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.
Subject
- Lafferty, John F. (Person)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- 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
westernhistorycollections@ou.edu
630 Parrington Oval
Room 300
Norman Oklahoma 73019 United States
westernhistorycollections@ou.edu