Donald A. Clark research files on William Bull Nelson

Abstract

The Donald A. Clark research files on William Bull Nelson (dated 1995-2021, undated; 8.6 cubic feet; 10 boxes, 2 oversize folders) primarily comprise the research materials, correspondence, photos, images, newspaper clippings, maps, and drafts collected and created by Donald A. Clark.

Descriptive Summary

Title
Donald A. Clark research files on William Bull Nelson
Date
1819-2021 (inclusive)
Creator
Clark, Donald A.
Extent
8.6 Cubic Feet
Subjects
Authors -- Correspondence.
Books -- Kentucky.
History -- Research -- Kentucky.
Manuscripts -- Kentucky.
Shiloh, Battle of, Tenn., 1862.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Naval operations.
Wickliffe (Ky.)
Clark, Donald A.
Arrangement
Collection is arranged by subject.
Finding Aid Author
Kaitlyn Moran
Preferred Citation
2021ms063: [identification of item], Donald A. Clark research files on William Bull Nelson, 1995-2021, University of Kentucky Libraries Special Collections Research Center.
Repository
University of Kentucky

Collection Overview

Biography / History
Donald Andrew Clark (1941-) is an American businessperson, veteran, and writer of historical books, such as "The Notorious 'Bull' Nelson: Murdered Civil War General". After earning his degree from Centre College of Kentucky in 1963, he enlisted in the army and went on to serve in Vietnam as an infantry officer. Upon release, he went on to own and operate various business enterprises before retiring to devote the rest of his life to history.
William "Bull" Nelson (1824-1862) was a United States naval officer who became a Union general during the American Civil War. While wounded at the Battle of Richmond, Nelson was forced to retreat to Louisville. General Jefferson C. Davis, while there, reported to Nelson, who was dissatisfied with his performance and insulted him in front of witnesses. A few days later, Davis demanded a public apology, however, the situation rapidly escalated into a physical confrontation, which concluded in Davis mortally wounding Nelson with a pistol.
Scope and Content
The Donald A. Clark research files on William "Bull" Nelson (dated 1995-2021; 8.6 cubic feet; 10 boxes, 2 oversize folders) primarily comprise the research materials, correspondence, photos, images, newspaper clippings, maps, and drafts collected and created by Donald A. Clark. The research materials cover mainly William "Bull" Nelson's life and time in the U.S. military. The photos document historic war sites and other relevant places, as do the maps. The correspondence is mainly between Clark and his colleagues and publishers.

Restrictions on Access and Use

Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open to researchers by appointment.
Use Restrictions
The physical rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Libraries Special Collections Research Center.

Contents of the Collection

Background - Training: Mexican War series, 2000-2014

Scope and Contents

The Background - Training: Mexican War series (2000-2014) primarily comprises research materials covering William Nelson's military training, time at Norwich University, time at Naval Academy, and service in the Mexican-American War.

Introduction - Remarks, undated

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Introduction - Remarks: Insight, 2011-2012

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Introduction, undated

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Maysville and Washington - Images, 2005-2010

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Norwich University, 2000-2008

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Norwich University - Images and maps, 2000-2008

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"Drumbeats in the Valley: A Story of Life at Norwich University in the Early Nineteenth Century", 2004

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U.S. Exploring Expedition, undated

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U.S. Exploring Expedition - Images and maps, undated

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Terminology - Ship rig types and classifications, 2014

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Terminology, 2000-2003

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National Archives and Records Admistration, 2007

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1840-1846, 2000-2010

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Naval academy, 2001

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Naval academy - 1st class U.S. naval school, 2000

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Naval academy - Naval vessels: Images, 2002-2010

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Naval academy - Images, 2002-2008

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White Jacket, 2007-2019

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A Taste of War, 2001

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Anderson Nelson, 2000-2002

  • Box 1, folder 20
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Miscellaneous Mexican War, 2000-2003

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Mexican War - Maps and images, 2014

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Mexican War - Background, 2001-2008

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"The Mexican War, 1846-1848", undated

  • Box 1, folder 24
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Mexican War - Vera Cruz, 2000-2005

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Naval battery - Vera Cruz, 2006-2008

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"Recollections of a Naval Officer 1841-1865", undated

  • Box 1, folder 27
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Tabasco, 2000-2010

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After Tabasco, 2007-2010

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Shipmate articles, 2005-2010

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Navy, 1999-2021

Assignments - 1848-1849, 2001-2004

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Chile - Pacific Squadron, 2005

  • Box 1, folder 32
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Mediterranean Squadron, 1977, 2002-2008

  • Box 1, folder 33
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Mt. Vesuvius, 2017-2021

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Kossuth - American reaction to European revolutions, 2004-2012

  • Box 1, folder 35
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Kussuth dispute with Captain Long, 2003-2016

  • Box 1, folder 36
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Commodore Morgan, 2008

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Kossuth - New York, 2001-2004

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New York Banquet - Irving House, 2007-2008

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Kossuth - The midwest, 2007-2009

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Kossuth - Influences on Nelson, 2009-2012

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Kossuth - Images, 2002-2008

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Young America, 2009-2018

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Young America filibusters, 2001-2016

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George N. Sanders - Research, 2009-2012

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George N. Sanders, 2009-2012

