Manuscript Collection
How the Wallace House Met in Carolina Hall - Accession 1252 - M604 (657)
Files
Identifier
Accession 1252 - M604 (657)
Inclusive Dates
1913
Restrictions
Open under the rules and regulations of the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections
Collection Size
2 pieces
Language
English;
Scope and Content Note
The collection consists of a booklet titled, How The Wallace House Met In Carolina Hall: Member of Famous Body Describes Struggle For Possession of Legislative Branch of Government in 1876. Two Contesting Houses at One Time Meeting in Same Chamber—The Ultimate Success of the Democrats published in 1913. This booklet is a memoir of Confederate Veteran and Member of the Wallace House, John Gabriel Guignard (1832-1913), describing the struggle for possession of the legislative branch of the South Carolina government by Democrats in 1876 during the last years of Reconstruction following the American Civil War.
Provenance
Transferred from Special Collections.
Copyright
For information concerning copyright please contact the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections at Winthrop University.
Finding Aid Citation
Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections, Winthrop University, "How the Wallace House Met in Carolina Hall - Accession 1252 - M604 (657)". Finding Aid 789.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/manuscriptcollection_findingaids/789
LC Subject Headings
South Carolina. General Assembly; Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--South Carolina