ALBERT S. DAVIS:
An Inventory of His Papers at the Minnesota Historical Society
Manuscripts Collection
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Davis, Albert S. (Albert Smith), 1834-1885, creator. | |
| Title: | Albert S. Davis papers. | |
| Dates: | 1855-2013 (bulk 1855-1925). | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Correspondence and miscellaneous papers documenting Smith's attendance at Bowdoin College; his Civil War service in the First Minnesota Regiment, First Battalion, and Second Regiment, and his postwar life. Includes biographical and genealogical data compiled in 2013. | |
| Quantity: | 0.2 cubic feet (4 folders in partial box and 1 oversize folder). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Davis was born in Maine on June 3, 1834. He attended Bowdoin College from 1855 to 1858, and then migrated to Sherburne County, Minnesota Territory. He enlisted in the First Minnesota Regiment May 24, 1861, and served in companies I and B. He was discharged as a First Lieutenant from the First Battalion on May 3, 1864. Davis married Elizabeth S. Frees in 1866. He died at Clifton, Wisconsin, August 13, 1885.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Albert S. Davis Papers. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: 16,857
Processing Information:
Processed by: David B. Peterson, September 2013
Portrait of Mathias Koll used as an illustrative image in this finding aid is taken from the Minnesota Historical Society Sound and Visual collections.
Catalog ID number: 990077393720104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| P2850 | Biographical data, circa 1866, 1883. | ||||||||||
| File includes a copy of The Christian Minister's Affectionate Advice to a Married Couple by Rev. James Bean that contains family data, as well as a copy of Davis' death certificate (1883). | |||||||||||
| Genealogical data, 2013. | |||||||||||
| Pedigree chart and family group sheet prepared by Thomas E. Davis. | |||||||||||
| Address delivered before the Literary Adelphi at a Public Meeting, November 22, 1855. | |||||||||||
| Unattributed manuscript text of a speech delivered in New Hampton [New Hampshire?] on the value of education. | |||||||||||
| Correspondence and miscellaneous papers, 1856-1925. | |||||||||||
| Includes copies of documents relating to Davis' attendance at Bowdoin College (1856-1857), a furlough document granting absence from the First Minnesota Regiment (1863), discharge papers (1864, 1925), a letter appointing Davis sutler of the Second Minnesota (1865), a membership card for the Young Men's Christian Association of Minneapolis (1868), and an account book (1866-1877). | |||||||||||
| 138.E.4.8 | Muster-out rolls, 1864. 2 items. | ||||||||||
| Davis' muster-out rolls as a major and sergeant major of the First Minnesota. | |||||||||||
CATALOG HEADINGS
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Organizations:
- Bowdoin College.
- United States. Army. Minnesota Infantry Regiment, 2nd (1861-1865).
- United States. Army. Minnesota Infantry Regiment, 1st (1861-1864), author.
- Places:
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
- Document Types:
- Muster rolls.
- Speeches.
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