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Raleigh and Frances Edge Farmer papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS706f

Scope and Content

This collection consists of the July 2, 1863 edition of the Daily Citizen, published in Vicksburg, Mississippi, and printed on wallpaper. Also included are correspondence pertaining to the newspaper from the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, additional newspaper clippings, and information from the Library of Congress pertaining to the use of wallpaper in southern newspaper printing.

Dates

  • 1863-1948

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use

Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. All requests to publish, quote, or reproduce must be submitted through the Kenan Research Center.

Administrative/Biographical History

Biographical information about Raleigh and Frances Edge Farmer has not been determined.

The Daily Citizen was edited and published at Vicksburg, Mississippi, by J. M. Swords. Like several other Southern newspapers of the Civil War period its stock of newsprint paper became exhausted and the publisher resorted to the use of wallpaper. On this substitute he printed the following known issues: June 16, 18, 20, 27, 30, and July 2, 1863. Each was a single sheet, four columns wide, printed on the back of the wallpaper. Additional historical information on the Daily Citizen has not been determined.

Extent

2.08 linear ft. (one oversized folder)

Language

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift, 1978

General

MSS 706f was previously processed as MSS 529.

Title
Raleigh and Frances Edge Farmer papers
Author
Sue VerHoef
Description rules
Finding Aid Prepared According To Dacs
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid is written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center Repository

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