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Roderick Gaspero and James Kirkpatrick Shaw Papers, 1861-1864, Date acquired: 05/11/1964

 

Summary

Creator:
Shaw, Roderick Gaspero, 1840-1864
Shaw, James Kirkpatrick
Extent:
17.00 items 1 folder
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Roderick Gaspero and James Kirkpatrick Shaw Papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/MSS-1964-222

Background

Scope and content:

The Civil War letters and papers of Roderick Gaspero and James Kirkpatrick Shaw, dated 1861 to 1864, consist of letters from them to their sister, Mrs. Jesse Shaw Smith, a letter from A.M. Harris, C.S.A., describing the burial of R.G. Shaw after his death in battle, 5/28/1864, a newspaper article from Atlanta entitled: "Officers' Dream of Death Fulfilled to the Letter", a photo of R.G. Shaw, and xeroxed copies of "The history and military connections of the family of Gaspero Sweet".

Biographical / historical:

Roderick Gaspero Shaw and his brother, James Kirkpatrick Shaw, Quincy, Gadsden County, Florida were plantation owners and officers in the Civil War.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Mr. Roderick K. Shaw
Custodial history:

Shaw was the business manager at Florida State University.

Processing information:

Processed September 1964.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open to all researchers.

This collection is in an offsite storage location. Please contact lib-specialcollections@fsu.edu with requests for access or for more information.

Terms of access:

All requests for permission to quote, publish, broadcast or otherwise reproduce from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Associate Dean for Special Collections & Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Florida State University Libraries as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Preferred citation:

Roderick Gaspero and James Kirkpatrick Shaw Papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/MSS-1964-222

Location of this collection:
116 Honors Way
Tallahassee
FL
32306-2047
USA