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D. Horton Grisso Collection

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: WHC-M-237

Scope and Contents

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Diaries of John F. Lafferty, who enlisted in the Ohio militia during the Civil War. Included are hand-drawn maps of Union battlefield maneuvers and artillery magazines, and lists of daily rations. The diaries are written almost exclusively in Pitman-style shorthand, and are not transcribed.

Dates

  • Creation: 1851-1865

Extent

.33 Cubic Feet (.33 ft.)

Language of Materials

English

Ownership and Custodial History

Gift of Mrs. D.H. Grisso.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Diaries: Source of acquisition--Grisso, Mrs. D.H. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1985.

Description rules
Appm
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Western History Collections Repository

Contact:
630 Parrington Oval
Room 300
Norman Oklahoma 73019 United States