Manuscript Collection

Arthur B. Cropley Diary - Accession 675 - M298 (349)

Arthur B. Cropley Diary - Accession 675 - M298 (349)

Identifier

Accession 675 - M298 (349)

Inclusive Dates

1862-1863

Restrictions

Open under the rules and regulations of the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections

Collection Size

1 bound volume

Language

English;

Scope and Content Note

The Arthur Bird Cropley Diary consists of lecture notes, classmate signatures listing hometown and union or secessionist status, together with secessionist poetry and prose written by Arthur Bird Cropley (1848-1912) and other classmates while they were students of the Stanmore School for Boys in Sandy Spring, Maryland. There are also class rosters for the Stanmore School for Boys as well as a class roster for the Fair Hill Boarding School for Girls, both of Sandy Spring in Montgomery County, Maryland. Arthur B. Cropley was a resident of Georgetown, M.D in 1862 and was born in the District of Columbia on August 11, 1848 and died there on April 24, 1912.

Provenance

unknown

Copyright

For information concerning copyright please contact the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections at Winthrop University.

Arthur B. Cropley Diary - Accession 675 - M298 (349)

LC Subject Headings

Cropley, Arthur Bird, 1848-1912--Archives; Stanmore School--Students; Fair Hill Boarding School--Students; Boarding school students--Maryland--Sandy Spring; Schools--Maryland--Sandy Spring; Boarding schools--Maryland--Sandy Spring; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Poetry

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