A Guide to John Esten Cooke Manuscript
A Collection in the
Special Collections Department
Accession number 38-599 and -a
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Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library
Contact Information:University of Virginia Library
Alderman Library
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia 22903
USA
Phone: (804) 924-3025
Fax: (804) 924-3143
Email: mssbks@virginia.edu
Processed by: Special Collections Department Staff
Date Completed: 1997
Encoded by: Courtney Boissonnault
© 1997 By the Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia. All rights reserved.
Administrative Information
Access
Collection is open to research.
Publication Rights
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Acquisition Information
The collection was a gift to the Library on October 15, 1970, from Mariah Pendleton Duvalof Staunton, Virginia.
Funding Note
Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities
Scope and Content
This collection contains the handwritten manuscript of John Esten Cooke's novel, Mohun, as well as the introduction to a lost manuscript, and a few assorted pages. Mohunis a fictional saga of the Civil War, and describes the last days of Robert E. Leeand his paladins. The separate introduction concerns the women of the Civil War period and their efforts during the war.
Significant Persons Associated With the Collection
- John Esten Cooke
- Mariah Pendleton Duval
- Robert E. Lee