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Size | 77 items |
Abstract | Sumner Archibald Cunningham (1843-1913) of Tennesee was the founder and editor of the Confederate Veteran (Nashville, 1893-1932). The collection is chiefly letters, 1891-1909, to Cunningham, relating to the contents and circulation of the magazine, veterans' affairs in general, and litigation over the management of the Confederate Memorial Association. Papers, 1924-1945, consist of correspondence between Edith D. Pope, who succeeded Cunningham as editor, and manuscript dealers Forest H. Sweet of Battle Creek, Mich., and C. M. Crook of Birmingham, Ala., concerning the sale of memorabilia, and an article by Pope on Cunningham. |
Creator | Cunningham, Sumner Archibald, 1843-1913. |
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: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, June 2010
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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Sumner Archibald Cunningham (1843-1913) of Tennesee was the founder and editor of the Confederate Veteran (Nashville, 1893-1932). Cunningham served in the Confederate army in Tennessee, Georgia, and Mississippi. After the war he was an editor and agent for the Jefferson Davis Memorial Fund. Confederate Veteran was the official organ of the United Confederate Veterans, Daughters of the Confederacy, and Sons of Confederate Veterans.
Back to TopThe collection is chiefly letters, 1891-1909, to Sumner Archibald Cunningham, relating to the contents and circulation of the Confederate Veteran, veterans' affairs in general, and litigation over the management of the Confederate Memorial Association. Papers, 1924-1945, consist of correspondence between Edith D. Pope, who succeeded Cunningham as editor, and manuscript dealers Forest H. Sweet of Battle Creek, Mich., and C. M. Crook of Birmingham, Ala., concerning the sale of memorabilia, and an article by Pope on Cunningham.
Back to TopFolder 1 |
Original finding aid |
Papers, 1891-1899 |
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Folder 2 |
Papers, 1900-1901 |
Folder 3 |
Papers, 1902-1945 |
Folder 4 |
Fragments and undated |