Civil War Correspondence Collection
Scope and Contents
The Civil War Correspondence Collection contains twelve letters written by the Kelsey family and other families and friends before and during the Civil War, circa 1859 to 1864. Willard Kelsey served in the 128th Ohio Infantry Regiment and wrote from Johnson's Island and Sandusky in Ohio. Letters were also written by Martha E. Riblet, Nancy Brown, G. W. Kelsey, E. W. Smith, and Reynaldo C. E. Dodge from such locations as Cleveland and Brownhelm (Ohio), Litchfield (Michigan), Dubuque (Iowa), and Livingston (New York).
Dates
- Creation: 1859-1864
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research use.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection has been transferred to California State University, Northridge. Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Full Extent
.02 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
- Title
- Guide to the Civil War Correspondence Collection
- Date
- 2026-07-02
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections & Archives Repository
University Library
California State University, Northridge
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge CA 91330-8326 USA
818-677-4594
asksca@csun.edu