A Guide to the Harrison Southworth Scrapbooks , 1880-1920 #1575

A Guide to the Harrison Southworth Scrapbooks 1880-1920 Southworth, Harrison, Scrapbooks 1575

A Guide to the Harrison Southworth Scrapbooks 1880-1920

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Accession Number 1575

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Repository

Special Collections, University of Virginia Library

Accession number

1575

Title

Harrison Southworth Scrapbooks 1880-1920

Physical Characteristics

This collection consists of 10 items.

Language

English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Access restricted due to fragility of collection. Contact Special Collections for more information.

Use Restrictions

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred Citation

Harrison Southworth Scrapbooks, Accession #1575 , Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

This collection was acquired by the University of Virginia December 7, 1942 as a gift.

Biographical/Historical Information

Tappahannock, Va., Republican politician. Southworth was a Confederate soldier, member of the Virginia House of Delegates, 1885-1887, and Essex County, Va. clerk, 1887- .

Scope and Content Information

Southworth compiled scrapbooks of newsclippings pertaining to Virginia and U.S. politics with an emphasis on the career of William Mahone. Other topics include the Confederate legacy, prohibition, and racial and religious issues. Elections tickets are pasted in several volumes.

Contents List

Scrapbook of newspaper clippings: Virginia politics and some national politics 1880-1886, n.d.

Box 1

Scrapbook of newspaper clippings: Virginia and U.S. politics, prohibition, Confederate remnants 1881-1906, n.d.

Box 1

Scrapbook of newspaper clippings: Virginia and U.S. politics, election ballots; public affairs; Virginia's debt, schools, Confederate legacy 1884-1893, n.d.

Box 1

Scrapbook of newspaper clippings: U.S. and Virginia politics, elections, new election law 1895, n.d.

Box 1

Scrapbook of newspaper clippings: social issues including race, religion, confederate memorabilia, and Virginia party politics 1895-1901, n.d.

Box 2

Scrapbook of newspaper clippings: U.S. and Virginia politics, and social issues including race, prohibition, and Confederate remnants 1903-1904, n.d.

Box 2

Scrapbook of newspaper clippings: legacy of Confederacy, prohibition, race, and Virginia and national politics 1907-1908, n.d.

Box 2

Scrapbook of newspaper clippings: some Virginia and U.S. politics, more on social issues: race, religion and prohibition 1909-1910, n.d.

Box 2

Scrapbook of newspaper clippings: social and religious issues, race, Virginia and U.S. politics 1910-1911, n.d.

Box 2

Scrapbook of newspaper clippings on First World War: Armistice, Peace Conference, Treaty, Wilson's re-election 1918-1920, n.d.

Box 2