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John Dickinson Ingraham Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC 00708

  • Staff Only
  • No requestable containers

Scope and Contents

Diary, 1849-1862, of John Dickinson Ingraham, a member of the United States Navy during the Civil War on the ship Narragansett. Includes information about Ingraham's experience on ships both before and during the Civil War. There are also drawings of animals in another hand at the end of the volume. There are also two letters, one written to Ingraham's father and one written to Ingraham's wife.

Dates

  • Creation: 1849-1862

Creator

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

0.02 Linear Feet

Related Materials:

A Guide to Civil War Resources in the Special Collections Research Center

Information about related materials is available at http://guides.swem.wm.edu/civilwar

Processing Information:

Accessioned and minimally processed by Benjamin Bromley in June 2011.

Title
Guide to the John Dickinson Ingraham Papers
Author
Finding Aid Authors: Benjamin Bromley, Public Services Archives Specialist.
Date
2011-06-24
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository

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