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George N. Sanders, 2009-2011

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George N. Sanders, 2012-2016

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Melinda J. Senters - "George N. Sanders: A Political Conference Man", 2006-2012

  • Box 1, folder 49
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Melissa J. Senters - "The Controversial Career of George N. Sanders", 2000

  • Box 1, folder 50
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Know-Nothings, 2014

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Slavery, 2002-2003

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Princeton 1853, 2000-2008

  • Box 1, folder 53
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Independence 1854-1855, 2000-2010

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Fredonia 1856-1857, 2000-2008

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Know-Nothings - Kentucky, 2013-2014

  • Box 1, folder 56
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1855, 2003

  • Box 1, folder 57
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Slave trade - Navy, 2002-2008

  • Box 1, folder 58
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Slave ships "Echo" and "Niagara" 1858, 2004-2021

  • Box 1, folder 59
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The Niagara of Nelson, 2001-2008

  • Box 1, folder 60
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Fancy dress ball, undated

  • Box 1, folder 61
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St. Louis, 2006-2010

  • Box 1, folder 62
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Washington navy yard, 2003-2008

  • Box 1, folder 63
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Naval deficiencies, 2000-2006

  • Box 1, folder 64
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Pensacola, 2002-2003

  • Box 1, folder 65
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Brooklyn navy yard, 2002-2015

  • Box 1, folder 66
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Edward J. Marolda - "The Washington Navy Yard: An Illustrated History", 1999

  • Box 1, folder 67
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Riggs Bank, 1861, 2007-2008

  • Box 1, folder 68
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Lincoln Guns, Camp Dick Robinson, Big Sandy Expedition, 1860-1861, 2000-2021

Scope and Contents

The Lincoln Guns, Camp Dick Robinson, Big Sandy Expedition, 1860-1861 series (2000-2021) primarily comprises research materials, images, and maps covering Camp Dick Robinson, several officers, several volunteer infantries, and the Big Sandy Expedition.

Abraham Lincoln - Images, 2005-2008

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Election of 1860, 2002-2013

  • Box 1, folder 70
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Washington - Images, 2003-2008

  • Box 1, folder 71
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Washington map, undated

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Fort Sumter images, undated

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Fort Pickens, 2000-2009

  • Box 2, folder 3
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"A Winter Cruise", undated

  • Box 2, folder 4
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Washington - 1860, 2000-2006

  • Box 2, folder 5
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Washington - January-February 1861, 1999-2012

  • Box 2, folder 6
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Washington - 1861 March, 2001-2006

  • Box 2, folder 7
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Washington - 1861 April, 2001-2006

  • Box 2, folder 8
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Todd family, 2002-2006

  • Box 2, folder 9
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Kentucky - 1861 March, 2002-2008

  • Box 2, folder 10
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Kentucky - 1861 April, 2001-2010

  • Box 2, folder 11
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Kentucky - 1861 May, 2000-2015

  • Box 2, folder 12
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"Lincoln Guns", 2006-2008

  • Box 2, folder 13
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Cincinnati - 1861, 2004-2006

  • Box 2, folder 14
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Cincinnati - Anderson family, 2001-2004

  • Box 2, folder 15
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Images - 1861, 2006-2008

  • Box 2, folder 16
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Cincinnati - Images, 2008-2009

  • Box 2, folder 17
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Camp Dick Robinson, 2003-2021

  • Box 2, folder 18
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"Camp Dick Robinson", undated

  • Box 2, folder 19
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Sequence, 2011

  • Box 2, folder 20
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"The Story of Camp Dick Robinson", 2002-2011

  • Box 2, folder 21
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Elliott's Mills - 1861 June, 2004-2008

  • Box 2, folder 22
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1861 June, 2000-2002

  • Box 2, folder 23
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1861 July 1-14, 2003-2013

  • Box 2, folder 24
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Camp Dick Robinson - 1861 July, 2001-2013

  • Box 2, folder 25
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1861 August, 2000-2008

  • Box 2, folder 26
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1861 August 22-31, 2000-2008

  • Box 2, folder 27
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Anecdotes, 2001-2012

  • Box 2, folder 28
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Camp Dick Robinson - Images, 2003-2011

  • Box 2, folder 29
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Camp Dick maps, 2011

  • Box 2, folder 30
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Hickman Bridge, 2007

  • Box 2, folder 31
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Correspondence - Garrard County Historical Society talk, 2010-2012

  • Box 2, folder 32
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Correspondence - Dedication, 2012-2013

  • Box 2, folder 33
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Officers - Frank Wolford, 2001

  • Box 2, folder 34
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Officers - John T. Croxton, undated

  • Box 2, folder 35
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Officers, 2001-2011

  • Box 2, folder 36
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1861 September 1-15, 2001-2008

  • Box 2, folder 37
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Camp Dick Robinson - 1861 October-November, 2010-2011

  • Box 2, folder 38
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Camp Breckenridge - 1862 October, 2010-2011

  • Box 2, folder 39
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Camp Dick Robinson - 1863 April 1-May 14, undated

  • Box 2, folder 40
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Nelson burial at Camp Dick Robinson, 2002-2011

  • Box 2, folder 41
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Richard "Dick" Robinson, 2008-2012

  • Box 2, folder 42
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Dripping Springs, 2003-2004

