John Darby Papers
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of letters regarding military life and the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
Dates
- Creation: 1863 - 1865
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Biographical / Historical
Darby served in the provost marshal's office of the 22nd Massachusetts during the Civil War.
Full Extent
0.25 Cubic Feet (One half-document box)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This finding aid is organized by accessions. Each accession represents an addition to the collection. Each accession also represents a transfer of physical and legal custody of archival materials from the donor(s) to Auburn University Special Collections and Archives.
Existence and Location of Copies
This collection can be found digitized in the Digital Collection: Civil War Letters in the Auburn University Digital Library.
Processing Information
Accession 99-103 was processed by Dwayne Cox 9-27-1999.
Finding aid entered into ArchivesSpace by Tori Buchanan 2022.
Finding Aid modified by Abbott Kleiner and Joanna Ashley, 6/2026.
Subject
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the John Darby Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Subtitle
- Record Group 300
- Author
- Dwayne Cox
- Date
- 9/27/99
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Auburn University Special Collections and Archives Repository
Auburn University
Ralph Brown Draughon Library
231 Mell Street
Auburn Alabama 36849
334-844-1732
archives@auburn.edu
