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United States Sanitary Commission records

Title
United States Sanitary Commission records, 1861-1879, bulk (1861-1872).
Author
United States Sanitary Commission.
Supplementary Content
Collection guide

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Vols. 1016-1019Mixed materialPermit needed *ZL-484 Vols. 1016-1019Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328

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Additional Authors
  • Agnew, Cornelius Rea, 1830-1888.
  • Bache, A. D. (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867.
  • Bellows, Henry W. (Henry Whitney), 1814-1882.
  • Blatchford, John Samuel, 1831-
  • Bowne, John, approximately 1820-1894.
  • Douglas, John Hancock, 1824-1892.
  • Elliott, E. B. (Ezekiel Brown), 1823-1888.
  • Gibbs, Wolcott, 1822-1908.
  • Gould, Benjamin Apthorp, 1824-1896.
  • Harris, Elisha, 1824-1884.
  • Jenkins, J. Foster (John Foster), 1826-1882.
  • Knapp, Frederick Newman, 1821-1889.
  • Newberry, J. S. (John Strong), 1822-1892.
  • May, Abby W. (Abby Williams), 1829-1888.
  • Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1822-1903.
  • Schuyler, Louisa Lee.
  • Steiner, Lewis H. (Lewis Henry), 1827-1892.
  • Stillé, Charles J. (Charles Janeway), 1819-1899.
  • Strong, George Templeton, 1820-1875.
  • Van Buren, W. H. (William Holme), 1819-1883.
  • American Association for the Relief of the Misery of Battle Fields.
Description
947.54 linear feet (2,121 boxes, 378 volumes).
Summary
The United States Sanitary Commission (USSC), 1861-1879, was a civilian organization authorized by the United States government to provide medical and sanitary assistance to the Union volunteer forces during the United States Civil War (1861-1865). As the USSC broadened the scope of its work during the war, Regular troops, sailors and others also benefited from its services. The collection consists of correspondence, memoranda, minutes, reports, military service claim files, registers, diaries, financial records, scrapbooks, posters, illustrations, photographs, printed matter, maps, ephemera and artifacts concerning the Commission's sanitary, medical and relief work during the Civil War, as well as its post-war relief work and publication activities. The collection also includes the records of the American Association for the Relief of the Misery of Battle Fields, founded in 1866 by USSC officers and former associates.
Donor/Sponsor
The conservation, arrangement and description of the collection was made possible by generous funding from the Robert W. Wilson Charitable Trust and a grant from the Save America's Treasure program.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Artifacts.
  • Diaries.
  • Ephemera.
  • Illustrations.
  • Maps.
  • Photographs.
  • Posters.
  • Scrapbooks.
Additional Formats (note)
  • available on microfilm;
  • available on microfilm;
  • available as digital images.
Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
  • Collection guide available online and in repository.
Call Number
MssCol 3101
OCLC
122576102
Author
United States Sanitary Commission.
Title
United States Sanitary Commission records, 1861-1879, bulk (1861-1872).
Additional Formats
Medical Committee Archives available on microfilm; New York Public Library.
Statistical Bureau Camp Inspections available on microfilm; New York Public Library.
Selected graphic materials available as digital images.
Indexes
Collection guide available online and in repository.
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Collection guide
Added Author
Agnew, Cornelius Rea, 1830-1888.
Bache, A. D. (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867.
Bellows, Henry W. (Henry Whitney), 1814-1882.
Blatchford, John Samuel, 1831-
Bowne, John, approximately 1820-1894.
Douglas, John Hancock, 1824-1892.
Elliott, E. B. (Ezekiel Brown), 1823-1888.
Gibbs, Wolcott, 1822-1908.
Gould, Benjamin Apthorp, 1824-1896.
Harris, Elisha, 1824-1884.
Jenkins, J. Foster (John Foster), 1826-1882.
Knapp, Frederick Newman, 1821-1889.
Newberry, J. S. (John Strong), 1822-1892.
May, Abby W. (Abby Williams), 1829-1888.
Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1822-1903.
Schuyler, Louisa Lee.
Steiner, Lewis H. (Lewis Henry), 1827-1892.
Stillé, Charles J. (Charles Janeway), 1819-1899.
Strong, George Templeton, 1820-1875.
Van Buren, W. H. (William Holme), 1819-1883.
American Association for the Relief of the Misery of Battle Fields.
Research Call Number
MssCol 3101
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