  • Box 2, folder 43
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Big Sandy Expedition, 2000-2012

  • Box 2, folder 44
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Big Sandy/Ivy Mountain, undated

  • Box 2, folder 45
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Big Sandy, September, 2001-2015

  • Box 2, folder 46
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Big Sandy, October, 2000-2008

  • Box 2, folder 47
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November, 2000-2008

  • Box 2, folder 48
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Nelson stories, November, 2004-2008

  • Box 2, folder 49
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Big Sandy images, 2002-2011

  • Box 2, folder 50
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Big Sandy/Ivy Mountain maps, 2002-2008

  • Box 2, folder 51
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Ivy Mountain Order of March, undated

  • Box 2, folder 52
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William Thacker Beatty, 2003

  • Box 2, folder 53
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James J. Andrews, 2007

  • Box 2, folder 54
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24th Kentucky Infantry, 2000-2007

  • Box 2, folder 55
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21st Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, 2007

  • Box 2, folder 56
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William Shanks diary, 2003

  • Box 2, folder 57
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Alfred Searles to E.G. Searles, 2003

  • Box 2, folder 58
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Liberty Warner papers, 2003

  • Box 2, folder 59
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Loyal Wort correspondence, 2007

  • Box 2, folder 60
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59th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry - James P. Fyffe letters, 2007

  • Box 2, folder 61
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"Battered Destinies", 2002

  • Box 2, folder 62
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33rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, 2005

  • Box 2, folder 63
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16th Regiment, Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, 2000-2005

  • Box 2, folder 64
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Infantries - Other units, 2012

  • Box 2, folder 65
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Confederate view, 2002-2015

  • Box 2, folder 66
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Olympian Springs, 2004-2008

  • Box 2, folder 67
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Richard Stanton, undated

  • Box 2, folder 68
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Camp Wickliffe, 1861-1862, 2001-2015

Scope and Contents

The Camp Wickliffe, 1861-1862 (2001-2015) primarily comprises research materials, maps, and images covering William Nelson's time at the Camp Wickliffe training camp.

Greenwood muskets, 2006-2012

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"Entrepreneurial Invention and Innovation in the Miami Valley during the Civil War", undated

  • Box 2, folder 70
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Camp Wickliffe images, 2004-2009

  • Box 2, folder 71
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Camp Wickliffe - Stanley Matthews, 2002

  • Box 2, folder 72
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Camp Jenkins - 1861 November, 2001

  • Box 2, folder 73
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Camp Wickliffe - 1861 December, 2001-2013

  • Box 2, folder 74
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Camp Wickliffe, 2001-2004

  • Box 2, folder 75
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Camp Wickliffe - 1862 January, 2000-2015

  • Box 2, folder 76
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Camp Wickliffe - Anecdotes - 1862 January, 2001-2003

  • Box 2, folder 77
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Camp Wickliffe to Nashville - 1862 February, 2000-2009

  • Box 2, folder 78
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6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, 2000-2008

  • Box 2, folder 79
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Envelopes - Kentucky, 2001-2009

  • Box 2, folder 80
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Envelopes - Postcards, 2005-2006

  • Box 2, folder 81
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Envelopes, 2000-2009

  • Box 2, folder 82
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Nashville, 2004-2006

  • Box 2, folder 83
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Execution of Michael Connel - 1862 March, 2005

  • Box 2, folder 84
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The Hermitage, 2001-2009

  • Box 2, folder 85
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Captain Driver, Old Glory, 2003

  • Box 2, folder 86
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"The Army's Unlicensed Prostitutes", 2002

  • Box 3, folder 1
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March to Savannah, undated

  • Box 3, folder 2
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Advance to Savannah, 2009

  • Box 3, folder 3
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"Moving Beyond Old Myths", undated

  • Box 3, folder 4
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Tennessee Historical Quarterly, 2009

  • Box 3, folder 5
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March to Savannah - Pittsburgh Landing, 2008-2009

  • Box 3, folder 6
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18th U.S. Infantry, 2003

  • Box 3, folder 7
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Correspondence, 2007-2010

  • Box 3, folder 8
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Maps, 2008-2010

  • Box 3, folder 9
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Columbia maps, 2011

  • Box 3, folder 10
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Images, 2008

  • Box 3, folder 11
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Octavia Courtney, 2008

  • Box 3, folder 12
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Nashville to Savannah - Logistics, 2008-2015

  • Box 3, folder 13
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Pioneers, 2008

  • Box 3, folder 14
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Columbia, Tennessee, 2008

  • Box 3, folder 15
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Rippavilla Plantation, 2001-2008

  • Box 3, folder 16
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Civil War military telegraph service, 2007-2015

  • Box 3, folder 17
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Cincinnati Panorama of 1848, 2001

  • Box 3, folder 18
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Railroads, 2008

  • Box 3, folder 19
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Steam boats, 2004-2007

  • Box 3, folder 20
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Shiloh, Siege of Corinth, Chattanooga Campaign, 2000-2016

Scope and Contents

The Shiloh, Siege of Corinth, Chattanooga Campaign, 1861-1862 series (2000-2016) primarily comprises research materials, maps, reports, and images covering Shiloh, the Seige of Corinth, and the Chattanooga Campaign.

