Eleanor S. Brockenbrough Library
The Museum of the Confederacy1201 E. Clay St.
Richmond, VA 23219
http://www.moc.org/collections-archives/eleanor-s-brockenbrough-archives?mode=general
Research Hours: Thursday, 8 May 2014, Noon until 4:00 p.m. ONLY
On 26 March 2014 this blog reported on the Eleanor S. Brockenbrough Library and said as the conference drew near we would advise you of any hours during the conference week in which the library would be open for research.
The collection includes records of selected Confederate military units and commands; diaries (primarily Confederate soldiers); Confederate soldiers’ letters; correspondence, official and unofficial papers of Confederate military leaders; Jefferson Davis Family Collection (the single largest collection consisting primarily letters sent to President Jefferson Davis); a limited number of family history collections (primarily correspondence among family members); letters and autograph books of Confederate prisoners held in Northern prison camps (especially Johnson’s Island, Ohio); Confederate burial records (primarily photocopies and published, but also including original burial records for Hollywood and Oakwood Cemeteries in Richmond and Woodlawn Cemetery, Elmira, New York); the records of the Southern Historical Society (1869-1894, including wartime military records that the Society collected); and the “Roll of Honour” (a 346-volume biographical project amassed, ca. 1894-1940s, consisting of 50,000+ entries, most of which offer only name, rank, and unit – often erroneous – and perhaps 1,000 autobiographical entries, some of which have been transcribed and are available on the Museum’s website)
The library DOES NOT not include vital records, military service and pension records, nor comprehensive lists of soldiers, prisioners, or military units.
Call or email John M. Coski, Historian at JCoski@moc.org or phone 804-858-2586 and reserve a specific time for research on Thursday afternoon, 8 May . Space is limited.. Let Mr. Coski know your specific research interest such as names or military units so he can have the materials available.
The library has agreed to waive the usually research fee for non-members for this afternoon of research. If you want to visit the Museum of the Confederacy while you are there, the usual museum fee will apply.
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