Certainly a history museum or probably more appropriately, an archive would
be happy to receive such a collection. I know there were Californians in the
Civil War, however many more emigrated there after the conflict. If you can
identify what state and locale the soldier and his correspondents came from
that would lead you to where to look for a suitable repository.

Heidi Campbell-Shoaf
Curator
Historical Society of Frederick County
24 E. Church St.
Frederick, MD 21718
[log in to unmask]
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jessica Ruskin" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 9:10 PM
Subject: civil war letters


> I have a question for the history museums out there. A community
> member approached me with a whole collection of letters written
> during the civil war. The letters are from a family member and detail
> all of his experiences during the war. Some of them have not been
> preserved very well but could probably be saved and enhanced by a
> conservator. Others are in excellent condition considering they have
> been kept by family members throughout the years.
>
> Is this something that a museum would be interested in? If so, who
> should I have this person contact? Any other suggestions I can pass
> along about how this family can best treat/protect this family
> treasure?
>
> Thank you,
> Jessica Ruskin
> --
> Explorit Science Center
> 3141 5th Street
> P.O. Box 1288
> Davis, CA 95617
> (530) 756-0191
> FAX (530) 756-1227
> http://www.explorit.org
>
> =========================================================
> Important Subscriber Information:
>
> The Museum-L FAQ file is located at
http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed
information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message
to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help"
(without the quotes).
>
> If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to
[log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff
Museum-L" (without the quotes).
>

=========================================================
Important Subscriber Information:

The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes).

If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).