Shiloh, 2000-2007

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Sunday, April 6, 1862, 2000-2007

  • Box 3, folder 22
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April 6, 2000

  • Box 3, folder 23
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Artillery, 2006-2009

  • Box 3, folder 24
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"Battery 'A'", 2009

  • Box 3, folder 25
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April 6 maps, 2008

  • Box 3, folder 26
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Shiloh, Sunday April 6 images, 2009

  • Box 3, folder 27
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April 6, Last Stand maps, 2008

  • Box 3, folder 28
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April 6, Last Stand images, 2004-2008

  • Box 3, folder 29
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April 6 - Gunboats images, 2003-2010

  • Box 3, folder 30
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April 6 - Shiloh Military Park postcards, undated

  • Box 3, folder 31
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April 7, 2000-2007

  • Box 3, folder 32
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April 7 maps, 2008

  • Box 3, folder 33
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April 7 - Shiloh images, 2006-2007

  • Box 3, folder 34
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9th Regiment Indiana, Volunteer Infantry, 2001

  • Box 3, folder 35
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Union O.R. Reports, 2005-2007

  • Box 3, folder 36
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Confederate O.R. reports, undated

  • Box 3, folder 37
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Commentary, 2003-2010

  • Box 3, folder 38
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Shiloh reviewed, 2000

  • Box 3, folder 39
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Aftermath, 2000-2004

  • Box 3, folder 40
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Iowa Journal, 1909, undated

  • Box 3, folder 41
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Ammen's 10th brigade, 2000

  • Box 3, folder 42
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Jacob Ammen, 2007

  • Box 3, folder 43
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General Hazen, undated

  • Box 3, folder 44
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Shiloh - Casualties, undated

  • Box 3, folder 45
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Shiloh - Letters of recommendation, 2013

  • Box 3, folder 46
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Shiloh - Trovatore, 2009

  • Box 3, folder 47
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Correspondence - Stacy Allen, 2008-2009

  • Box 3, folder 48
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Corinth - April-May 1862, 2002-2004

  • Box 3, folder 49
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Corinth, 2000-2006

  • Box 3, folder 50
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Corinth - Seige begun, 2001-2006

  • Box 3, folder 51
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Corinth maps, 2003-2007

  • Box 3, folder 52
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Corinth images, 2004-2008

  • Box 3, folder 53
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John Aughey, 2003

  • Box 3, folder 54
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John Turchin, 2001

  • Box 3, folder 55
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Flag presentation 21st Ohio, 2004

  • Box 3, folder 56
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Chattanooga Campaign - Stacy Allen, 2008

  • Box 3, folder 57
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"Blue and Gray", undated

  • Box 3, folder 58
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Chattanooga Campaign - June, 2001-2006

  • Box 3, folder 59
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Chattanooga Campaign - July, 2000-2007

  • Box 3, folder 60
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Chattanooga Campaign maps, 2006-2009

  • Box 3, folder 61
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Chattanooga Campaign images, 2000-2016

  • Box 3, folder 62
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Chattanooga Campaign - August 1-17, 2000-2009

  • Box 3, folder 63
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Chattanooga Campaign - August 18-31, 2006-2008

  • Box 3, folder 64
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Louisville Murder, 1862 September, 2000-2019

Scope and Contents

The Louisville Murder, 1862 September series (2000-2019) primarily comprises research materials, maps, reports, and images covering Louisville, Nelson's murder, and media surrounding the murder.

Confederate invasion 1862 - Richmond, 2000-2001

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Messmer - Louisville and Confederate Invasion 1862, undated

  • Box 3, folder 66
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Louisville maps, 2002-2009

  • Box 3, folder 67
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Louisville images, undated

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Galt House, 2002-2010

  • Box 3, folder 69
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September 1862 images, 2004-2006

  • Box 3, folder 70
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September 1-18, 2001-2008

  • Box 3, folder 71
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September 18-28 - Nelson in command, 2000-2017

  • Box 3, folder 72
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September 18-28 images, 2005

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September 22, 2000-2015

  • Box 4, folder 2
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Louisville murder, 2001-2016

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Louisville murder, September 29-30, 2000-2008

  • Box 4, folder 4
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Louisville murder - Lieutenant Ben Horton to Alphonso Taft, 1862 September 29, undated

  • Box 4, folder 5
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Louisville murder - Funeral, undated

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General James Fry - "Killed by a Brother Soldier", 2000-2008

  • Box 4, folder 7
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General James Fry images, 2007-2008

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General James Fry, 2000

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Louisville Murder - Accounts, 2000-2008

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Louisville Murder - Accounts - Funeral, 2009

  • Box 4, folder 11
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October - Actions against Davis, 2000-2019

  • Box 4, folder 12
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October 1862, 2015

  • Box 4, folder 13
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October - Nelson - Justice, 2001

  • Box 4, folder 14
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Louisville Circuit Court, 2008-2016

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Hodgepodge remarks, undated

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Nelson leadership, undated

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Joe Holt - James Speed, 2008-2016

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November 1862, 2008-2015

  • Box 4, folder 19
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The All-Important Press, 2008-2014

  • Box 4, folder 20
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Press, 2003-2008

  • Box 4, folder 21
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Pontiac, 2008-2016

