Sarah Low Collection, 1864-1962, bulk 1864
- Title:
- Sarah Low Collection, 1864-1962, bulk 1864
- Creator:
- Low, Sarah, 1830-1913
- Accession / Call Number:
- 2013.033
- Object ID:
- 2013.033
- Date:
- 1864-1962
- Physical Description:
- 1 box and 1 album ; 0.21 linear feet
- Scope and Content:
- The Sarah Low Collection contains primarily photographs (carte de visite and a few cabinet cards) of men and women who worked with or were patients of Sarah during her service as a nurse at the Armory Hospital in Washington, DC, from 1862 to 1864, during the Civil War. About half of them are identified, none are dated. The collection also includes a few images of Sarah Low herself, as well as a variety of printed matter including three copies of her 1856 book "May Daie," undated newspaper clippings about her, and a pamphlet about her Civil War work (1962) that includes excerpts from her letters. The photograph album, housed separately, contains a note stating it was presented to Miss Sarah Low by the soldiers of Ward B on January 20, 1864.
- Subjects:
- Carte de visite photographs , Nurses , Nursing , Photographs , Portrait photography , Soldiers , United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- Locations:
- Washington, DC
- People:
- Low, Sarah, 1830-1913
- Organizations:
- Armory Square Hospital (Washington, D.C.)
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society purchase.
- Restrictions:
- Available for research.
- Level Description:
- Collection
- Finding Aid Link:
- RS62611_Low_Sarah_Collection_2013.033.pdf
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