Guide to the 19th century Civil War and political cartoon lithograph collection, 1861-1894 C0285 19th century Civil War and political cartoon lithograph
19th century Civil War and political cartoon lithograph
George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center
Fenwick Library, MS2FL 4400 University Dr. Fairfax, Virginia 22030 Business Number: 703-993-2220 Fax Number: 703-993-8911 speccoll@gmu.edu URL: https://scrc.gmu.edu
Finding aid prepared by Jordan Patty
Repository
George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center
Identification
C0285
Title
19th century newspaper illustrations collection 1861-1894
There are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from 19th century Civil War and political cartoon
lithograph collection must be obtained from Special Collections and Archives, George Mason University Libraries.
Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions.
Preferred Citation
19th century Civil War and political cartoon lithograph collection, #C0285, Special Collections and Archives, George Mason
University Libraries.
Acquisition Information
Purchased in 2016.
Processing Information
Processing completed by Jessica Lynn in 2016. EAD markup completed by Jordan Patty in 2016.
The collection consists of lithographs that appeared in Puck, Harper's Weekly, and Illustrated London News. The lithographs
from Puck are largely satirical in nature and the subject matter is Gilded Age politics. The subject matter of the Harper's
Weekly and Illustrated London News focus on the Civil War and Mount Vernon, the home of George Washington.
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