Ovando James Hollister Letter Extract

Collection

Identifier: M361

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Collection contains a letter that disclaims aspects of Hollister's earlier "pamphlet" as "exceedingly crude" and admits "some of the incidents are colored somewhat to make a story." Accompanied by correspondence between the Western History Dept. and C.E. Dornbusch, New Rochelle, N.Y., regarding Hollister's authorship.

Dates

1860s

Creator

Hollister, Ovando James,1834-1892. (Person)
Excelsior School and Club Association (Denver, Colo.) (Person)

Language of Materials

Material is in English unless otherwise noted.

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

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Conditions Governing Use

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Biographical / Historical

Ovando James Hollister was a private in the 1st Regiment of Colorado Volunteers, which fought in the New Mexico campaign, 1862.

Extent

1 envelope (1 item)

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift; Unknown donor; n.d.

Bibliography

Repository also has: History of the First Regiment of Colorado Volunteers (C973.7488 H727hi ).

General

Typed transcript. Original bound in a copy of his History of the First Regiment of Colorado Volunteers (Denver, 1863)--at the Huntington Library, San Marino, Calif.