DACS

dearingstclair Inventory of the St. Clair Dearing Papers, 1864 Processed by: Kimberly Sims; machine-readable finding aid created by: Kimberly Sims David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Duke University Durham, N.C., USA

Aleph Number: 002408838

Machine-readable finding aid derived from XML authoring program. Date of source: July 2011Processed by Kimberly Sims, May 2011; finding aid encoded by Kimberly Sims, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University, July 2011 Description is in English Finding aid was prepared using DACS and local Style Guide Inventory of the St. Clair Dearing Papers, 1864 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Duke University Durham, North Carolina 27708-0185 USA

Descriptive Summary David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University Dearing, St. Clair. St. Clair Dearing Papers, 1864 Material in English 0.25 Linear Feet 2 Items For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. Dearing was a Georgia military officer. The collection includes a daguerreotype and a deck of playing cards. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], St. Clair Dearing Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.

Provenance

The provenance of the St. Clair Dearing Papers is unknown.

Processing Information

Processed by Kimberly Sims, May 2011

Encoded by Kimberly Sims, July 2011

Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and local Style Guide.

This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.

Collection Overview

St. Clair Dearing was a Georgia military officer during the Civil War. The collection includes a daguerreotype of Dearing and two other officers as well as a deck of playing cards made by Dearing.

Subject Headings

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Playing cards Daguerreotype Contents of Collection Container List 1Daguerreotype of St. Clair Dearing and two unidentified C.S.A. officers Deck of Playing Cards, made by Dearing