Scope and Contents This collection primarily consists of illustrations from Civil War era newspapers including Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, Harper’s Weekly, and Illustrated London News. Images printed in the newspapers are listed by the caption of the main illustration with page numbers and/or dates when known. Illustrations in this collection focus on the Civil War as it happened in coastal North...

Abstract The currency in this collection was a gift from Virginia Rivenbark Tiden, Jean Tilden Sigvaldsen and Gary S. Sigvaldsen in February 2009. Description of currency is  from: Grover C. Criswell, Jr., Confederate and Southern State Currency : A Descriptive Listing, Including Rarity and Prices. 2nd rev. ed ed. Citra, Fla.: Criswell's & Criswell's Publications, 1976. Krause, Chester L., Standard Catalog of United States Paper...