Ruth Swett Mayhew Civil War Scrapbook
Scope and Contents
A scrapbook of clippings from an unidentified newspaper, probably the Courier-Gazette of Rockland, Maine, with excerpts from the journal, 1863-1865, of Ruth Swett Mayhew. Clippings outline her service as a nurse during the Civil War.
Dates
- 1863-1891?
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access.
Use Restrictions
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Biographical Note
Ruth Swett Mayhew was born in 1822 in Orland, Maine. She was a nurse with the Army of the Potomac from 1863-1865 and after the war served in Bath, Maine as matron at a home for orphans of soldiers of the Civil War. She died in Rockland, Maine in 1875.
Extent
1 volume (28 cm)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
A scrapbook of clippings from an unidentified newspaper, probably the Courier-Gazette of Rockland, Maine, with excerpts from the journal, 1863-1865, of Ruth Swett Mayhew. Clippings outline her service as a nurse during the Civil War.
General
No finding aid - see Special Collections librarian for assistance.
- Clippings Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Mayhew, Ruth Swett
- Nurses -- Maine Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Scrapbooks Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Medical care Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Women Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the Ruth Swett Mayhew Civil War Scrapbook
- Status
- No Additional Box Or Folder List For This Small Collection
- Date
- 2012
- 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 Raymond H. Fogler Library Special Collections Repository
5729 Raymond H. Fogler Library
University of Maine
Orono ME 04469-5729 United States
207-581-1686
