3 10 72 https://aphnyu.org/creatingdigitalhistory/fall2016/files/original/c9d6095d1a64f7f86332bd90d9aebe9a.jpg 1ce20244fbdb860a28b320bc2c48e7bf Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Soil, Seeds & Public Space: A Hundred Years of New York City Community Gardens Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Angela Garra Zhinin and Shira Feldman Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 20th & 21st Centuries Subject The topic of the resource Community Gardens New York City Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016.12.19 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY, except for items where use has been granted by the copyright holder. Please contact copyright holder for collection items still under copyright. Description An account of the resource Both the literal and physical “place” of community gardens in New York City have a long and varied history. This archive is a collection of items that complement the digital exhibit, “Soil, Seeds & Public Space: A Hundred Years of New York City Community Gardens” and seeks to explore four distinct areas of the city’s community garden history. These topics include the Progressive era’s School Garden Movement, World War II era Victory Gardens, community garden activism in the 1970s, and community gardens under the Rudy Guiliani and Mike Bloomberg administrations. Photograph Any image, either digital or analog, taken with a camera and reproduced. Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 550 × 256 px Citation Chicago McPartlin, Daniel. Children at Play in a Vest Pocket Park Located at 182 Mulberry Street. 1968. Parks Photo Archive, New York City. Web. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Children at play in vest pocket park, 1968 Subject The topic of the resource Vest Pocket Park Description An account of the resource Children at play in a vest pocket park located at 182 Mulberry Street, July 13, 1968 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Daniel McPartlin Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived New York City Department of Parks & Recreation Photo Archive, Neg. 33279 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 07-13-1968 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Shira Feldman Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Fair Use Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1960s https://aphnyu.org/creatingdigitalhistory/fall2016/files/original/dfddaef2242f207db81bf1cd91a95095.jpg 6e3935f98e0b7315a0a326d3292f9665 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Soil, Seeds & Public Space: A Hundred Years of New York City Community Gardens Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Angela Garra Zhinin and Shira Feldman Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 20th & 21st Centuries Subject The topic of the resource Community Gardens New York City Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016.12.19 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY, except for items where use has been granted by the copyright holder. Please contact copyright holder for collection items still under copyright. Description An account of the resource Both the literal and physical “place” of community gardens in New York City have a long and varied history. This archive is a collection of items that complement the digital exhibit, “Soil, Seeds & Public Space: A Hundred Years of New York City Community Gardens” and seeks to explore four distinct areas of the city’s community garden history. These topics include the Progressive era’s School Garden Movement, World War II era Victory Gardens, community garden activism in the 1970s, and community gardens under the Rudy Guiliani and Mike Bloomberg administrations. Photograph Any image, either digital or analog, taken with a camera and reproduced. Citation Chicago Vest Pocket Park, 1968. 1968. City of New York/Parks & Recreation Photo Archive, New York City. Rediscovery and Restoration (1965–1987). Web. <https://www.nycgovparks.org/about/history/timeline/rediscovery-restoration>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vest Pocket Park, 1968 Description An account of the resource Vest pocket park located at 182 Mulberry Street Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Unknown Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived City of New York/Parks & Recreation Photo Archive Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1968 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Shira Feldman Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg vest-pocket park https://aphnyu.org/creatingdigitalhistory/fall2016/files/original/e70d9efdf2430f14a6e22915e5b08718.png 4443f57a2535e2cb456d90bfd4b9bfb1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Soil, Seeds & Public Space: A Hundred Years of New York City Community Gardens Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Angela Garra Zhinin and Shira Feldman Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 20th & 21st Centuries Subject The topic of the resource Community Gardens New York City Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016.12.19 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY, except for items where use has been granted by the copyright holder. Please contact copyright holder for collection items still under copyright. Description An account of the resource Both the literal and physical “place” of community gardens in New York City have a long and varied history. This archive is a collection of items that complement the digital exhibit, “Soil, Seeds & Public Space: A Hundred Years of New York City Community Gardens” and seeks to explore four distinct areas of the city’s community garden history. These topics include the Progressive era’s School Garden Movement, World War II era Victory Gardens, community garden activism in the 1970s, and community gardens under the Rudy Guiliani and Mike Bloomberg administrations. Photograph Any image, either digital or analog, taken with a camera and reproduced. Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 665 × 443 px Citation Chicago Park Association President Whitney North Seymour Jr., circa 1965, Explaining the Concept of Using Vacant Lots to Create 'vest-pocket Parks.' 1965. Catryna Ten Eyck Semour, New York City. Good Things in Small Spaces. Web. <http://www.wsj.com/articles/good-things-in-small-spaces-1438164000>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Park Association President Whitney North Seymour Jr. Subject The topic of the resource Vest Pocket Parks Description An account of the resource Park Association President Whitney North Seymour Jr., circa 1965, explaining the concept of using vacant lots to create 'vest-pocket parks.' Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Catryna Ten Eyck Seymour Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Wall Street Journal Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1960s Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Shira Feldman Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Fair Use vest-pocket park https://aphnyu.org/creatingdigitalhistory/fall2016/files/original/0962d4ac4e23a40cd5b2213da67882ae.png f00954a6d7c48f081df09d8a9300268e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Soil, Seeds & Public Space: A Hundred Years of New York City Community Gardens Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Angela Garra Zhinin and Shira Feldman Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 20th & 21st Centuries Subject The topic of the resource Community Gardens New York City Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016.12.19 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY, except for items where use has been granted by the copyright holder. Please contact copyright holder for collection items still under copyright. Description An account of the resource Both the literal and physical “place” of community gardens in New York City have a long and varied history. This archive is a collection of items that complement the digital exhibit, “Soil, Seeds & Public Space: A Hundred Years of New York City Community Gardens” and seeks to explore four distinct areas of the city’s community garden history. These topics include the Progressive era’s School Garden Movement, World War II era Victory Gardens, community garden activism in the 1970s, and community gardens under the Rudy Guiliani and Mike Bloomberg administrations. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Informational Poster Citation Chicago Green Guerillas. Green Guerillas Fact Sheet: Two Seed Grenade Recipes or How to Hide Illegal Dumping Space. New York City: n.p., 1973. Print. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource NYC Green Guerilla Grenade Original Instructions Subject The topic of the resource Green Guerillas Description An account of the resource Green Guerillas Fact Sheet: Two Seed Grenade Recipes or How to Hide Illegal Dumping Space Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Green Guerillas Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived http://www.guerrillagardening.org Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource english Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Public Domain activism green guerillas liz christy new york city seed bomb https://aphnyu.org/creatingdigitalhistory/fall2016/files/original/639d9d068c4c5b55497a12db266468b8.jpg 591c8d476f2cf346b212a3502a8ecc5f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Soil, Seeds & Public Space: A Hundred Years of New York City Community Gardens Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Angela Garra Zhinin and Shira Feldman Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 20th & 21st Centuries Subject The topic of the resource Community Gardens New York City Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016.12.19 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY, except for items where use has been granted by the copyright holder. Please contact copyright holder for collection items still under copyright. Description An account of the resource Both the literal and physical “place” of community gardens in New York City have a long and varied history. This archive is a collection of items that complement the digital exhibit, “Soil, Seeds & Public Space: A Hundred Years of New York City Community Gardens” and seeks to explore four distinct areas of the city’s community garden history. These topics include the Progressive era’s School Garden Movement, World War II era Victory Gardens, community garden activism in the 1970s, and community gardens under the Rudy Guiliani and Mike Bloomberg administrations. Photograph Any image, either digital or analog, taken with a camera and reproduced. Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 26.5 x 33.2 cm Materials Chromogenic print Citation Chicago Chromogenic print, from the series "Sweet Earth: Experimental Utopias in America"; 26.5 x 33.2 cm (image); 27.9 x 35.5 cm (paper) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Liz Christy Garden, Bowery and Houston Streets, New York City Subject The topic of the resource Liz Christy Description An account of the resource Chromogenic print, from the series "Sweet Earth: Experimental Utopias in America" Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Joel Sternfeld Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Art Institute of Chicago Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Shira Feldman Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpg Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 06-01-2005 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Fair Use activism community garden liz christy