Nathan W. Daniels diary and scrapbook, 1861-1867

Collection Summary

Title	Nathan W. Daniels diary and scrapbook, 1861-1867
Span Dates	1861-1867
ID No.	MSS84934
Creator	Daniels, Nathan W., 1836-1867
Extent	5 items
Extent	2 containers
Extent	0.6 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.ms014083
LCCN Permalink	LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm2002084934
Summary	Union army officer and lecturer and advocate for civil rights and the Freedmen's Bureau. Married Cora Hatch, Spiritualist medium and lecturer. Handwritten diary with photographs, illustrations, and newspaper clippings in three volumes kept by Daniels during his Civil War service and Reconstruction. The third volume was written primarily by his wife, Cora Hatch. Also included are a typescript of summaries and transcripts of the diaries by C. P. Weaver and a scrapbook of newspaper clippings assembled by Daniels or his wife.
Online Content	The diary and scrapbook of Nathan W. Daniels is available on the Library of Congress Web site at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/collmss.ms000039.