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Power of press, 2008-2015

  • Box 4, folder 23
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Newspapers, 2004-2008

  • Box 4, folder 24
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Murder depictions, 2005-2016

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Nelson debt, 2013

  • Box 4, folder 26
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Nelson, 1863-1872, 2010-2014

  • Box 4, folder 27
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News accounts, 1890-1912, 2008-2010

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Fred Schneider - Tranter pistol, 2002-2010

  • Box 4, folder 29
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Tranter pistol - Bromby Earle, 2002-2010

  • Box 4, folder 30
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Davis and tranter pistol, 2008

  • Box 4, folder 31
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J. C. Davis, 2002-2008

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Tranter pistol, 2002

  • Box 4, folder 33
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Camp Nelson, 1863, 2000-2008

  • Box 4, folder 34
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Camp Nelson, 2000-2007

  • Box 4, folder 35
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Camp Nelson Cemetery, 2007-2011

  • Box 4, folder 36
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Camp Nelson, 1864, 2000-2014

  • Box 4, folder 37
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Camp Nelson, 2000-2008

  • Box 4, folder 38
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Nelson - Stolen pistol, 2013-2017

  • Box 4, folder 39
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John Fahey - Dr. Irwin, 2005

  • Box 4, folder 40
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John Fahey - Correspondence and articles, 2006-2010

  • Box 4, folder 41
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"The 'Fighting Doctor'", 2003-2006

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Drafts, 2000-2012

Scope and Contents

The Drafts series (2000-2012) primarily comprises drafts of Donald A. Clark's books.

Drafts, 2003-2007

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1 - "Winning Golden Opinions", undated

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"Quarterdeck General" working outline, 2002

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Introduction, Chapters 1-10, undated

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Chapter 11 - Epilogue, undated

  • Box 4, folder 47
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Bibliography, notes, index, undated

  • Box 4, folder 48
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"A Dead Reckoning" - Preface, Chapters 1-4, undated

  • Box 4, folder 49
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"A Dead Reckoning" - Chapters 5-8, undated

  • Box 4, folder 50
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"A Dead Reckoning" - Chapters 9-12, undated

  • Box 4, folder 51
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"A Dead Reckoning" - Chapters 13-16, undated

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"A Dead Reckoning" - Chapters 17-20, undated

  • Box 4, folder 53
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"A Dead Reckoning" - Chapters 21-22, conclusion, acknowledgements, abbreviations, bibliography, undated

  • Box 4, folder 54
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"Without Glory - The Life and Death of William Nelson" - Contents, prologue, chapters 1-5, undated

  • Box 4, folder 55
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"Without Glory: The Life and Death of William Nelson" - Chapters 6-11, 2004

  • Box 5, folder 1
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"Without Glory: The Life and Death of William Nelson" - Chapters 12-16, 2004

  • Box 5, folder 2
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"Without Glory: The Life and Death of William Nelson" - Chapters 17-20, epilogue, appendix, acknowledgements, bibliography, 2004

  • Box 5, folder 3
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"Becoming a Productive Citizen" - Part I, undated

  • Box 5, folder 4
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"Becoming a Productive Citizen" - Part I, undated

  • Box 5, folder 5
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"Becoming a Productive Citizen" - Part II, undated

  • Box 5, folder 6
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"Becoming a Productive Citizen" - Part III, undated

  • Box 5, folder 7
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"Becoming a Productive Citizen" - Part IV, undated

  • Box 5, folder 8
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Nelson records, 2000-2002

  • Box 5, folder 9
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Biographical, 2000-2006

  • Box 5, folder 10
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Benjamín Mackenna, 2005

  • Box 5, folder 11
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"Sketch of the Life: William Nelson", undated

  • Box 5, folder 12
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A. N. Ellis, 2007

  • Box 5, folder 13
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Nelson - Navy image, undated

  • Box 5, folder 14
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Nelson - Engraving, undated

  • Box 5, folder 15
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Nelson - Illustrations/images, 2000-2011

  • Box 5, folder 16
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Nelson - Harper's Weekly image, undated

  • Box 5, folder 17
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Nelson - Photographs, 2004

  • Box 5, folder 18
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Nelson - Old prints, 2002-2008

  • Box 5, folder 19
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Henry Mosler, 2003

  • Box 5, folder 20
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Buell - Images, 2003-2008

  • Box 5, folder 21
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Images, 2003-2007

  • Box 5, folder 22
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Salmon P. Chase, 2000-2004

  • Box 5, folder 23
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Tom Crittenden, 2011

  • Box 5, folder 24
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John Crittenden, 2002-2008

  • Box 5, folder 25
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Garrett Davis, 2002-2013

  • Box 5, folder 26
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Garrett Davis speech, 23 January 1862, 2002

  • Box 5, folder 27
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Garrett Davis - Memorial addresses, 2007

  • Box 5, folder 28
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Garrett Davis - Images, 2007

  • Box 5, folder 29
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George Prentice, 2008-2015

  • Box 5, folder 30
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Stanley Matthews letters, undated

  • Box 5, folder 31
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John Marshall Harlan, 2004-2008

  • Box 5, folder 32
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Oliver Morton, undated

  • Box 5, folder 33
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Henry Lane, 2002

  • Box 5, folder 34
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Samuel Powhatan Carter, 2000-2008

  • Box 5, folder 35
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Arnold Harris, 2002-2012

  • Box 5, folder 36
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Grand Army of the Republic, 2004

  • Box 5, folder 37
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Nelson family, 2000-2018

Scope and Contents

The Nelson family series (2000-2018) primarily comprises research materials about the Nelson family.

