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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. |
| Language | English |
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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.
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Series 1. North Carolina Individuals, circa 1837-1908.
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Series 2. North Carolina Scenes/Subjects,circa 1837-1908.
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Processed by: Patrick Cullom, August 2011
Encoded by: Patrick Cullom, August 2011
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