Series I. Ephemera relating to Jefferson Davis and Robert E. Lee, circa 1862-1889, undated, inclusive
"Southern Rights", undated, inclusive
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Uncredited engraving in blue and red depicting Jefferson Davis.
Confederate currency (3 pieces), 1862, 1864, inclusive
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Confederate currency in one, ten, and fifty dollar denominations, the latter bill with a portrait of Jefferson Davis.
Portrait of Jefferson Davis, [1889], inclusive
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Engraving by "Illman Brothers from a photograph taken a few months before his death" above facsimile signature.
Portraits of Robert E. Lee (2), 1863, inclusive
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Hand-colored engraving clipped from an unidentified (probably British) periodical captioned "The Civil War in America: General Lee, Commander of the Confederate Army in Northern Virginia.--From a sketch by our special artist," February 14, 1863, with a black-and-white version of the same image as published in Harper's Weekly, March 14, 1863, with the caption "The Rebel General R. E. Lee.--From a late drawing by Mr. Vizetelly."
Portraits of Robert E. Lee (2), undated, inclusive
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Two engraved portraits of Robert E. Lee clipped from publications, possibly Harper's Weekly or Frank Leslie's.
Prospectus for Genealogical History of the Lee Family, of Virginia and Maryland, from A.D. 1200 to 1866, [circa 1871], inclusive
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Edward C. Mead's Genealogical History of the Lee Family, of Virginia and Maryland, from A.D. 1200 to 1866 was issued by the University Publishing Company, New York, in 1871.
Portrait of Robert E. Lee (2 versions), [1871], inclusive
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Plate from Edward C. Mead's Genealogical History of the Lee Family, of Virginia and Maryland, from A.D. 1200 to 1866 (New York: University Publishing Company, 1871). This and the corresponding portrait of Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee (Box 1, Folder 8) were displayed in the 1987-88 traveling exhibition "The Confederate Image."
Portrait of Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee, [1871], inclusive
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Plate from Edward C. Mead's Genealogical History of the Lee Family, of Virginia and Maryland, from A.D. 1200 to 1866 (New York: University Publishing Company, 1871). This and the corresponding portrait of Robert E. Lee (Box 1, Folder 7) were displayed in the 1987-88 traveling exhibition "The Confederate Image."