The above image is a detail from a letter written by Ellison Capers during the Civil War. Paper was scarce, so Capers wrote over one side then turned the letter to write horizontally over the page.
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Diary of Allen Jones, February 17 - March 4, 1936
The first diary of Allen Jones, class of 1938, which covers February 17th to March 4th of his sophomore year, 1936. Jones talks about his day to day…
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Rivers, Walter Oswald Collection
Walter Oswald Rivers, called Ossie, was born in Walterboro, South Carolina in 1871. He entered the South Carolina Military Academy in 1888 and was a…
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Mark W. Clark's World War II diaries were kept by an aide. These entries are from June 14 - December 31, 1949.
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