Stanton, Edwin M. - "Civil War Times.", 8/1961.

File — Box: 2, Folder: 1

Identifier: 16/03/05

Collection level scope and content note

From the Collection:

The James O. Hall Papers comprise the research files and correspondence of James O. Hall (1912-2007), a noted scholar of the American Civil War in general and the Lincoln assassination in particular.

The James O. Hall Papers contain research materials about the alleged missing pages from John Wilkes Booth's diary, the alleged meetings between Samuel A. Mudd and Booth, the effort to exhume the body of Booth, and the book "Dark Union" by Ray A. Neff and Leonard Guttridge, among other topics. The James O. Hall Papers are stored in two archival boxes (1.0 linear feet).

The James O. Hall Papers complement several other collections in the Georgetown University Library Booth Family Center for Special Collections pertaining to the Lincoln assassination, including the David Rankin Barbee Papers, the Margaret K. Bearden Papers, the Richard D. Mudd Papers, and the E.H. Swaim Collection.

Dates

8/1961.

Conditions Governing Access

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