Oliver Protsman American Civil War Diary (SC-42)
Collection
Identifier: SC-42
Scope and Contents
An original diary providing excellent insights on the early years of the Civil War. Also included in a family history and a complete transcription of the diary.
Protsman’s original diary is the main item in this collection. Also, there is a Protsman family history and a complete transcription of Protsman’s diary. It provides excellent insight on the early days of the American Civil War.
*Note: In the Diary Oliver spells his last name with an s but in the family records it is spelled with a z. It is unclear which one is correct.
Dates
- Creation: 1862-1863
- Creation: 1942
Creator
- Protsman, Oliver (Person)
Extent
1 folder(s)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Richard Seifried, 1979.
Existence and Location of Copies
A microfilm copy of the diary is also available under MFM-15 (DB Roll 407).
donor
- Seifried, Richard D. (Person)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
Contact:
Wright State University Libraries
Special Collections and Archives
3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy
Dayton OH 45435-0001 USA
937-775-2092
library-archives@wright.edu
Wright State University Libraries
Special Collections and Archives
3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy
Dayton OH 45435-0001 USA
937-775-2092
library-archives@wright.edu