Guide to the General Ulysses S. Grant Memorial Card MSS.3205
Grant, Ulysses S.
- Publication:
W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
Mary Harmon Bryant Hall
December 2010
500 Hackberry Lane
Box 870266
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 35487-0266
205.348.0500
archives@ua.edu
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General Ulysses S. Grant Memorial Card
- Unit ID:
MSS.3205
- Repository:
W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
- Quantity:
0.05 Linear feet
- Dates:
circa 1885
- Abstract:
A 2" x 4" scalloped card, possibly handmade, memorializing General Ulysses S. Grant.
- Acquisition Information:
Provenance
Gift of Wade Hall, 2008
- Preferred Citation:
Preferred Citation note
General Ulysses S. Grant Memorial Card, W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
- Processing Information:
Processed by
Martha Bace, 2010
- Access Restrictions:
Conditions Governing Access note
none
Scope and Contents note
The collection contains a 2" x 4" scalloped edge card with an embossed picture pasted on it of General Ulysses S. Grant on horseback surrounded by flowers and a waving banner depicting the United States flag. At the bottom of the picture is a banner that reads "In Memory Gen. Grant." The edges of the card are beveled and show a blue interior. The card appears to have been pasted in a scrapbook or on a larger card.
Source(s)
Grant, Ulysses S., (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 (Library_of_Congress_Name_Authority_File)
Memorial Card Box SC0041 Folder 3205.01