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Galt Papers  (III-A) Guide to the Galt Papers (III-A) Mss. 78 G13 (III-A)

Guide to the Galt Papers (III-A) Mss. 78 G13 (III-A)


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Repository
Special Collections Research Center
Identification
Mss. 78 G13 (III-A)
Title
Galt Papers (III-A) 1848-1917
Quantity
1.75 Linear Feet
Creator
Galt, Alexander D. II, 1827-1863
Language
English

Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Use:

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Conditions Governing Access:

Collection is open to all researchers.

Preferred Citation:

Galt Papers (III-A), Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries

Acquisition Information:

On loan to UVA by Mary Meares Galt and later a gift to Swem Library.

Scope and Contents

Papers of Alexander Galt, Jr. and his family.  Mostly correspondence but also includes contracts, financial records, diaries, notebooks, sculptures and ephemera.  Most items written to, or by, Alexander Galt, Jr. when he was living in Florence, Italy.  Alexander Galt's sketchbook which includes photograph of Galt's sketch of General Stonewall Jackson.

Arrangement of Materials:

Mostly chronological within each box.

Related Material

Mss. 78 G13 Galt Papers (1)(II) (IV) and Mss. 78 G73 Galt Papers (III) (V), Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Microfilm M-1855-1857, Papers of Alexander Galt, 1840-1918, Accession #7894, -a, -b, -c, -d, -e, -g, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Art (sketches)
  • Cartoons
  • Correspondence
  • Diaries
  • Financial records
  • Galt family
  • Italy--Description and travel--19th century
  • Jackson, Stonewall, 1824-1863
  • Notebooks
  • Sculptors, American--19th century
  • Sculptors--United States
  • Yellow fever--Virginia--Norfolk

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Galt, Alexander D. II, 1827-1863
  • Jackson, Stonewall, 1824-1863
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Italy--Description and travel--19th century
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Container List

Mixed Materials Box: 1 id227123
Box 1: Correspondence and Loose Papers
1848-1917 and undated
Scope and Contents

Letters to and from members of the Galt Family, including Alexander Galt, Mary J. Galt, James D. Galt and William R. Galt.

Mixed Materials Box: 2 id227124
Box 2: Correspondence and Loose Papers
1851 - 1890 and undated
Scope and Contents

Letters to and from Galt Family members, including Alexander Galt, Alexander Galt, Sr., Mary A. Galt, James D. Galt, Elizabeth J. Galt, William R. Galt and others.

Mixed Materials Box: 3 id227125
Box 3: Bound Volumes and Books
1848 - 1862
Scope and Contents

Diaries, notebooks, account books and journal. Includes two small books, Book of Psalms and Prayer Book, belonging to Alexander Galt.

  • Mixed Materials Box: 3 folder: 1 id233255
    Book of Psalms and Prayer Book
    Scope and Contents

    2 3/4 X 4 1/4 " Book of Psalms, published 1861. Inside cover signature "Galt"; 2/34 X 4 1/4" Book of Common Prayer, published 1848. Inside cover "To Alexander Galt A token of love from his sisters"

  • Mixed Materials Box: 3 folder: 2 id233256
    Journal/Account Book
    1848-1860
    Scope and Contents

    90 pages of journal and newspaper clippings. Turned upside down miscellaneous account.

  • Mixed Materials Box: 3 folder: 3 id233257
    Journal
    1858-1860
    Scope and Contents

    journal and newspaper clipplings

  • Mixed Materials Box: 3 folder: 4 id233258
    Notebooks
    1859-1862
    Scope and Contents

    1859-1861 account book; 1859 notebook; 1860 notebook; photo of unidentified woman; July-Sept 1862 notebook referring to Civil War, mentions that he is "(...) now working on GOv Letcher's bust."

    • Mixed Materials Box: 3 Mixed Materials Folder: 4 id233259
      Diary
      1861
      Scope and Contents

      1861 diary with some pages marked as 1862

  • Mixed Materials Box: 3 folder: 5 id233260
    Diaries
    1856-1860
    Scope and Contents

    3 pocket diaries with sketches

Mixed Materials Box: 4 id227126
Box 4: Correspondence and Loose Papers
1857 - 1890
Scope and Contents

Letters to and from Galt Family members, including Alexander Galt, John M. Galt, Mary A. Galt and others. Includes two glass plate negatives re. a sketch of Thomas J. Jackson (from 1861-1862 diary).

Mixed Materials Box: 5 id227127
Box 5: Alexander Galt Sketch Books 1-3
Scope and Contents

Three sketch books of Alexander Galt (1826-1863). One includes a photograph of his sketch of Stonewall Jackson. Sketch book 1, sketch book 2 and sketchbook 3.

  • Mixed Materials Box: 5 folder: 1 id228452
    Alexander Galt Sketchbook 1
    Scope and Contents

    Sketchbook 1 includes a photograph of his sketch of Stonewall Jackson. See his diary for the original sketch.

Mixed Materials Box: 6 id307417
Box 6: Alexander Galt Diary
1862-1863
Scope and Contents

Alexander Galt (1827-1863) diary. Among other entries, contains a sketch of Stonewall Jackson.