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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

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).

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