Thomas Kelah Wharton diaries and sketchbook - NYPL Digital Collections

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Description: Thomas Kelah Wharton (1814-1862), architect, was superintendent of construction of the Customs House in New Orleans, La. Collection consists of seven volumes of diaries describing Wharton's activities in the social, educational, literary, and artistic life of New Orleans. Four of the diaries and a sketchbook contain his pen and ink sketches, mostly of places mentioned in the diaries, and some architectural drawings.
Names: Wharton, Thomas Kelah, 1814-1862 (Creator)
Dates / Origin: Date Created: 1830 - 1862
Library locations: Manuscripts and Archives Division; Shelf locator: MssCol 3306
Topics: Confederate States of America -- History; New Orleans (La.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865; New Orleans (La.) -- Social life and customs; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865; Architects; Art -- Collectors and collecting; Yellow fever -- Louisiana -- New Orleans
Genres: Diaries; Sketches; Architectural drawings; Personal narratives
Physical Description: Extent: 1 linear foot (8 v.)
Type of Resource: Text
Identifiers: RLIN/OCLC: NYPW89-A781; NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12428470; MSS Unit ID: 3306; Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b9a888c0-c6cf-012f-f0b1-58d385a7bc34

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