Paul W. Bean Civil War Papers

Collection

Identifier: SpC MS 0046

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Civil War correspondence of Frank L. Lemont (Company E, 5th Maine Regiment); letters of Charles Warner (145th New York Volunteers); diaries of John B. Bailey, Ezekiel Ellis, Edwin M. Truell and George Washington Verrill.; record books of the 23d Maine Regiment; and prints, photographss and scrapbooks.

Dates

Creation: circa 1860-1864

Creator

Bean, Paul W. (Collector, Person)

Restrictions on Access

Kept at Fogler Library's offsite storage facility. One week's notice required for retrieval.

Use Restrictions

Information on literary rights available in the Library.

Biographical Note

Paul W. Bean (1914-1971), graduate of the University of Maine in 1935, was a collector of books and documents relating to the Civil War.

Extent

5 linear feet (6 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Contains Civil War correspondence of Frank L. Lemont (Company E, 5th Maine Regiment); letters of Charles Warner (145th New York Volunteers); diaries of John B. Bailey, Ezekiel Ellis, Edwin M. Truell and George Washington Verrill. Also contains record books.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Mrs. Paul W. Bean in 1972.

General

Selected material from this collection have been digitized and transcribed. They can be found online at http://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/paul_bean_papers/