Collection Summary
| Title | Wm. Oland Bourne papers, 1841-1885 |
|---|---|
| Inclusive Dates | 1841-1885 |
| Bulk Dates | 1856-1867 |
| ID No. | MSS13375 |
| Creator | Bourne, Wm. Oland (William Oland), 1819-1901 |
| Extent | 1,500 items |
| Extent | 6 containers plus 2 oversize |
| Extent | 2.4 linear feet |
| Language | Collection material in English |
| Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
| Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009056 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm81013375 |
| Summary | Clergyman and journalist. Letters, verse, and narratives submitted in a contest sponsored by Bourne, chaplain at Central Park Hospital, New York City, during the Civil War, and editor of the periodical The Soldier's Friend. Other correspondence pertains to slavery, economic conditions of the working man, and The Soldier's Friend, edited by Bourne. |
| Online Content | The Wm. Oland Bourne Papers are available on the Library of Congress Web site at https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/collmss.ms000043. |