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Bell I. Wiley Civil War articles collection

 Collection
Identifier: W-0160
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Scope and Contents

The collection contains one article written by Bell I. Wiley, as well as a variety of reprinted and clipped articles from various journals, magazines, and newspapers. There are also bibliographical and general notes discussing the Civil War from many angles, including medical, literary, restitution, and even specific battles and generals. Several of the reprints are inscribed to him by the authors. A photocopy of Wiley's article about Mrs. Phoebe Yates Pember, the hospital matron of the Confederate Chimborazo Hospital in Richmond, Virginia, describes her efforts on behalf of the wounded of Chimborazo Hospital, commonly known as "Hospital 2" in reports.

Dates

  • Creation: 1859 - 1979

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

None

Biographical / Historical

Bell Irvin Wiley, born in Halls, Tennessee, on January 5, 1906, became an authority on military history, specializing in the American Civil War. He received his BA at Asbury College in 1928 and his PhD from Yale in 1933. He began teaching history in 1934, at State Teachers College (now the University of Southern Mississippi). He married Mary Frances Harrison in 1938; they had two children. He taught at the University of Mississippi, Louisiana State University, and Emory University. Wiley died on April 4, 1980, in Atlanta, Georgia. During his lifetime, he published many books of popular history and scholarly works documenting the lives of the "plain people."

Extent

0.2 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

A variety of reprinted and clipped articles from various journals, magazines, and newspapers, as well as bibliographical and general notes, discussing the Civil War from many angles, including medical, literary, restitution, and even specific battles and generals.

Physical Location

A. S. Williams III Americana Collection, Amelia Gayle Gorgas Library, The University of Alabama

Provenance

gift of A. S. Williams III, 2010

General

Title on box: A. S. Williams III Americana Collection - Small Collections

Processed by

Martha Bace, 2014

Source

Title
Guide to Bell I. Wiley Civil War articles collection
Status
Completed
Date
September 2014
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 The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Box 870266
Tuscaloosa AL 35487-0266
205.348.0513