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Foster, Jacob Thomas (1827-1906). Memoirs, 1900

 Collection
Identifier: UAAMC-COLL-0135

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

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
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Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the University Archives and Acadiana Manuscripts Collection Repository

Contact:
Edith Garland Dupré Library
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
400 East St. Mary Blvd.
Lafayette LA 70503 United States
337-482-6031