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Contains 7 Results:

Col. J.B. Dorr, Journal of My Prison Life (Dubuque, Iowa, 1877) (22pp.), 1877

 Item — Box: 1, Item: 1
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The Dorr Collection consists of manuscripts, documents, journal entries, and family correspondence written between 1837 and 1902. The major portion of the material concerning Col. Joseph B. Dorr covers the years 1861-1865. During this time Col. Dorr wrote letters to his wife, Mary Bartoo Dorr (1823- 1896) and often kept a journal, even during his imprisonment in 1862. Letters to Mary Bartoo Dorr from her sister, parents, and Laura M. Knowlton are part of the collection as well.

Dates: 1877
Found in: Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections / MS62, Joseph B. Dorr Collection / Journal of my Prison Life

Adjutant General’s Office, Iowa. N.B. Baker. Document authorizing J.B. Dorr to act as recruiting officer for 12 th Regiment of Iowa Volunteers. (1p.), 1861-09-17

 Item — Box: 1, Item: 1
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The Dorr Collection consists of manuscripts, documents, journal entries, and family correspondence written between 1837 and 1902. The major portion of the material concerning Col. Joseph B. Dorr covers the years 1861-1865. During this time Col. Dorr wrote letters to his wife, Mary Bartoo Dorr (1823- 1896) and often kept a journal, even during his imprisonment in 1862. Letters to Mary Bartoo Dorr from her sister, parents, and Laura M. Knowlton are part of the collection as well.

Dates: 1861-09-17
Found in: Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections / MS62, Joseph B. Dorr Collection / Service commissions and correspondence about J.B. Dorr

Davenport, Iowa, N.B. Baker, Adjutant General, to Lt. J.B. Dorr. (4pp.), 1863-01-24

 Item — Box: 1, Item: 1
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The Dorr Collection consists of manuscripts, documents, journal entries, and family correspondence written between 1837 and 1902. The major portion of the material concerning Col. Joseph B. Dorr covers the years 1861-1865. During this time Col. Dorr wrote letters to his wife, Mary Bartoo Dorr (1823- 1896) and often kept a journal, even during his imprisonment in 1862. Letters to Mary Bartoo Dorr from her sister, parents, and Laura M. Knowlton are part of the collection as well.

Dates: 1863-01-24
Found in: Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections / MS62, Joseph B. Dorr Collection / Service correspondence

Buffalo, New York, [Joseph V.] Dorr to Ebenezer Dorr. (2pp.), 1847-07-15

 Item — Box: 1, Item: 1
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The Dorr Collection consists of manuscripts, documents, journal entries, and family correspondence written between 1837 and 1902. The major portion of the material concerning Col. Joseph B. Dorr covers the years 1861-1865. During this time Col. Dorr wrote letters to his wife, Mary Bartoo Dorr (1823- 1896) and often kept a journal, even during his imprisonment in 1862. Letters to Mary Bartoo Dorr from her sister, parents, and Laura M. Knowlton are part of the collection as well.

Dates: 1847-07-15
Found in: Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections / MS62, Joseph B. Dorr Collection / Dorr family miscellaneous

Lizzie Bartoo to “Dear sister Mollie” [Mary B. Dorr] (4pp.), 1837-11-19

 Item — Box: 1, Item: 1
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The Dorr Collection consists of manuscripts, documents, journal entries, and family correspondence written between 1837 and 1902. The major portion of the material concerning Col. Joseph B. Dorr covers the years 1861-1865. During this time Col. Dorr wrote letters to his wife, Mary Bartoo Dorr (1823- 1896) and often kept a journal, even during his imprisonment in 1862. Letters to Mary Bartoo Dorr from her sister, parents, and Laura M. Knowlton are part of the collection as well.

Dates: 1837-11-19
Found in: Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections / MS62, Joseph B. Dorr Collection / Bartoo family correspondence

Dubuque [Iowa], Laura M. Knowlton to Mary [Dorr] (4pp.), 1865-10-25

 Item — Box: 1, Item: 1
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The Dorr Collection consists of manuscripts, documents, journal entries, and family correspondence written between 1837 and 1902. The major portion of the material concerning Col. Joseph B. Dorr covers the years 1861-1865. During this time Col. Dorr wrote letters to his wife, Mary Bartoo Dorr (1823- 1896) and often kept a journal, even during his imprisonment in 1862. Letters to Mary Bartoo Dorr from her sister, parents, and Laura M. Knowlton are part of the collection as well.

Dates: 1865-10-25
Found in: Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections / MS62, Joseph B. Dorr Collection / Laura Knowlton correspondence

Northwestern University Library, Evanston, Illinois. Sigrid P. Perry to Paul J. Schutt re: genealogy of Dorr family with annotations by Margaret Dorr Schutt. (1p.), 1984-07-17

 Item — Box: 1, Item: 1
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The Dorr Collection consists of manuscripts, documents, journal entries, and family correspondence written between 1837 and 1902. The major portion of the material concerning Col. Joseph B. Dorr covers the years 1861-1865. During this time Col. Dorr wrote letters to his wife, Mary Bartoo Dorr (1823- 1896) and often kept a journal, even during his imprisonment in 1862. Letters to Mary Bartoo Dorr from her sister, parents, and Laura M. Knowlton are part of the collection as well.

Dates: 1984-07-17
Found in: Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections / MS62, Joseph B. Dorr Collection / Dorr family genealogy notes