MsC 373

 

Manuscript Register

 

PAPERS OF JOSEPH FRANKLIN CULVER

 

Collection Dates: 1860 -- 1900

(Bulk Dates: 1860 -- 1864)

.5 linear ft.

 

This document describes a collection of materials held by the
Special Collections Department
University of Iowa Libraries
Iowa City, Iowa 52242-1420
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e-mail: lib-spec@uiowa.edu

 

Posted to Internet: May 2002

 

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Biographical Note

Joseph Franklin Culver (1834 -- 1899) served with the Illinois 129th Infantry Regiment, Company A (August 1862 -- June 1865), first as a lieutenant and later as captain. Culver was engaged in banking, insurance, and the practice of law in Pontiac, Illinois, before the war. After his return he served two years as mayor of Pontiac and four years as county judge in Livingston County. In 1879, he moved his family to Emporia, Kansas, where he continued his career in banking and law.

Scope and Contents

 

The Joseph Franklin Culver Papers consist of approximately 408 items and date from March 1, 1860 to July 21, 1900. All the correspondence is arranged chronologically. The majority of letters were written by Joseph Culver to his wife, Mary Murphy Culver.

 

Related Works

 

Culver, Joseph Francis. "Your Affectionate Husband, J. F. Culver": Letters Written During the Civil War. Iowa City : Friends of the University of Iowa Libraries,1978.
MAIN Library E505.5 129th .C84
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS Bollinger Lincoln Collection E505.5 129th .C84
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS University Archives

 

Box List

 

Box 1

Correspondence

Envelopes, undated, 51 items