Photograph and Lock of Hair, Charles Sumner, August 25, 1876

Authors

Files

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Description

The photograph of Charles Sumner, the leader of the anti-slavery forces in Massachusetts and a leader of the Radical Republicans in the U.S. Senate during the American Civil War, depicts Sumner in a dark suite and tie with a white shirt. A lock of Sumner's hair is attached to a card date, August 25, 1876, collected by his niece, India Hastings.

Publication Date

8-25-1876

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

Time Period

1870-1879

Subjects

Newspapers

Object Type

text

Format (original)

photograph; lock of hair

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

FVW-MANU-B1F210-1

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Original Manuscript Collection, Series 5: Miscellaneous Materials, 1838-1931, Box 1, Folder 210

Repository

The Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana Repository

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.

Recommended Citation

Photograph and Lock of Hair, Charles Sumner, August 25, 1876, Original Manuscript Collection, Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.