Keating Family. Correspondence, 1862-1888: Finding aid

Finding Aid Title: Keating Family. Correspondence, 1862-1888: Finding aid
Collection Title: Keating Family correspondence
Date Created: 1862-1888
Extent: 5 letters
Creator: Keating Family
Biographical or Historical Note: John McLeod Keating came to the United States in 1848. He apprenticed in the printer's trade in Scotland and worked for New York newspapers before moving to Memphis, Tennessee in 1858. In 1868, he became managing editor of the Memphis Appeal. He wrote a history of the yellow fever epidemic in 1879, History of the Yellow Fever, and issued a report on sanitation. He held memberships in historical and fraternal organizations and maintained a large book collection. He died in 1906 in Massachusetts.
Description: Collection consists of letters written to John McLeod Keating of Memphis, Tennessee, and one to B. B. Euston.
Identifier: Acc. 426
Language: English
Access: Collection is open for access.
Subject: Keating, John McLeod, 1830-1906; Davis, Varina,1826-1906; Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889; Sherman, William T. (William Techumseh), 1820-1891; Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870; United States -- History

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