Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: https://lccn.loc.gov/sh85027084
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Newspaper articles on Confederate artifacts, 1940-1978
File — Box WSC002: [1006241709], 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