This collection consists of manuscript and other paper items collected by Rosanna A. Blake. Included are letters, diaries, correspondence, unit rosters, Confederate imprint forms and currency, 1860-1865. Also included are 3D items including firearms, edged weapons, tin soldiers, original Civil War art work, the Volck shield, and Southern periodicals relating to the Civil War. Notably, the collection includes 3 original Robert E. Lee letters, 1 Jefferson Davis letter, and 2 general orders dictated by Lee. The O'Brien sub-collection contains Civil War pamphlets and booklets, over 300 monographs and books, photos, CDV's, original Civil War art work, the Volck shield, ambrotypes and tintypes, one original Robert E. Lee letter, original Civil War sketches and etchings, and other 3D items. Most materials are Confederate related.
The digitized items here do not represent the entirety of the Rosanna Blake Collection, 1818-2000. To view what other materials are in this collection but not yet digitized and available online, search the guide to the Rosanna Blake Collection, 1818-2000.
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Studio portrait of Rosanna Blake, 1942
Studio portrait of Rosanna Blake, 1942 , b&w. Photographer's caption reads 1942
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Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Vice President John Garner, 1940
Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Vice President John Garner, 1940, b&w. Back reads: Franklin Delano Roosevelt & Vice Pres. Garner, 1940, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Centennial, 1882-1982 No postmark, no addressee
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Mezzotint color print of Robert E. Lee by T. Hamilton Crawford, 1939.
Mezzotint color print of Robert E. Lee by T. Hamilton Crawford, 1939. This was printed in England by Frost & Reed Ltd. Mezzotint is a printmaking process of the intaglio family, technically a drypoint method. It was the first tonal method to be used, enabling half-tones to be produced without using line- or dot-based techniques like hatching,
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Small stamped envelope, first day cover of Lee-Jackson .04 cent stamp, 1937
Small stamped envelope, first day cover of Lee-Jackson .04 cent stamp, 1937, col. Postmarked Washington, D.C., Mar. 23, 1937 addressed to: Edmund A. Early Esq., 3408 Patterson St N.W., Washington, D. C.
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Merrill C. Blake, Rosanna Blake's father,
Merrill C. Blake, Rosanna Blake's father, b&w. Probably done for his political campaign in 1932 for Cabell County Circuit Court Clerk.
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Political campaign card for Merrill C. Blake
Political campaign card for Merrill C. Blake , b&w. A handout political card for Blake's run for Cabell County Circuit Clerk.
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Program of the 42nd Annual Confederate Reunion, Richmond, June, 1932, 76 pages
Program of the 42nd Annual Confederate Reunion, Richmond, June, 1932, 76 pages This included both the United Confed. Veterans (UCV) and the Sons of Confed. Veterans, (SCV), and the Confederated Southern memorial Association.
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Silhouette of Robert E. Lee, by Alonzo Cox, ca. 1931
Silhouette of Robert E. Lee, by Alonzo Cox, ca. 1931, b&w John O'Brien stated when he donated this that this was a gift from his mother when he was age 10 (1940).
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Studio portrait of Rosanna Blake, ca. 1930
Studio portrait of Rosanna Blake, ca. 1930, b&w. Caption reads W. Archibald Wallace, 1930 Appears to have been made at same time as her other High School graduation photos.
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Studio portrait Rosanna Blake, 1930
Studio portrait Rosanna Blake, 1930, b&w. Caption reads W. Archibald Wallace, 1930 Probably High School graduation photo.
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Studio portrait Rosanna Blake, 1930
Studio portrait Rosanna Blake, 1930, b&w. Caption reads W. Archibald Wallace, 1930 Probably High School graduation photo.
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R. E. Lee, Commander in Chief of the Confederate Armies
Color lithographic print of Robert E. Lee. Text on back of will of Robert E. Lee. Appears to have been part of a booklet or pamphlet.
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Confederate Cemetery, Winchester, Va.
Confederate Cemetery, Winchester, Va., col. Back states this is a five-acre cemetery named for Stonewall Jackson, holds remains of nearly 3000 Confederate soldiers.
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White House of the Confederacy 1861-65, now Confederate Museum
White House of the Confederacy 1861-1865, now Confederate Museum, Richmond, Va., b&w Back states built 1818 by Robert Mills, Architect
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Pen and Ink sketch by Robert Price, titled "Operator #13"
Pen and ink sketch of Civil War artillery battery by Norman Price for Liberty Magazine, late 1920's, titled "Operator #13", b&w on board Price was born in Ontario in 1877, studied in London and Paris. Died in 1951. Note with sketch states: appeared in Liberty Magazine in the late 1920's in a story by Robt. W. Chambers entitled "Operator #13." Operator 13 was later a Civil War spy movie, where a female spy was known by that name.
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Rosanna Blake (right) and Kay Gwin?
Rosanna Blake (right) and Kay Gwin?, ca. 1920's. Back reads: 1972 This photo is in Rosanna's personal papers, Box 3, folder 7.
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Panoramic view of UCV encampment, Huntington,WVa., Oct. 9-10,1913
Panoramic view of UCV encampment, Huntington,WVa., Oct. 9-10,1913, b&w note on back reads: Gift of Jeannette Buce Alderson Pemberton, April 1992 Anderson "Devil Anse" Hatfield , eighth from right (starting with 3 ladies) (long black beard) The location is on 4th Avenue in front of the Elks Club Building.
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Jefferson Davis, image approved by his daughter as best likeness
Jefferson Davis, image approved by his daughter as best likeness, b&w This print was printed by the Art Pub. Co., Charleston, S.C. Said to have been the onlly portrait approved by the family.
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Last of the Wooden Navy
Chromolithograph of Last of the Wooden Navy, by G. B. Matthews, This chromolithograph entitled the Last of the Wooden Navy was published by A. B. Graham of Washington, D.C., and based on the 1907 painting by George B. Matthews from a sketch by H.B. Littlepage, a sailor on the Merrimac. It depicts a battle between the Confederate ironclad Merrimac and the wooden US fleet at Hampton Roads, Va., Mar. 8, 1862. This is a duplicate to 2006.0703.266
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Last of the Wooden Navy
Chromolithograph of Last of the Wooden Navy, by G. B. Matthews, This chromolithograph entitled the Last of the Wooden Navy was published by A. B. Graham of Washington, D.C., and based on the 1907 painting by George B. Matthews from a sketch by H.B. Littlepage, a sailor on the Merrimac. It depicts a battle between the Confederate ironclad Merrimac and the wooden US fleet at Hampton Roads, Va., Mar. 8, 1862.
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Program of the W.Va. Division, United Daughters of the Confederacy, Oct. 8 thru 10, 1902, Huntington, W.Va.
Program of the W.Va. Division, United Daughters of the Confederacy, Oct. 8 thru 10, 1902, Huntington, W.Va. Gift of Kathleen Bledsoe, Mar. 2011.
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Confederate General Robert E. Lee, print sold by Lee Memorial Association
Confederate General Robert E. Lee, print sold to fund recumbant statue at Lee Memorial, Washington & Lee University, b&w. Captions read: Sold by authority of the Lee Memorial Association for the erection of a monument at the tomb of Gen. R. E. Lee
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Rosanna B. Alexander, Rosanna Blake's aunt
Rosanna B. Alexander, Rosanna Blake's aunt, b&w mounted on cardboard. Back reads: Rosanna B. Alexander. Brass plaque in Blake Collection dedicated "to my aunt whose love and encouragement made the collection possible."
