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Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Cathleen Carlson Reynolds Manuscript Thesis, Ms1991-038, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
The Cathleen Carlson Reynolds Manuscript Thesis was donated to Special Collections and University Archives in 1991.
The processing and description of the Cathleen Carlson Reynolds Manuscript Thesis commenced and was completed in October, 2022.
Cathleen Carlson Reynolds, a resident of Marion, Virginia, earned a master of arts degree in history at the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 1987.
This collection consists of a photocopy of Cathleen Carlson Reynolds' master's thesis, "A Pragmatic Loyalty: Unionism in Southwestern Virginia, 1861-1865," completed at the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 1987. Employing records of the Southern Claims Commission and the federal census, Reynolds explores the mythology of the "solid South," with an emphasis on southwestern Virginia. Chapter titles of the 120-page thesis include "The Road to War," "Unpopular Civil Policies," "Conscription and Desertion," and "Cooperation with the Yankees."
The guide to the Cathleen Carlson Reynolds Manuscript Thesis by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).