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R Risley, Alice Cary, 1847‑1939.

478 Papers, 1857‑1991, bulk 1863‑1939.

Seventeen folders.

MICROFILM

This collection consists of correspondence and miscellaneous papers of Alice Cary Risley, a volunteer nurse for the Union army during the Civil War, and a postwar resident of West Plains, Missouri. Risley was active in the National Association of Army Nurses of the Civil War and the Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic. She corresponded with members of these organizations and with former soldiers.

Folders 1‑9: Correspondence, 1857‑1935

Folder 1: Correspondence, 1857

Folder 2: Correspondence, 1861‑1868

Folder 3: Correspondence, 1886‑1889

Folder 4: Correspondence, 1890‑1896

Folder 5: Correspondence, 1900‑1907

Folder 6: Correspondence, 1911‑1919

Folder 7: Correspondence, 1922‑1929

Folder 8: Correspondence, 1932‑1935

Folder 9: Correspondence, undated

Folders 10‑17: Miscellaneous papers, 1854‑1991

Folder 10: Poetry and verse, ca. 1854‑1867

Folder 11: Memoranda book, ca. 1861‑1865

Folder 12: Autograph book, ca. 1864‑1892

Folder 13: National Association of Army Nurses of the Civil War, General Orders and miscellaneous papers, 1895‑1931

Folder 14: Grand Army of the Republic, national encampment papers, 1909‑1931

Folder 15: Women’s Relief Corps of Missouri, address, n.d.

Folder 16: Newspaper clippings, 1925‑ca. 1940

Folder 17: Miscellaneous items, ca. 1909‑1991

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