"Dark Union.", 1996 - 2004.

File — Box: 2, Folder: 23

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

1996 - 2004.

Conditions Governing Access

Most manuscripts collections at the Georgetown University Booth Family Center for Special Collections are open to researchers; however, restrictions may apply to some collections. Collections stored off site require a minimum of three days for retrieval. For use of all manuscripts collections, researchers are advised to contact the Booth Family Center for Special Collections in advance of any visit.

Extent

From the Collection: 1 Linear Feet (2 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Container Summary

Typed Manuscript by James O. Hall: "Information Provided by Mr. Hall for the Rebuttal of Mr. Mark Zaid's Appeal of Judge Joseph H.H. Kaplan's Decision to Deny Permission to Exhume the Body of John Wilkes Booth."