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Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [item], [box], [folder], Varina Anne Davis Letter, Ms2021-005, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The Varina Anne Davis letter was purchased by Special Collections and University Archives in 2019.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Varina Anne Davis letter commenced and completed in July 2021.

Biographical Note

Varina Anne Davis was the youngest daughter of Jefferson Davis. She was born in Richmond on June 27, 1864, and lived until September 18, 1898. Following the death of her father she moved to New York where she worked as a novelist under the name Varina Anne Jefferson-Davis.

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Content Description

The Varinia Anne Davis Letter is from Davis to Mrs M.A. Williams at an unkown date in or after 1891. In the letter Varina Davis is informing Mrs. Williams that she believes that it will impossible for her to tell her story in New York. Varina Davis states that the unlike in the South the subject of the American Civil Was has less importance in New York where people do not have constant reminders of the war.

Related Material

Virginia Tech Special Collections and Univeristy Archives has several books by Varina Anne Davis.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

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

Rights Statement for Archival Description

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