D. Horton Grisso Collection

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: WHC-M-237

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

FULL FINDING AID (PDF)

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

Additional Description

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.

Related Names

Subject

Lafferty, John F. (Person)

Subjects

Genre / Form

Diaries
Maps

Geographic

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives

Topical

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

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

Physical Storage Information

Box: 1 (Mixed Materials)

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Western History Collections Repository

https://libraries.ou.edu/content/western-history-collections-0

Contact:
630 Parrington Oval
Room 300
Norman Oklahoma 73019 United States
westernhistorycollections@ou.edu