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Size | 1.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 270 items) |
Abstract | John Rose Ficklen, a native of Virginia, was a professor of history at Tulane University. The collection chiefly includes correspondence of Ficklen with his professional colleagues; personal and family letters received; and writings, lectures, and notes by him. Also included are papers, beginning in 1888, of his wife, Bessie Alexander Ficklen (b. 1861), consisting of letters from her father, Edward Porter Alexander (1835-1910); correspondence about the publication of her husband's work after his death; and items relating to her own interest in poetry and art. |
Creator | Ficklen, John Rose, 1858-1907. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kathryn Michaelis, May 2011
This collection was processed with support from the sponsorship of a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Office of Preservation, Washington, D.C., 1990-1993.
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John Rose Ficklen, a native of Virginia, was a professor of Latin, English, then later history and economics at Tulane University.
Back to TopThe collection includes chiefly correspondence of Ficklen with his professional colleagues; personal and family letters received; and writings, lectures, and notes by him. Also included are papers, beginning in 1888, of his wife, Bessie Alexander Ficklen (b. 1861), consisting of letters from her father, Edward Porter Alexander (1835-1910); correspondence about the publication of her husband's work after his death; and items relating to her own interest in poetry and art.
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