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Catalog Record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm85061935
Collection material in English
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the LC Catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically.
The papers of William D. Wilkins, United States Army officer and lawyer, were given to the Library of Congress by Mrs. Frank Paull Mitchell in 1985. An addition was purchased in 1999.
The papers of William D. Wilkins are described in
The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of William D. Wilkins is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).
The William D. Wilkins Papers are open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use.
A microfilm edition of these papers is available on one reel. Consult a reference librarian in the Manuscript Division concerning availability for purchase or interlibrary loan.
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, William D. Wilkins Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
The papers of William Duncan Wilkins (1826-1882) span the years 1847-1863, with the bulk of the items dating from 1861 to 1863, and consist of correspondence, a diary, and newspaper clippings. The collection contains correspondence written to Wilkins by his mother, Maria Wilkins, while he was serving as a lieutenant in the United States Army during the Mexican War and letters written from locations in Maryland and Virginia by Wilkins to his wife, Elizabeth Wilkins, during the Civil War . His diary accompanied by a newspaper article chronicles Wilkins’s captivity as a prisoner of war at Libby Prison in Richmond, Virginia, from August to September 1862.
This collection is arranged alphabetically by type of material.