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Confederate and Southern States Currency

issued during and before the Civil War by the private banks and other businesses. Illustrative vignettes
, printing, and decorative vignettes, but these bills in general are not as colorful or varied as those
sailing ships, mythological scenes, historical scenes, war scenes, agricultural scenes, places, etc. A

The collection of Confederate and Southern states currency is very extensive, consisting of 3329 pieces. Of this total 2601 bills were issued by the national government, and 727 bills were issues of state governments. See also the Raphael P. Thian Papers for a large collection of Confederate and Southern States currency.

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General Files Subseries, 1962-2007

General Files Subseries, 1962-2007
Derian assembled these subject files on topics such as civil rights in the U.S., the civil rights
movement in Mississippi, international efforts for the trial of war criminals, terrorism, and human rights

Derian assembled these subject files on topics such as civil rights in the U.S., the civil rights movement in Mississippi, international efforts for the trial of war criminals, terrorism, and human rights policies of the Carter and Reagan administrations. Folders typically contain Derian's personal notes, correspondence, articles, interviews, reports, and news clippings. Between the years 1981 and 2004 Patricia Derian also served on the award-giving committees of various foundations advocating the improvement of human rights conditions worldwide, such as the Carter-Menil Human Rights Foundation and Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Foundation. Arranged in original order as received.

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Picture Collection, after 1860

1860s. Most of them are pictures of Civil War generals. Many of these cartes bear a U.S. postage stamp
Vermont, Virginia during the Civil War. As of April 2008, these items are located on 6th 16:B.
photographs transported in the U. S. mail were subject to this form of government tax in order to raise

The major portion of this collection of pictures consists of 53 cartes de viste, dating from the 1860s. Most of them are pictures of Civil War generals. Many of these cartes bear a U.S. postage stamp, indicating that they were produced before or during the period Sept. 1, 1864-Aug. 1, 1866, when all such photographs transported in the U. S. mail were subject to this form of government tax in order to raise additional wartime revenue. Only five of them have not been identified. Also included in this collection are 30 engravings, most of them of prominent American statesmen. Included in the collection are engravings of Kit Carson, Samuel P. Chase, Horatio Gates, and members of Abraham Lincoln's cabinet. Two non-person pictures include an undated print of the Charlotte Female Institute and an 1863 print of Camp Vermont, Virginia during the Civil War. As of April 2008, these items are located on 6th 16:B.

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