Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | Esther Hill Hawks papers, 1856-1867 |
|---|---|
| Span Dates | 1856-1867 |
| Bulk Dates | (bulk 1861-1867) |
| ID No. | MSS25304 |
| Creator | Hawks, Esther Hill, 1833-1906 |
| Extent | 515 items |
| Extent | 1 container |
| Extent | .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.ms016033 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm79025304 |
| Summary | Physician, educator, and abolitionist. Correspondence and other papers relating to the work of Hawks and her husband caring for sick and wounded soldiers, including African Americans, in South Carolina during the Civil War, and as a teacher of African Americans in South Carolina and Florida during the Civil War and Reconstruction era. |