Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1807 - 1870
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Jefferson Davis Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0404
Abstract
This is a collection of mostly personal correspondence of Jefferson Davis and his family members, in both the United States and Europe. This collection also includes three folders of photographs and other visual materials.
Dates:
1823-1917
Newspaper articles on Confederate artifacts, 1940-1978
File — Box: WSC002, Folder: W0150.09
Scope and Contents
Of these two articles from Birmingham, Alabama, newspapers, one describes Confederate First Lady Varina Davis's jewelry that is on display at the White House of the Confederacy in Montgomery, Alabama; several of the pieces are photographed. The other is a letter to the editor debunking the romantic story of General Robert E. Lee's surrendering his sword to General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomatox, Virginia. The writer ends with a quote from General Grant, written years later, that states "The...
Dates:
1940-1978
Portrait of General Robert Edward Lee, circa 1870
Item — Box: 2, item: 2008.026.000026
Identifier: 2008.026.000026
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection consists of three albums containing 184 photographs of the Snow family of Tuscaloosa. Images include scenes of Snow family members, their Tuscaloosa home, friends, and family vacations. Albums include a Carte de Visite of family friends, F. A. P. Barnard, University of Alabama professor of Chemistry, Philosophy, and Astronomy. Of interest are photographs of a vertical lift bridge possibly spanning the Warrior River in Tuscaloosa County.
Dates:
circa 1870
Tentative register of Robert E. Lee books in Lexington, Virginia : typescript
Collection
Identifier: W-0126
Overview
Seventy-one page typescript identifies books in Lexington, Virginia, that were once part of Robert E. Lee's personal library
Dates:
1978