Bookmark this page or copy and paste URL to Email message Henry Clinton Forbes collection 1862-1955 (bulk 1892-1902)MS 066
Biographical NotePoet, teacher, farmer and colonel in the 7th Illinois Cavalry, U.S. Volunteers, 1862-1865. Scope and Content NoteFour volumes in one, 557 pages, of holographic poems by Henry C. Forbes. Written in ink, they are noted as being in final revised form. In the prologue to Volume 1, and in the dedication to Volume 4, he explains his motivations for writing poetry. Appended typescript copies by his son, Robert Forbes, include letters, biographical material, and his father's account of Grierson's Calvary Raid in Vicksburg, 1863. A 1954 letter from Robert's cousin, Verne Ripley, concerns the poems; she also contributed a story in the appendix about visiting the family's old log home in Illinois. A black-and-white photograph, dated 1863, depicts Henry Forbes in uniform. ArrangementThis collection is organized into 4 volumes of poetry, plus appended material:Everard, or The Village Evenings: A Poem in Seven Parts,
1902 Woodnotes, 1902 Palimpsests, 1902 The Remainders, 1892 Appended material, 1865-1955 RestrictionsRestrictionsThere are no restrictions on this collection. CopyrightIt is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish from the owner of the copyright (the institution, the creator of the record, the author or his/her transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The user agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Arizona Board of Regents for the University of Arizona, its officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any person asserting that he or she is an owner of copyright. Related MaterialSelected segments later published as Poems, by Henry Clinton Forbes, compiled by Robert H. Forbes, Tucson, Arizona, 1966. Access TermsPersonal Name(s) Forbes, Henry Clinton, 1833-1903 -- Manuscripts. Forbes, Robert Henry. Corporate Name(s) United States. Army. Illinois Cavalry Regiment, 7th (1862-1865) Geographic Name(s) United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Cavalry operations. Vicksburg (Miss.) -- History -- Siege, 1863. Subject(s) Grierson's Cavalry Raid, 1863 -- Personal narratives. Lyric poetry. Pastoral poetry, American. Administrative InformationCredit LineHenry Clinton Forbes collection (MS 066). Special Collections, University of Arizona Libraries. Acquisition InformationAcquired as gift, 1955. Processing HistoryProcessed by Staff. |