Andrew Clark Duffy Civil War Poem

Collection

Identifier: MC-33

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

One handwritten and two typed copied of Civil War poem "My Dearest Wife and Child Too" by Andrew Clark Duffy.

Dates

Creation: 2007-03-09

Creator

Duffy, Andrew Clark (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research in the Archives & Special Collections reading room. Handling guidelines and use restrictions will be communicated and enforced by archives staff members.

Conditions Governing Use

This material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though the University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.

Biographical / Historical

During the American Civil War, Andrew Clark Duffy was imprisoned at Rock Island, IL, a notorious prison camp for Confederate soldiers; he would die there. Duffy is the author of “My Dearest Wife and Children Too.”

Extent

0.25 Linear foot (1 box.)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of William Hugh Bell, 2007.

Processing Information

Collections are processed to a variety of levels, depending on the work necessary to make them usable, their perceived research value, the availability of staff, and competing priorities. The library attempts to provide a basic level of preservation and access for all collections as they are acquired and does more extensive processing of higher priority collections as time and resources permit.