4 December 1864

Allison, Eben, fl. 1861-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to James Allison

One letter from Eben Allison to James Allison dated December 4, 1864.

GLC03523.24.108

10 December 1864

Allison, Eben, fl. 1861-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Jasper Allison

One letter from Eben Allison to Jasper Allison dated December 10, 1864.

GLC03523.24.109

12 December 1864

Allison, Eben, fl. 1861-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to James Allison

One letter from Eben Allison to James Allison dated December 12, 1864.

GLC03523.24.110

2 January 1865

Allison, Eben, fl. 1861-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to S. Clark Allison

One letter from Eben Allison to S. Clark Allison dated January 2, 1865. Describes black and white dead lying together and burying corpses.

GLC03523.24.111

12 January 1865

Allison, Eben, fl. 1861-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to James Allison

One letter from Eben Allison to James Allison dated January 12, 1865.

GLC03523.24.112

13 January 1865

Allison, Eben, fl. 1861-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to James Allison

One letter from Eben Allison to James Allison dated January 13, 1865.

GLC03523.24.113

16 January 1865

Allison, Eben, fl. 1861-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Jasper Allison

One letter from Eben Allison to Jasper Allison dated January 16, 1865. Marvels how the Confederates could stand the winter as they are so poorly clothed.

GLC03523.24.114

26 January 1865

Allison, Eben, fl. 1861-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to James Allison

One letter from Eben Allison to James Allison dated January 26, 1865.

GLC03523.24.115

27 January 1865

Allison, Eben, fl. 1861-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Jasper Allison

One letter from Eben Allison to Jasper Allison dated January 27, 1865. Marvels how the Confederates could stand the winter as they are so poorly clothed.

GLC03523.24.116

12 February 1865

Allison, Eben, fl. 1861-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to James Allison

One letter from Eben Allison to James Allison dated February 12, 1865.

GLC03523.24.117

14 March 1865

Allison, Eben, fl. 1861-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to James Allison

One letter from Eben Allison to James Allison dated March 14, 1865.

GLC03523.24.118

19 March 1865

Allison, Eben, fl. 1861-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to S. Clark Allison

One letter from Eben Allison to S. Clark Allison dated March 19, 1865.

GLC03523.24.119

5 May 1865

Allison, Eben, fl. 1861-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to James Allison

One letter from Eben Allison to James Allison dated May 5, 1865. Talks of how things have not been in vain and looks forward to coming home. Shocked at news of Lincoln's assassination.

GLC03523.24.120

26 May 1865

Allison, Eben, fl. 1861-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to James Allison

One letter from Eben Allison to James Allison dated May 26, 1865. Describes operations and skirmishes towards the end of the war.

GLC03523.24.121

31 May 1865

Allison, Eben, fl. 1861-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Jasper Allison

One letter from Eben Allison to Jasper Allison dated May 31, 1865. Mentions pursuit of Jefferson Davis.

GLC03523.24.122

6 June 1865

Allison, Eben, fl. 1861-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to James Allison

One letter from Eben Allison to James Allison dated June 6, 1865.

GLC03523.24.123

16 June 1865

Allison, Eben, fl. 1861-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Jasper Allison

One letter from Eben Allison to Jasper Allison dated June 16, 1865.

GLC03523.24.124

circa 1861-1864

Allison, James, fl. 1861-1865

Autograph document

Title: Invitation

One undated invitation to the house of John Allison.

GLC03523.24.125

8 April 1864

Allison, Eben, fl. 1861-1865

Autograph note signed

Title: to James Allison

One note from Eben Allison to James Allison dated April 8, 1864. The note reads "Dear Father, Gold pen and holder which please keep for me. I am "bully" Eb." The note looks like it was written on the outside of a package that was kept together with string. Possibly sent with a letter.

GLC03523.24.126

1849

Brown William W., 1814-1884

Book

Title: Narrative of William W. Brown, a Fugitive Slave

One book written by William W. Brown entitled "Narrative of William W. Brown, a Fugitive Slave" dated 1849. The book is broken into fourteen chapters that concern his life as an enslaved person in St. Louis and elsewhere.

GLC09931

1880

Brown, William Wells, 1815-1884

Book

Title: My Southern Home: Or, The South and Its People

One book entitled "My Southern Home: Or, The South and Its People" written by William Wells Brown and published in 1880. Brown is a noted abolitionist lecturer, novelist, playwright, and historian. This book is broken into twenty nine chapters and covers events from Brown's life as an enslaved person as well as events surrounding the emancipation and life after. The book focuses on relations between the white and black people in the south pre, during and after the Civil War.

GLC09932

1919

Scott, Emmett J., 1873-1957

Book

Title: Scott's Official History of the American Negro in the World War

One book entitled "Scott's Official History of the American Negro in the World War" written by Emmett J. Scott dated 1919. This book is a history of African American roles and efforts during World War I. It is broken into thirty one chapters. There are also many photographs of soldiers in both individual portraits and larger groups.

GLC09933

1943

Various

Header Record

Title: Doris "Dorie" Miller photographs and pinback [Decimalized .01-.05]

GLC09934

1927

Anderson, Robert Ball, 1843-1930

Book

Title: From Slavery to Affluence: Memoirs of Robert Anderson, Ex-Slave

One book entitled "From Slavery to Affluence: Memoirs of Robert Anderson, Ex-Slave" written by Robert Ball Anderson dated 1927. Recounts Anderson's life as an enslaved person. In 1864, Anderson heard that a Union recruiting officer was nearby the Kentucky plantation where he was enslaved. He decided to escape and recounts, "I went to my old master and talked it over with him. At first he was angry, then he told me I would have to decide for myself what I wanted to do, and that if I wanted to go, for me to go. He seemed to sense the fact that the slavery of the past was over, and that a new…

GLC09935

1940

Jones, Henry L., fl. 1940

Book

Title: The Negro's Opportunity

One book entitled "The Negro's Opportunity" written by Henry L. Jones published in 1940. This is a vocational guide book geared towards African Americans.

GLC09936