Drake family papers
Collection Overview
Assorted papers of the Drake family chiefly consisting of postcards and letters addressed to various family members, including postcards to and from Ben U. Drake during his time aboard the USS Dolphin. Papers also contain assorted photographs of a 1911 United Confederate Veterans Reunion parade held in Little Rock, Arkansas, a photograph of the USS Florida, an Arkansas-class monitor, and two tintype portraits, one unidentified and one depicting J.P. Drake. Also included is a program from the 1908 USS Dolphin annual ball.
Dates
- Creation: 1878-1943
Creator
- Drake (Family) (Family)
Language of Material
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions
This collection has been minimally processed, but is open for research.
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Extent
0.5 linear feet (1 document box)
Abstract
Assorted papers of the Drake family chiefly consisting of postcards and letters, including postcards to and from Ben U. Drake while aboard the USS Dolphin, photographs, including images of a United Confederate Veterans Reunion parade held in Little Rock, Arkansas, and a tintype portrait of J.P. Drake, and a program from the 1908 USS Dolphin annual ball.
Collection Arrangement
Materials are described at the box level.
Acquisitions Information
Materials donated in 1999 by Jack Drake.
Separated Materials
Published materials that were originally part of the collection have been removed and cataloged separately.
Processing Information
Minimally processed by Josh Minor, January 2025. At the point of acquisition, this collection contained no original order. For preservation purposes, the collection was re-housed upon receipt by transferring materials into acid-free boxes and placing loose materials into acid-free folders. Box contents were used in order to create a preliminary inventory. This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
Source
- Drake, Jack (Donor, Person)
Subject
- Drake family (Family)
- Drake, Ben U. (Person)
- Drake, J. P. (Person)
- Dolphin (Ship : 1884-1922) (Organization)
- United Confederate Veterans (Organization)
- Title
- Inventory of the Drake Family Papers, 1878-1943
- Status
- Minimal Record
- Author
- Minimally processed by: Josh Minor; finding aid created by: Josh Minor
- Date
- 2025
- Description rules
- Dacs
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
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