Collection ID: LMC 1385
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Summary

Abstract:
The Forwalter mss., 1642-1939, are historical documents collected by Dorothy J. Forwalter.
Extent:
28 Items (1 box; 1 folio)
Language:
Materials are in English , French , and German .
Preferred citation:

[Item], Forwalter mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.

Background

Biographical / Historical:

G. T. (Gustave Toutant) Beauregard, 1818-1893, general of the Confederate States Army.

John Wilkes Booth, 1838-1865, actor, assassin of President Abraham Lincoln.

Nathaniel Briggs, ship master.

Henry Clay, 1777-1852, Kentucky statesman.

Jefferson Davis, 1808-1889, President of the Confederate States of America.

Ulysses S. Grant, 1822-1885, general of the United States Army, President of the United States.

Adolf Hitler, 1889-1945, German dictator.

Lady Julia Inglis, 1833-1904, wife of British Lieutenant-Colonel John Eardley Inglis. She documented the conditions of British soldiers and families during the Siege of Lucknow.

Robert E. Lee, 1807-1870, general of the Confederate States Army.

George B. McClellan, 1826-1885, American soldier and politician.

Robert Milligan, active 1772-1827.

Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821.

Alfred Roman, 1824-1892, author, best known for documenting the exploits of General Beauregard.

Scope and Content:

The Forwalter mss., 1642-1939, are historical documents collected by Dorothy J. Forwalter.

Note on Indexing Term - "World War, 1939-1945": Of particular interest is a document signed by Adolf Hitler dated Nov. 16, 1939 which appoints members to a division of the Supreme Court.

Acquisition information:
Gift: 1986
Physical location:
Lilly - Stacks; Wells - Map Case

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RESTRICTIONS:

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PREFERRED CITATION:

[Item], Forwalter mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.

CAMPUS:
Indiana University Bloomington
LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
1200 East Seventh Street
Bloomington, Indiana 47405-5500, USA
CAMPUS:
Indiana University Bloomington
CONTACT:
(812) 855-2452
liblilly@iu.edu