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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 the McCormick and Carey families were given to the Library of Congress by David A. Hilliard in 1994. A small addition was given by Joni Crane in 1998.
The papers of the McCormick and Carey families were arranged and described by Michael Spangler in 1995. The collection was expanded and revised by Laura J. Kells in 2009.
Copyright in the unpublished writings of the McCormick and Carey families in these papers and in other collections of papers in the custody of the Library of Congress has been dedicated to the public with the exception of the 1997 pamphlet by Joni Crane in the addition to the collection.
The papers of the McCormick and Carey families are open to research. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use. Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting.
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, McCormick and Carey Families Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
The papers of the McCormick and Carey families of Wayne County, Ohio, span the years 1852-1997 with the bulk of the material dating from 1856 to 1883. They contain letters primarily from and about William McCormick of the Sixteenth Regiment and William H. Carey of the 120th Regiment of the Ohio Volunteer Infantry reflecting their military service during the Civil War immediately prior to and during the Vicksburg Campaign in 1863. Also included are letters from other soldiers to William Carey's sister, Rachel B. Carey, and a letter of December 1883 to Mrs. J. B. McCormick describing missionary activities in Micronesia. Among the correspondence are an 1861 valedictory address by William Carey, his obituary, and a poem eulogizing him.
An addition to the McCormick family material includes a copy of a letter from William McCormick to his wife, Charlotte Scott McCormick, in 1863; a copy of pages from an album that includes a poem written by Charlotte following William's death at Vicksburg in June 1863; and a pamphlet by Joni Crane containing McCormick family genealogy and history and typewritten transcriptions of Civil War letters from or about William addressed to Charlotte.
This collection is arranged alphabetically according to family name and therein by type of material.