Ellett Family Papers

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
P.O. Box 90001
560 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (540) 231-6308
Fax: (540) 231-3694
Restrictions:

The collection is open to research.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Ellett Family Papers, Ms1988-047, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.2 Cubic Feet 1 box
Creator:
Ellett, Robert Thaddeus, 1836-1904
Abstract:
The Ellett Family Papers consist of 35 letters written by Dr. Robert Thaddeus Ellett (1826-1904), who served as assistant surgeon in White Sulphur Springs, Virginia, for the Confederate States during the American Civil War. His letters are written to Sue French of Pearisburg, who would later become Ellett's wife. Other items include biographical and family history information, photos, clippings, a 1961 dedication to Col. W. H. French marker program, DAR applications, and "The Family Album," an 11-page typescript.
Language:
The materials in the collection are in English.
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Ellett Family Papers, Ms1988-047, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

The Ellett Family Papers consist of 35 letters written by Robert Thaddeus Ellett, who served as assistant surgeon in White Sulphur Springs, Virginia, for the Confederate States during the American Civil War. His letters are written to Sue French of Pearisburg, who would later become Ellett's wife. Other items include biographical and family history information, photos, clippings, a 1961 dedication to Col. W. H. French marker program, DAR applications, and "The Family Album," an 11-page typescript.

Includes photographs and a program taken from the dedication of Colonel William Henderson French marker, a newspaper article describing the death of George Washington, and a copy of the pardon of James H. Hoge, issued by President Andrew Johnson.

Biographical / historical:

During the American Civil War, Dr. Robert Thaddeus Ellett (1826-1904) served as an assistant surgeon in the Confederate Army from 1863 to 1865, at which time he was assigned to a hospital in Montgomery White Sulphur Springs, Virginia. Prior to his appointment as assistant surgeon, Ellett had served as captain of the Pamunkey Artillery, Virginia Heavy Artillery, Confederate Army from May 1861 until his resignation on September 3, 1862. Ellett was pardoned at Charleston, West Virginia, on June 14, 1865, as a surgeon, Provisional Army of the Confederate States.

Acquisition information:
The Ellett Family Papers were donated to Special Collections in 1988.
Arrangement:

This collection is arranged chronologically.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard