Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Guide to the Confederate States of America Currency Collection
circa 1860-1866
Cage 4979
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections
- Title
- Confederate States of America Currency Collection
- ID
- Cage 4979
- Date [inclusive]
- circa 1860-1866
- Extent
- 24 items, 3 folders
- Language
- Collection materials are in English.
- Abstract
- The collection consists of paper currency and one bond, all issued by the Confederate States of America or individual states of the Confederacy.
Preferred Citation
[Item Description] Confederate States of America Currency Collection
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of paper currency and one bond, all issued by the Confederate States of America or individual states of the Confederacy.
Arrangement
The items in this collection are organized by source: Hunt collection, Brewster collection, and U.S. Treasury Department collection.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections © 2016
http://www.libraries.wsu.edu/masc/
Terrell Library
P.O. Box 645610
Pullman, WA, 99164-5610 USA
509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open and available for research use.
Acquisition Information
The Washington State University Libraries received these materials as gifts from three separate sources: Mr. and Mrs. Hal Hunt (date of gift unknown), Professor C. M. Brewster (1960), both originally cataloged as VF 385; and the United States Treasury Department (1912-1913), originally cataloged as VF 386. The three collections were merged and reprocessed in 2010.
Related Materials
Related Material
Currency specimens are available in other collections held in MASC, including:
Ed Carver currency collection, 1885-1922 (Cage 1916).
Tannatt family currency, scrip, and bond collection, circa 1839-1864 (Cage 4977).
Paul Philemon Kies Currency and Bond Collection (Cage 4978).
William Band papers, 1857-1989 (Ephemera series) (Cage 617).
Names and Subjects
Subject(s)
- Paper money -- Specimens.
- Money -- Specimens.
- Retail Trade
- Politics and Politicians
Detailed Description of Collection
| folder | ||||
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Hunt collection (5 items) |
1 | |||
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Brewster collection (2 items) |
2 | |||
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United States Treasury Department collection (17 items plus related correspondence) |
3 | |||