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Collection Data
- Description
- Collection consists of correspondence, research materials, writings, photographs, and printed matter relating to Fleming's work. Topics include the U.S. Civil War and Reconstruction, Jefferson Davis, the Ku Klux Klan, African-Americans, and Louisiana history. Papers contain documents, letters, clippings, notes and photographs pertaining to Fleming's historical writings.
- Names
- Fleming, Walter L. (Walter Lynwood), 1874-1932 (Creator)
- Library locations
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Shelf locator: MssCol 1029
- Topics
- Calhoun, John C. (John Caldwell), 1782-1850
- Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889
- Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891
- Ku Klux Klan (19th century)
- African Americans -- Education
- African Americans -- History -- 1863-1877
- Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
- Slavery -- United States
- France -- Colonies -- America
- Louisiana -- History
- United States -- History -- 1865-1898
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- Historians
- Genres
- Correspondence
- Photographs
- writings (documents)
- Notes
- Biographical/historical: Walter Lynwood Fleming (1874-1932) was professor of history at various universities in the U.S. including West Virginia University, Louisiana State University and Vanderbilt University, in addition to serving as dean of arts and sciences at Louisiana State and director of graduate work at Vanderbilt. He wrote and edited numerous publications.
- Acquisition: Gift, Fleming, Mary Boyd, 1935
- Physical Description
- Extent: 6 linear feet (14 boxes)
- Type of Resource
- Text
- Still image
- Identifiers
- NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11822986
- RLIN/OCLC: NYPW93-A229
- MSS Unit ID: 1029
- Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 083b6ea0-c609-012f-a62c-58d385a7bc34