White Burley, 2005-2012

  • Box 5, folder 38
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Maysville, 2003-2011

  • Box 5, folder 39
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Mason County, 2005-2007

  • Box 5, folder 40
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Captain Thomas Nelson, 2017-2018

  • Box 5, folder 41
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Captain Thomas Nelson - Image, undated

  • Box 5, folder 42
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Davis - Nelson, 2001-2010

  • Box 5, folder 43
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William H. Rainey, 2017-2018

  • Box 5, folder 44
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Doniphan, 2013

  • Box 5, folder 45
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Nancy Brannen, 2000-2014

  • Box 5, folder 46
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Nelson, 2000-2019

Scope and Contents

The Nelson series (2000-2019) primarily comprises research materials about Anderson D. Nelson and Thomas Henry Nelson.

Nelson, 2001

  • Box 5, folder 47
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Anderson Nelson, 2008-2013

  • Box 5, folder 48
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Anderson D. Nelson - National archives, 2000-2014

  • Box 5, folder 49
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Anderson D. Nelson - Will, 2008-2013

  • Box 5, folder 50
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Anderson D. Nelson, 2010

  • Box 5, folder 51
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Fort Supply, 2007

  • Box 5, folder 52
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Minnesota Connection, 2001

  • Box 5, folder 53
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Correspondence - B. Michael McCormick, 2001

  • Box 5, folder 54
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Anderson D. Nelson, 2000-2007

  • Box 5, folder 55
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Anderson D. Nelson - Image, undated

  • Box 5, folder 56
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Marshall Key home, Mason County, 2006

  • Box 5, folder 57
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Seminole Wars, 2001

  • Box 5, folder 58
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6th Infantry Regiment, 2001

  • Box 5, folder 59
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10th Infantry Regiment, 2001

  • Box 5, folder 60
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Thomas Henry Nelson, 2000-2011

  • Box 5, folder 61
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Thomas Henry Nelson, 2001

  • Box 5, folder 62
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Thomas Henry Nelson - Ancestry.com, 2013

  • Box 5, folder 63
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Thomas Henry Nelson, 2001-2006

  • Box 6, folder 1
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Thomas Henry Nelson, 2001-2014

  • Box 6, folder 2
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Guano, 2005

  • Box 6, folder 3
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Buckner Morris - Great Northwestern Conspiracy, 2005-2019

  • Box 6, folder 4
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David Blight - Civil War thoughts, 2015

  • Box 6, folder 5
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Civil War thoughts, 2013

  • Box 6, folder 6
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Civil War notes - Interest in history, 2011

  • Box 6, folder 7
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O'Neill, 2000-2016

  • Box 6, folder 8
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University Press of Kentucky, 2000

  • Box 6, folder 9
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"Schooling a Leader"/"A Taste of War", undated

  • Box 6, folder 10
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Readers' reports - UK, 2004-2005

  • Box 6, folder 11
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Readers' reports, 2009

  • Box 6, folder 12
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Southern Illinois University Press - Sales, 2011-2012

  • Box 6, folder 13
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Acquisitions editor, 2008-2011

  • Box 6, folder 14
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Nelson proposal - Various outlines, undated

  • Box 6, folder 15
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Proposals, 2009-2012

  • Box 6, folder 16
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Filson Historical Society, 2000-2009

  • Box 6, folder 17
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Southern Illinois University Press, 2009

  • Box 6, folder 18
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New York Public Library, 2006-2009

  • Box 6, folder 19
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Southern Illinois University Press marketing, 2010

  • Box 6, folder 20
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Website, 2011-2012

  • Box 6, folder 21
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Reviews, 2011-2018

  • Box 6, folder 22
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Good thoughts, 2011-2017

  • Box 6, folder 23
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Wikipedia - William "Bull" Nelson, 2012-2014

  • Box 6, folder 24
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Wikipedia - Big Sandy Expedition, 2012

  • Box 6, folder 25
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Wikipedia - Camp Dick Robinson, 2012

  • Box 6, folder 26
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Kentucky Book Fair, 2011

  • Box 6, folder 27
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Sesquicentennial, 2011-2015

  • Box 6, folder 28
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Jokes/humors, 2005-2010

  • Box 6, folder 29
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Talks, 2011-2021

  • Box 6, folder 30
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Frankfort court, 2012

  • Box 6, folder 31
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"Bull Nelson comes to Kentucky", 2012

  • Box 6, folder 32
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Bull Nelson - Bracken County, 2011

  • Box 6, folder 33
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Illinois State Historical Society Symposium, 2011

  • Box 6, folder 34
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Illinois Symposium, 2010

  • Box 6, folder 35
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Madison, Indiana, 2010-2011

  • Box 6, folder 36
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Joseph-Beth Booksellers, 2011

  • Box 6, folder 37
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Madison County Civil War Roundtable, 2010-2011

