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Box 1

 Container

Contains 2 Results:

Col. Joseph B. Dorr, “Journal of My Imprisonment in [the] Rebellion,” holograph manuscript journal in pencil, April 6- June 3, 1862. (84pp.), 1862

 Item — Box: 1, Item: 11
Identifier: Item 11
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: 1862
Found in: Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections / MS62, Joseph B. Dorr Collection / Journal of my Prison Life

Springfield, Illinois. Document for Louis B. Dorr signed by N.W. Bronson. Notification of admission to the Illinois Bar to practice law. Newspaper clipping with list of candidates attached. 2 postcards. (5pp.), 1902-04-05

 Item — Box: 1, Item: 11
Identifier: Item 11
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: 1902-04-05
Found in: Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections / MS62, Joseph B. Dorr Collection / Dorr family miscellaneous