C. A. Bridges essays

Collection

Identifier: urn:taro:utexas.cah.02694

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Scope and Contents

Typescripts of five essays compose the C. A. Bridges Essays, undated, documenting Bridge’s research on mid-19th century Mississippi. The essays concern the political history of Mississippi from 1850 through its 1861 secession from the United States, including the impact of the Kansas-Nebraska Act, the presidential election of 1852, and the Know Nothing Party (later renamed the American Party) in Mississippi.

Dates

Creation: undated

Creator

Bridges, C. A. (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

There are no use restrictions on this collection. Publisher is responsible for complying with copyright law.

Biographical Note

C. A. Bridges authored several essays on the political history of Mississippi during the mid-19th century.

Extent

2 inches

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Typescripts of five essays compose the C. A. Bridges Essays, undated, documenting Bridge’s research on mid-19th century Mississippi.

Accession Number(s)

1966-016

Processing Information

Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light project, 2009-2011.