Bruce Cotten Collection, circa 1837-1908

Collection Number: P0005

Collection Title: Bruce Cotten Collection, circa 1837-1908

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"The War in America: Interior of Fort Fisher, Near Wilmington, During the Second Bombardment," 18 March 1865; P0005/0037, in the Bruce Cotten Image Collection (P0005), North Carolina Collection Photographic Archives, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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Size	3.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 62 items)
Abstract	Bruce Cotten (1873-1954) was born in Wilson, N.C., and over his lifetime became a serious collector of books and other materials related to North Carolina. The Bruce Cotten Image Collection includes images, chiefly 19th century, relating to North Carolina individuals and places. While there are a few salt prints, most images are etchings, colored engravings, drawings, reproductions, or copy work. Included are images depicting members of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina taken by Matthew Brady, various locations in North Carolina, battles during the American Civil War in North Carolina, and the regional flora and fauna.
Creator	Cotten, Bruce, 1873-1954, collector.
Curatorial Unit	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. North Carolina Collection Photographic Archives.
Language	English

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Restrictions to Access: No restrictions. Open for research.

Restrictions to Use: For copyright and use restrictions contact the North Carolina Collection Photographic Archives, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Copyright Notice: Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these materials, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Preferred Citation: [Identification of item], in the Bruce Cotten Image Collection #P0005, North Carolina Collection Photographic Archives, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Acquisitions Information: Bruce Cotten bequeathed his collection to the University of North Carolina Library, circa 1940, where it forms an important part of the North Carolina Collection. Subsequently, other iconographic materials were purchased for the Cotten Collection.

Sensitive Materials Statement: Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, the North Carolina Public Records Act (N.C.G.S. § 132 1 et seq.), and Article 7 of the North Carolina State Personnel Act (Privacy of State Employee Personnel Records, N.C.G.S. § 126-22 et seq.). Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill assumes no responsibility.

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Processed by: Patrick Cullom, August 2011

Encoded by: Patrick Cullom, August 2011

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The following terms from Library of Congress Subject Headings suggest topics, persons, geography, etc. interspersed through the entire collection; the terms do not usually represent discrete and easily identifiable portions of the collection--such as folders or items.

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The Bruce Cotten Papers, 1786-1858 (00181), Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Bruce Cotten, the fifth child of Robert Randolph Cotten and Sally Sims Southall Cotten, was born in Wilson, N.C., on 3 March 1873. He attended the Horner Military School in Oxford, N.C., before enrolling at the University of North Carolina where he spent the 1891-1892 school year. Following a brief attempt at business and a year in Alaska during the gold rush, Cotten returned to the States and volunteered for the Spanish-American War (1898). After becoming a member of the regular army, he participated in the suppression of the Boxer Uprising in China (1900) and the Philippine Insurrection (1901-02). In 1901, he received a commission as first lieutenant. He was chief of military intelligence of the second military intelligence division of the general staff during World War I and held the rank of major at the time of his discharge from the Army. In 1910, Cotten married Edith Johns, widow of Jesse Tyson of Baltimore, Md. The Cottens resided in Baltimore at their mansion, Cylburn, now a city park and garden center. Cotten died in 1954. Over the course of his lifetime, he became a serious collector of books and other materials related to North Carolina.

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The Bruce Cotten Image Collection includes images relating to North Carolina individuals and places. While there are a few salt prints, most images are etchings, colored engravings, drawings, reproductions, or copy work. Included are images depicting members of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina taken by Matthew Brady, various locations in North Carolina, battles during the American Civil War in North Carolina, and the regional flora and fauna.

These items were originally part of a larger gift to the North Carolina Collection. Cotten's gift included a small number of prints and photographs. Subsequently, additional materials were purchased for the Cotten Collection.

Contents list

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1. North Carolina Individuals, circa 1837-1908.
2. North Carolina Scenes/Subjects,circa 1837-1908.

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21 items

Arrangement: Subject.

