Series 3 : Writings and Notes , circa 1860-circa 1900
0.4 Linear feet
Boxes 2-3, 6
Of particular note in this series is Mosler's 1862 Civil War diary (with transcript) and two illustrated notebooks, 1862 and 1863, containing diary entries, poems, sketches, financial tallies and names and addresses. The diary contains records of sketches Mosler made for Harper's Weekly , a narrative of his activities during 1862, financial notes, poems, names and addresses, and several sketches.
Writings by others include biographical accounts of Mosler's life: a Historical Press Association typescript entitled "Henry Mosler, Genre Painter," and a handwritten account of Mosler's career by an unidentified author. Also found are handwritten poems, many of them dedicated to Mosler and/or inspired by his paintings and with accompanying notes and letters. They include poems by J. C. Beard, William J. Dennis ("My Eighty-Third Christmas"), Oscar Edgar (3 poems), François Fertiault (10 poems), Charles Fuster, Alice C. Hall, Roger Miles (2 poems), Berthe Nordez, and Thomas Buchanan Read. Also found is the poem "Acrostic" written by Lt. H. Millard at Shiloh in 1862.
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By Mosler
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Civil War Diary, 1862
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Civil War Diary Transcript of 1862 item
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Illustrated Notebook, 1862
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Illustrated Notebook, 1863
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Notes and Poem (possibly by Mosler), circa 1860s-circa 1880s
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By Others
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Biographical Accounts of Mosler's Life, circa 1900, circa 1921
Select: Biographical Accounts of Mosler's Life, circa 1900, circa 1921
Edited Galley of "Henry Mosler, Artist," by John L. Covington, 1895
Select: Edited Galley of "Henry Mosler, Artist," by John L. Covington, 1895 Scope and Contents note oversized material housed in Box 6
Poems by Authors B-F, circa 1860-circa 1900
Select: Poems by Authors B-F, circa 1860-circa 1900
Poems by Authors H-W, circa 1880s
Select: Poems by Authors H-W, circa 1880s
Poems by Authors with Illegible Signatures/Unsigned, circa 1862-1884
Select: Poems by Authors with Illegible Signatures/Unsigned, circa 1862-1884
Oversized Edited Galley of "Henry Mosler, Artist," by John L. Covington, 1895
Select: Oversized Edited Galley of "Henry Mosler, Artist," by John L. Covington, 1895 Scope and Contents note oversized material scanned with Box 3, F5