripts housed in Special Collections.

These items do not circulate and are available only in Special Collections.

Consult an archivist for assistance with non-published materials.

Special Collections

Musselman Library

Fourth Floor

Gettysburg College Box 420

Gettysburg, PA 17325

717-331-7015

Reading Room Hours:

When Classes are in session

M, Th, F : 1 - 5 PM
T, W : 1 - 5  and 6 - 9 PM

Summer Hours

By appointment only

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