Foster, Jacob Thomas (1827-1906). Memoirs, 1900
Scope and Contents
Foster's memoirs were dedicated to his son, Clark Harold Foster, in 1900. There were 79 typed pages.
Mrs. Arthur V.D. Clarkson loaned the memoirs to the State Historical Society of Wisconsin for microfilming. The USL copy was made by Dennis Gibson for the Microfilm Division, University Libraries, 1970s.
Dates
- 1900
Creator
- Foster, Jacob Thomas (Jacob Thomas Foster), 1827-1906 (Person)
- Gibson, Dennis (Dennis Gibson) (Person)
Biographical / Historical
Foster was a native of New York who spent most of his life in the Upper Midwest, specifically Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Illinois. His memoirs discuss his work as a railroad surveyor and in other occupations, but focus mainly on his service in Wisconsin regiments during the Civil War. Some of that service was in Louisiana.
Extent
1 Reels (1 reel of 35 mm negative microfilm)
Language of Materials
English
- Title
- Jacob Thomas Foster Memoirs
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Zack Stein
- Date
- 02/26/2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the University Archives and Acadiana Manuscripts Collection Repository
Edith Garland Dupré Library
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
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Lafayette LA 70503 United States
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