Bruce Catton papers, 1861-1865 and 1951-1961 | WorldCat.org (original) (raw)

Summary:Research notes and literary manuscripts (1951-1961), including E.B. Long's typewritten research notes for the research program for Catton's book "Centennial History of the Civil War" (arranged chronologically and geographically; topics include economics, politics, and battles from 1820-1865). Also includes Catton's literary mss. for "Glory Road" (1952); "A Stillness at Appomattox" (1953), "U.S. Grant and the American Military Tradition" (1954); "Banners at Shenandoah" (1955); "This Hallowed Ground" (1956); "Grant Moves South" (1960); and "The Coming Fury" (1961); together with correspondence with publishers (1952-1961), and letters and diaries from Union troops concerning war activities (1861-1865) from readers who donated their families' papers for his research use. Some of the troops were stationed in South Carolina; and newspaper clippings from the same period, chiefly from the Chicago Tribune and the Cincinnati Daily Gazette