  • Box 6, folder 38
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Madison County Civil War Roundtable talk, 2011

  • Box 6, folder 39
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Maysville, 2011

  • Box 6, folder 40
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"William 'Bull' Nelson: Will He Ever Get Out of Purgatory?", 2011

  • Box 6, folder 41
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Southern Festival of Books, 2011

  • Box 6, folder 42
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Nelson talk, 2011

  • Box 6, folder 43
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Campbell Station Country Store, 2010-2011

  • Box 6, folder 44
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Anecdotes - Eastern Kentucky University, 2014

  • Box 6, folder 45
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Ann Marie Ackerman, 2014-2015

  • Box 6, folder 46
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James Klotter, 2003-2011

  • Box 6, folder 47
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Engle, 2001-2008

  • Box 6, folder 48
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Kent Masterson Brown, 2000-2010

  • Box 6, folder 49
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William J. Marshall, 2007

  • Box 6, folder 50
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Dick and Donna Galbraith, 2002-2011

  • Box 6, folder 51
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Nat Hughes, 2001-2004

  • Box 6, folder 52
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Gordon D. Whitney, 2002

  • Box 6, folder 53
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Edwin Bearrs, 2002-2007

  • Box 6, folder 54
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Correspondence - Ron Bryant, 2001-2002

  • Box 6, folder 55
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Tim Talbott - Kentucky Historical Society, 2010

  • Box 6, folder 56
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Correspondence, 2009

  • Box 6, folder 57
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Copyright infringement, 2014

  • Box 6, folder 58
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Typical plagiarism, 2017-2019

  • Box 6, folder 59
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Nick Clooney, 2005-2011

  • Box 6, folder 60
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Scout Irving Carson, 2008-2009

Scope and Contents

The Scout Irving Carson series (2008-2009) primarily comprises research materials, images, and maps about Scout Irving Carson.

"But What Should We Say: The Story of a Fallen Patriot", undated

  • Box 6, folder 61
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Captain Irving W. Carson, Grant's scout, undated

  • Box 6, folder 62
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"But What Should We Say: The Story of a Fallen Patriot" draft, 2009

  • Box 6, folder 63
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Pre-Civil War, 2009

  • Box 6, folder 64
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Barker's Dragoons, 2009

  • Box 6, folder 65
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Early Civil War, 2009

  • Box 6, folder 66
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Before Shiloh, 2009

  • Box 6, folder 67
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Bios/Death, 2008-2009

  • Box 6, folder 68
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Images, 2009

  • Box 6, folder 69
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Maps, 2009

  • Box 6, folder 70
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Correspondence, 2008-2009

  • Box 6, folder 71
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Florence M. Cornyn, 2000-2014

Scope and Contents

The Florence M. Cornyn series (2000-2014) primarily comprises research materials, images, maps, and correspondence covering Florence M. Cornyn, Corinth, Bowen, Jefferson Davis, Missouri, and the Cornyn family.

Florence M. Cornyn, 2011

  • Box 6, folder 72
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"Florence M. Cornyn - A Life Shattered by Belligerence and Division", 2011

  • Box 6, folder 73
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Cornyn draft, undated

  • Box 6, folder 74
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Publishing - Submissions/Rejections, 2010

  • Box 7, folder 1
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Genealogy - Cornyn, 2009-2010

  • Box 7, folder 2
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Florence M. Cornyn records, 2009

  • Box 7, folder 3
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Florence M. Cornyn - Sketches, 2009-2010

  • Box 7, folder 4
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10th Missouri Cavalry, 2009

  • Box 7, folder 5
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Dr. Cornyn image, 2010

  • Box 7, folder 6
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Cornyn image at Wilson's Creek, 2010

  • Box 7, folder 7
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Cavalry images, undated

  • Box 7, folder 8
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Charles Cornyn, undated

  • Box 7, folder 9
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National Road, 2009

  • Box 7, folder 10
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Education and gold rush, undated

  • Box 7, folder 11
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Images - St. Louis, 2009-2011

  • Box 7, folder 12
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Images, 2009

  • Box 7, folder 13
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Images - Missouri, 2009

  • Box 7, folder 14
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Maps - Zanesville - National Road, 2009

  • Box 7, folder 15
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Maps - St. Louis - Missouri, 2009-2011

  • Box 7, folder 16
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Maps - Alabama and Missouri, 2009

  • Box 7, folder 17
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Proposed maps and images for Florence M. Cornyn, undated

  • Box 7, folder 18
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Early St. Louis, 2009-2010

  • Box 7, folder 19
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Bleeding Kansas, 2009-2010

  • Box 7, folder 20
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Father John Brannon, undated

  • Box 7, folder 21
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St. Louis, 1860, 2010-2011

  • Box 7, folder 22
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1861, 2009-2011

  • Box 7, folder 23
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Arsenal Camp Jackson, 2009-2010

  • Box 7, folder 24
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Booneville, 1861, 2009-2011

  • Box 7, folder 25
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Dug Springs, 1861, 2009-2010

  • Box 7, folder 26
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Wilson Creek, 1861, 2009-2011

  • Box 7, folder 27
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Fremont, 2010

  • Box 7, folder 28
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Shiloh, 1862, 2009-2010

  • Box 7, folder 29
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"Sack of Athens", 1862 May 2, undated

