Brief guide to manuscripts collections| William L. Clements Library The University of Michigan Clinton H. Haskell Collection |
A collection of manuscripts compiled by Clinton H. Haskell, which include the following groups:
Washington family papers, 1751-1884, 111 items. There are eight George Washington items, most of them post-Revolutionary War, and seven items relating to Washington's death. the remainder is a miscellaneous group of manuscripts concerning members of the Washington family.
Letters of William Tecumseh Sherman, 1845-1891, 66 items. Sherman served as union general in the Civil War and commander in chief of the United States Army, 1869-1884. This superb collection includes 4 letters dealing with his early career; 31 letters written by Sherman during the war; and 25 letters written while he was commander in chief, relating mainly to western army outposts.
Civil War letters, 1863-1895, 142 items. This is a valuable collection of miscellaneous letters written by participants, most of them army officers, during and after the Civil War.
Gift of Clinton H. Haskell, 1948
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