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Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Existence and Location of Copies

The collection has been digitized and is available online .

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], George F. Doyle Scrapbook, Ms1989-096, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The George F. Doyle Scrapbook was purchased by Special Collections and University Archives in 1989.

Processing Information

The processing and description of the George F. Doyle Scrapbook commenced and was completed in February 2022.

Biographical / Historical

The first page of this scrapbook identifies the compiler as George F. Doyle of Charlestown, Massachusetts. George Franklin Doyle, a native of Charlestown, Massachusetts, died on March 6, 1915. A son of William Doyle, he was born on November 17, 1853. The 1855 Massachusetts state census lists one-year-old George F. Doyle among the children living in the Charlestown home of William and Mary E. Doyle. By the 1880 federal census, Doyle was living with his mother on Concord Street, Boston. George F. Doyle, a 33-year-old foreman, and Lillian E. Washburn, 28, were married in Charlestown on June 15, 1887. The 1900 census lists the Doyles living in Boston, with George Doyle's occupation listed as clerk. By 1910, the Doyles were living and farming in Middleboro (Plymouth County), Massachusetts. George F. Doyle lived in North Middleborough, Massachusetts and was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett, Massachusetts.

Scope and Content

This collection consists of a scrapbook compiled by George F. Doyle of Charlestown, Massachusetts. The patriotic Union scrapbook contains items mostly from the first year of the American Civil War, including Union songsheets, mourning cards, cartes-de-visite, patriotic covers, and cartoons, many of the latter clipped from patriotic stationery of the day. Most of the items celebrate the Union and its defense, while others mock the Confederacy and its leaders. Several items relate to Union martyr Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth, and a few items depict African Americans. The scrapbook also includes a Confederate 10-dollar bill and a Confederate 1000-dollar non-taxable certificate.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Civil War
• United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the George F. Doyle Scrapbook by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).