  • Box 7, folder 30
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1862 February-September, 2009

  • Box 7, folder 31
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1862 January-March, 2009-2014

  • Box 7, folder 32
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Alabama-Mississippi 1863, 2009-2010

  • Box 7, folder 33
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1863 April, 2009-2014

  • Box 7, folder 34
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Kings Creek 1863, Tupelo, 2009-2010

  • Box 7, folder 35
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William D. Bowen, 2009

  • Box 7, folder 36
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1863 Raid on Florence, 2009-2010

  • Box 7, folder 37
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1863 June-August, 2009-2010

  • Box 7, folder 38
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Gamble letter, 2014

  • Box 7, folder 39
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Murder, 2010-2014

  • Box 7, folder 40
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Corinth, 2009-2014

  • Box 7, folder 41
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Corinth - Images, 2009-2010

  • Box 7, folder 42
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Bowen - Images, 2009

  • Box 7, folder 43
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Bowen, 2009

  • Box 7, folder 44
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Dodge, 2009

  • Box 7, folder 45
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Correspondence - Cornyn, 2011

  • Box 7, folder 46
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Correspondence - Vicky Monks, 2010-2011

  • Box 7, folder 47
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Correspondence - Keri O'Brien, 2011

  • Box 7, folder 48
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Correspondence - Len Eagleburger, 2010

  • Box 7, folder 49
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Correspondence - Louise Linville, 2009-2010

  • Box 7, folder 50
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Correspondence - Richard Sheridan, 2009-2010

  • Box 7, folder 51
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2010 Recall La Grange Program Book, 2010

  • Box 7, folder 52
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Correspondence, 2009-2010

  • Box 7, folder 53
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Unanswered correspondence, 2009-2014

  • Box 7, folder 54
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Cuba, 2009

  • Box 7, folder 55
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Jefferson Davis, 2000-2010

  • Box 7, folder 56
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Jefferson Davis images, 2000-2014

  • Box 7, folder 57
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"Jefferson Davis in Blue", undated

  • Box 7, folder 58
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Cornyn court martial records, 2009

  • Box 7, folder 59
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Audiovisual materials, 1997-2011

Scope and Contents

The Audiovisual Materials series (1997-2011) comprises of photos covering Donald A. Clark's booksigning and travels to important sites of William Nelson's life, and a disk.

William "Bull" Nelson - Donald A. Clark, undated

  • Box 7, disk 1
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Marshall Park dedication, 1997 November 8

  • Box 8, image 1-4
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Pittsburgh Landing, 1999 September 23

  • Box 8, image 5
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Naval academy, 2001 May

  • Box 8, image 6-10
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Washington navy yard, 2001 May

  • Box 8, image 11-13
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Big Sandy, 2003 October 23

  • Box 8, image 14-22
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Joseph-Beth Booksellers, 2011 February 25

  • Box 8, image 23-34
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Grave, undated

  • Box 8, image 35
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Naval academy, undated

  • Box 8, image 36-37
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Site of tent hospital, undated

  • Box 8, image 38
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Tennessee River at Pittsburgh Landing, undated

  • Box 8, image 39
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Subject files, 1819, 1898, 1995-2020, undated

Blue Licks, 2005-2014

  • Box 9, folder 1
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Bradford's Landing ferry, undated

  • Box 9, folder 2
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The Compounder or William's Informer, 1898

  • Box 9, folder 4
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Camp Nelson, 1863, undated

  • Box 9, folder 3
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Cornyn court martial records, 2003

  • Box 9, folder 5
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Correspondence - Kent Masterson Brown, 2000

  • Box 9, folder 6
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Election of 1860, undated

  • Box 9, folder 7
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Fort Pickens engraving, undated

  • Box 9, folder 8
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The Irish Station, 2013-2014

  • Box 9, folder 9
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James P. Fyffe letters, undated

  • Box 9, folder 10
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John Cockey Owings, 2013-2014

  • Box 9, folder 11
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Johnson genealogy, 2014

  • Box 9, folder 12
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Journal of Richard Leroy Parker (copy), 2007

  • Box 9, folder 13
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"Lincoln Guns", undated

  • Box 9, folder 14
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Monday, 1862 April 7, undated

  • Box 9, folder 15
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A New Village Called Washington booklet, undated

  • Box 9, folder 16
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Outlawing the Almighty book, 1923

  • Box 9, folder 17
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Prohibition, 2002-2020

  • Box 9, folder 18
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Puddle's Mill, 2014

  • Box 10, folder 1
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The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society, 1996

  • Box 10, folder 2
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Salmon P. Chase, undated

  • Box 10, folder 3
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Samuel Powhatan Carter, 2007

  • Box 10, folder 4
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Shiloh images - Monday, April 7, undated

  • Box 10, folder 5
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Southern Illinois University contract copyright, 2009-2011

  • Box 10, folder 6
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The State of Affairs in That Place Known as the Limestone Settlement in 1972 booklet, undated

  • Box 10, folder 7
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Temperance, 2004-2007

  • Box 10, folder 8
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Washington Navy Yard historic landmark, undated

  • Box 10, folder 9
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William Bradford receipt, 1819

  • Box 10, folder 10
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William Bradford, undated

  • Box 10, folder 11
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