Box 1
Container
Contains 6 Results:
Biographical Information, undated
File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
Includes Death Certificate, Civil War Boundary Pass, Xerox Photographs, Location Map
Dates:
undated
Narrative: Civil War in Northwest Missouri, 1873
File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents
This narrative by Chesney covers the years 1860-1865.
Dates:
1873
Transcription: Civil War in Northwest Missouri, undated
File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Dr. Jessie Portman Chesney Narratives Collection was a gift of Roy L. and Carmin J. Davis. The original manuscripts were written by Chesney and given to his oldest son, Darwin Bishop Chesney, who then passed them to his daughter, Helen Chesney Davis, before ultimately coming into the possession of her son, Roy Davis.There are two accounts, both historically significant in content. The first manuscript, “Civil War in North-West Missouri,” was penned during the summer of 1873....
Dates:
undated
Narrative: Growing up in the Kentucky Hills, 1913
File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents
This narrative by Chesney covers the years circa 1830s-1850s.
Dates:
1913
Transcription: Growing up in the Kentucky Hills, undated
File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Dr. Jessie Portman Chesney Narratives Collection was a gift of Roy L. and Carmin J. Davis. The original manuscripts were written by Chesney and given to his oldest son, Darwin Bishop Chesney, who then passed them to his daughter, Helen Chesney Davis, before ultimately coming into the possession of her son, Roy Davis.There are two accounts, both historically significant in content. The first manuscript, “Civil War in North-West Missouri,” was penned during the summer of 1873....
Dates:
undated
Chesney Family Version Transcriptions, undated
File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Dr. Jessie Portman Chesney Narratives Collection was a gift of Roy L. and Carmin J. Davis. The original manuscripts were written by Chesney and given to his oldest son, Darwin Bishop Chesney, who then passed them to his daughter, Helen Chesney Davis, before ultimately coming into the possession of her son, Roy Davis.There are two accounts, both historically significant in content. The first manuscript, “Civil War in North-West Missouri,” was penned during the summer of 1873....
Dates:
undated
