These materials are miscellanous manuscripts acquired by the Upper Midwest Literary Archives. This document is an "ironclad oath." In the Reconstruction period following the Civil War, Republican politicians sought to disenfranchise former Confederates, to keep them from rising to political power once again. The "ironclad oath" was required of a...
Created:
1868
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Upper Midwest Literary Archives.
These materials are miscellanous manuscripts acquired by the Upper Midwest Literary Archives. These documents are a muster roll and payroll for a unit of the Confederate army during the Civil War.
Created:
1862
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Upper Midwest Literary Archives.
These materials are miscellanous manuscripts acquired by the Upper Midwest Literary Archives. These documents are an account book from a contractor who supplied rations to Union troops stationed in New York during the Civil War.
Created:
1863-07-16 - 1864-01-25
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Upper Midwest Literary Archives.
These materials are miscellanous manuscripts acquired by the Upper Midwest Literary Archives. These documents report on "social evil" in New York state. "Social Evil" refers, in this case, to crimes such as gambling or crimes related to drunkenness and sex work. This report specifically goes into detail on African American sex workers.
Created:
1900?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Upper Midwest Literary Archives.
