John P. Brock Papers
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Scope and Contents
Letters written by John P. Brock, a soldier in the Mexican War, from the headquarters of the Virginia Regiment at Camp Buena Vista at Monterey, Mexico, to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Archibald Brock, Rockingham County, Va.
Dates
- Creation: 1847-1848
Creator
- Brock, John P. (1823-1892) (Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access:
Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.
Conditions Governing Use:
Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.
Extent
0.01 Linear Foot
Custodial History
Purchased from Joseph K. Ruebush Co. 1937 May 22.
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the John P. Brock Papers
- Author
- Finding Aid Authors: Special Collections Staff.
- Date
- 2007-08-10
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- The collection description/finding aid is written in English
Revision Statements
- 2017: Copy of a tintype of John P. Brock in uniform, added 2017.
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository