Scope and Content of the Collection From the Collection: Edward W. Curtis' pre-war and Civil War correspondence, 1855-1865, with enclosed newspaper clippings. Pre-war letters from Curtis to his aunt (Rachel W. Kingsley) and his father (name unknown) discuss his religious sentiments, farm and business conditions, and other family matters. They are written from Northampton and Cambridgeport, Massachusetts. Curtis' letters to his cousin, Seth, and aunt, Rachel Kingsley, while serving with the 88th Illinois Infantry in Nashville,...