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Subject Source: Local sources

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David Hunter Strother, Artist, Artwork and Papers

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Collection Number: A&M 2894
Overview Correspondence, manuscripts, documents, memorabilia, photographs, journals, drawings, and sketchbooks of David Hunter Strother (1816-1888), a nineteenth century illustrator and writer for Harpers Magazine whose pseudonym, "Porte Crayon", was a household word. Other highlights of his career, all of which are reflected in this collection, are authorship of Virginia Illustrated (1857) and Charleston and its...
Dates: 1744-1996; Majority of material found within 1833-1887