Amon W. Updike Correspondence,
Scope and Content
Amon W. Updike Correspondence consists of photocopies of five letters (1864-1865) from Updike while camped in New Kent, Chesterfield, and Henrico counties, Virginia, to his sister, Phebe Arthur.
The collection also includes photocopies of letters (1861-1862) from Phebe Arthur to her husband Henry; letters from Henry to Phebe and to other family members; and a letter from J.O. Hensley, Arthur's captain, informing Phebe of her husband's death.
Dates
- Creation: 1861 - 1865
Creator
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from Amon W. Updike Correspondence must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Biographical Note
Amon W. Updike was a Confederate soldier in the 53rd Virginia Regiment, Bartons Brigade, in the Civil War.
Full Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Amon W. Updike Correspondence consists of photocopies of five letters from Updike while camped in New Kent, Chesterfield, and Henrico counties, Virginia, to his sister, Phebe Arthur. Also included are photocopies of letters from Phebe Arthur to her husband Henry, letters from Henry to Phebe and to other family members, and a letter from J.O. Hensley, Arthur's captain, informing Phebe of her husband's death.
Acquisition Information
The Amon W. Updike Correspondence collection was acquired by Special Collections prior to 1985.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Amon W. Updike Correspondence was completed in 1985. Additional description was completed in April 2011.
- Title
- Amon W. Updike Correspondence, 1861-1865
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Ashley Wellens, Student Volunteer and Kira A. Dietz, Archivist
- Date
- © 2014 Virginia Tech. All rights reserved.
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu