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Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia 24061
Business Number: 540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu
URL: http://spec.lib.vt.edu
Cliff Bryant, Student Assistant and Kira A. Dietz, Archivist
Administrative Information
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from Tarter Family Papers must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Tarter Family Papers, Ms2012-021, Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.
Acquisition Information
The collection was purchased by Special Collections in February 2012.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Tarter Family Papers was completed in June 2012.
Scope and Content
The collection includes a letter from J. W. & Susan M. Tarter to J. W.'s brother, Confederate soldier James H. Tarter; a CSA envelope, and James H.'s Oath of Allegiance certificate. The letter, written from Wythe County and dated November 2nd, 1862, includes mostly family news, food prices, and war news.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Civil War
- Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
- Tarter family (Wythe County, Virginia)
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- Wythe County (Va.)