Title | Henry Clay Derrick papers, 1848-1994 |
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Span Dates | 1848-1994 |
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Bulk Dates | (bulk 1875-1878) |
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ID No. | MSS65593 |
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Creator | Derrick, Henry Clay,
1832-1915 |
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Extent | 40 items ; 1 container ; 0.4 linear feet |
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Language | Collection material in
English |
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Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
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Summary | Civil engineer and army
officer. Diaries recording Derrick's service with other former Confederate and
Union soldiers in the Egyptian army (Jaysh) under the Khedive as an engineer
conducting surveys and preparing maps, a description of a military expedition
into Abyssinia, transcripts and synopses of portions of the diaries and
Derrick's letters to his wife, Mary Frances Crosby Derrick, and other family
members, and photocopies of clippings and other related papers. |
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Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as:
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009121 |
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LCCN Permalink | LC Online Catalog record for this collection:
http://lccn.loc.gov/mm82065593 |
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