Charles E. Wilcox Diary, 1862
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Wilcox, Charles E., 1839-1931
- Title
- Charles E. Wilcox Diary
- Dates
- 1862 (inclusive)18621862
- Quantity
- 196 p.
- Collection Number
- MsSC 97
- Summary
- Charles Edward Wilcox (1839-1931), a northern soldier from Diamond Lake in northern Illinois, served with the 33rd Illinois Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. The diary consists of 192 loose leaves kept between 20 March 1862 and 17 July 1862.
- Repository
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Eastern Washington State Historical Society (Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture)
2316 W. First Avenue
Spokane, WA 99201
archives@northwestmuseum.org - Access Restrictions
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Collection is not restricted.
- Additional Reference Guides
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Nolan, Edward W. A Guide to the Manuscript Collections in the Eastern Washington State Historical Society (Spokane, WA: Eastern Washington State Historical Society, 1987).
- Languages
- English
Biographical Note
Charles Edward Wilcox (1839-1931), a northern soldier from Diamond Lake in northern Illinois, served with the 33rd Illinois Infantry Regiment during the Civil War.
Content Description
The diary consists of 192 loose leaves kept between 20 March 1862 and 17 July 1862.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
Publication RightsCopyright has not been assigned to the Eastern Washington State Historical Society. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Museum Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Eastern Washington State Historical Society as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher
Preferred Citation
Charles E. Wilcox Diary (MsSC 97), Eastern Washington State Historical Society/Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture, Spokane, WA.
Administrative Information
Custodial History
Charles Wilcox's son-in-law, Thomas Bonser, served as curator of the Eastern Washington State Historical Society in the 1920s and 1930s. The diary fragment may have been placed in the collection by Bonser.
Acquisition Information
Acquisition information unknown.
Processing Note
Processed to the item level.
Separated Materials
The University of Chicago holds the Charles Edward Wilcox Civil War Diary, 1861-1863 as part of its Lincoln Collection. In the mid-1990s, Robert Jimerson, a law student, determined that the diary fragment in the EWSHS collection was probably the missing section of the Wilcox diary held by the University of Chicago. The finding aid for the Charles Edward Wilcox Civil War Diary at the University of Chigago is available at: http://ead.lib.uchicago.edu/rs3.php?eadid=ICU.SPCL.WILCOXCE&q=wilcox. See the collection file for correspondence regarding Jimerson's research.
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Diaries
Personal Names
- Wilcox, Charles E., 1839-1931--Archives
Geographical Names
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives
Form or Genre Terms
- Diaries
- Small manuscript collections