Flat Box 1 Folder P0005/0001	Clingman, Thomas Lanier (1812-1897): U.S. Representative (D-N.C.), circa 1858 Salt print 1 image Salt print photograph taken by Matthew Brady in Washington, D.C.; accession number 20249; Original Cutter #: P5-2C64-T45L.
Black and White Film Box 1 Black and White Sheet Film P0005/0002	Clingman, Thomas Lanier (1812-1897): U.S. Representative (D-N.C.), circa 1858 Copy negative 1 image Copy negative made by NCC.
Flat Box 1 Folder P0005/0003	Craige, F. Burton (1811-1875): U.S. Representative (D-N.C.), circa 1858 Salt print 1 image Salt print photograph taken by Matthew Brady in Washington, D.C.; Original Cutter #: P5-2C88-FB97.
Black and White Film Box 1 Black and White Sheet Film P0005/0004	Craige, F. Burton (1811-1875): U.S. Representative (D-N.C.), circa 1858 Copy negative 1 image Copy negative made by NCC.
Flat Box 1 Folder P0005/0005	Gilmer, John Adams (1805-1868): U.S. Representative (American Party-N.C.), circa 1858 Salt print 1 image Salt print photograph taken by Matthew Brady in Washington, D.C.; accession number 20251; Original Cutter #: P5-2G48-J65.
Black and White Film Box 1 Black and White Sheet Film P0005/0006	Gilmer, John Adams (1805-1868): U.S. Representative (American Party-N.C.), circa 1858 Copy negative 1 image Copy negative made by NCC.
Print Box 1 Folder P0005/0007	De Graffenreid, Christopher (1661-1743) and Lawson, John (1674-1711), Black-and-white Photographic Print 1 image Copy photograph of engraving; accession number X3253; Original Cutter #: P5-3C25-G73.
Flat File Drawer 1 Folder P0005/0008	Jackson, Andrew (1809-1875), Titled: "Brave Boy of Waxhaws"; Original Cutter number: FFP5-2J12-A56.
Black and White Film Box 1 Color 35mm Slide P0005/0009	Jackson, Andrew (1809-1875), 35mm color slide 1 image 35mm slides made by NCC.
Flat File Drawer 1 Folder P0005/0010	Jones, John Paul (1747-1792), Original Cutter#: FFP5-2J77-J65P.
Flat Box 1 Folder P0005/0011	Scales, Alfred Moore (1827-1892), circa 1858 Salt print 1 image Salt print photograph taken by Matthew Brady in Washington, D.C.; accession number 20250; Original Cutter #: P5-2S28-A39.
Black and White Film Box 1 Black and White Sheet Film P0005/0012	Scales, Alfred Moore (1827-1892), circa 1858 Copy negative made by NCC.
Print Box 1 Folder P0005/0013	Teach, Edward "Blackbeard" (d. 1718),
Flat Box 1 Folder P0005/0014	Tryon, Royal Governor William (1729-1788), circa 1858 Depicts Governor Tryon with the "Regulators"; Engraving by A. Bollett Co.; accession number X4516; Original Cutter #: P5-T287-W71.
Black and White Film Box 1 Black and White 35mm Slide P0005/0015	Tryon, Royal Governor William (1729-1788) and the Regulators, circa 1858 35mm Black-and-white slides 3 images 35mm slides made by NCC.
Print Box 1 Folder P0005/0016	Winfield family (Unidentified member), Copy photograph of painting depicting a Winfield family member; accession number 15131; Original Cutter#: P5-2W767.
Print Box 1 Folder P0005/0017	Winslow, Warren (1810-1863),
Black and White Film Box 1 Black and White Sheet Film P0005/0018	Winslow, Warren (1810-1863), circa 1858 Copy negative 1 image Copy negative made by NCC.
Flat File Drawer 1 Folder P0005/0019	Wright, Orville (1871-1948) and Wright, Wilbur (1867-1912), 1908 Color lithograph(?) 1 image Titled: "Pour la conquête de l'air" ("For Conquest of Air") By Lupin, Paris, 1908; Original Cutter #: FFP5-3555-H76

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41 items