Nellie Stedman Cox scrapbook
Abstract
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Nellie Stedman Cox scrapbook
- Date
- circa 1829-1861 (inclusive)
- Creator
- Cox, Nellie Stedman
- Extent
- 0.3 Cubic Feet
- Subjects
- Poetry.
- Preferred Citation
- 76m10: [identification of item], Nellie Stedman Cox scrapbook, circa 1829-1861, University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- Nellie Stedman Cox (1855-1908) was born in Frankfort, Kentucky, and married Cornelius Clay Cox, a cattle rancher. They moved to Texas in 1874.
- "A Guide to the Nellie Stedman Cox Papers, 1843-1908." Briscoe Center For American History. TARO. n.d. Web. 29 March 2012.
- Scope and Content
- The Nellie Stedman Cox scrapbook (dated 1829-1861; 0.3 cubic feet; 1 box) contains newspaper clippings pasted into an old ledger, which document current events politics, and public figures. The clippings consist of poems, articles, obituaries, and published letters. Notable people in the clippings include William Henry Harrison, Andrew Jackson, and Thomas Jefferson. Due to the dates of the newspaper articles, it is probable that Nellie Stedman Cox did not create the scrapbook herself.
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 Special Collections Research Center.
Contents of the Collection
Nellie Stedman Cox scrapbok, circa 1829-1861
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Table of Contents
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