https://aphnyu.org/creatingdigitalhistory/fall2016/files/original/68549de57463113aae36c6d8527d6d16.pdf f121dfc1017fd60ee511c23e7679e4d8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Trading with the Enemy: Cotton Permits, Smuggling, and Speculation in the Civil War Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Alison Burke and Phyllis Plitch Description An account of the resource Throughout the Civil War, President Lincoln and his administration were vexed by the issue of cotton. An essential raw material for industrial enterprise, cotton (and its sudden scarcity) threatened the Union war effort. The letters, newspaper articles, and government records in this collection reveal an administration grappling with the simultaneous need to starve the Confederacy of resources and increase the available supply of cotton. The ultimate solution, a "cotton permit" system, was vulnerable to cronyism and abuse, leading Congress to declare that "it is believed to have led to the prolongation of the war, and to have cost the country thousands of lives and millions upon million in treasure." Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY Periodical Newspaper Article Producer Name (or names) of the person who produced the video The Liverpool Mercury Citation Chicago "Are We to Recognize the Southern Confederacy."<em> Liberty Mercury.</em> July 16, 1862. From the British Newspaper Archive. (Accessed November, 2016) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Are We to Recognize the Southern Confederacy Subject The topic of the resource United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Great Britain--History--19th century United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Foreign public opinion Description An account of the resource Newspaper editorial published in the Liverpool Mercury raising the specter of potentially siding with the Confederacy if the Union didn't end its war with the South. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-07-16 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource AB, PP Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource The British Library Board. All Rights Reserved. Reproduced here under Fair Use. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Unknown Language A language of the resource English https://aphnyu.org/creatingdigitalhistory/fall2016/files/original/c744aba09a5c9076b0069d6ba7d3ceec.jpg e3b5e350c0cd5a87f19c5c4a884bac38 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Trading with the Enemy: Cotton Permits, Smuggling, and Speculation in the Civil War Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Alison Burke and Phyllis Plitch Description An account of the resource Throughout the Civil War, President Lincoln and his administration were vexed by the issue of cotton. An essential raw material for industrial enterprise, cotton (and its sudden scarcity) threatened the Union war effort. The letters, newspaper articles, and government records in this collection reveal an administration grappling with the simultaneous need to starve the Confederacy of resources and increase the available supply of cotton. The ultimate solution, a "cotton permit" system, was vulnerable to cronyism and abuse, leading Congress to declare that "it is believed to have led to the prolongation of the war, and to have cost the country thousands of lives and millions upon million in treasure." Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY Periodical Newspaper Article Producer Name (or names) of the person who produced the video New England Loyal Publication Society Citation Chicago Atkinson, Edward. "Cotton vs. currency. Ought the cotton trade to be opened?" <em>New England Loyal Publication Society.</em> June 17, 1864. Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/rbpe.07106700/. Accessed December 09, 2016. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cotton vs. Currency Subject The topic of the resource United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Economic aspects United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Foreign public opinion United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Blockades Description An account of the resource Editorial written in 1864 by Edward Atkinson, a cotton mill executive and abolition activist. He argued that the current cotton trading system is inefficient and rife with corruption. Since it did not prevent money and goods from getting back to the Confederate war effort, Atkinson believed that the entire program should be scrapped and free trade of cotton embraced. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Edward Atkinson Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Library of Congress, Rare Book and Special Collections Division Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-06-17 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource AB, PP Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Public Domain Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg Language A language of the resource English blockade civil war cotton cotton permits edward atkinson https://aphnyu.org/creatingdigitalhistory/fall2016/files/original/bd9c6bc16d89a6ea7559565462ae8593.jpg 67c2e3ced5e8719df51d110bdb46af4e https://aphnyu.org/creatingdigitalhistory/fall2016/files/original/7c3c7542578f4fb10ecc79e0dc07846a.jpg 587dfd3619f906e2b3e5305aa9c49521 https://aphnyu.org/creatingdigitalhistory/fall2016/files/original/a74fa694c18a07e2829f64cf7ea41fc5.jpg 62c17cb8e66e632455a012e9583d5ed5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Trading with the Enemy: Cotton Permits, Smuggling, and Speculation in the Civil War Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Alison Burke and Phyllis Plitch Description An account of the resource Throughout the Civil War, President Lincoln and his administration were vexed by the issue of cotton. An essential raw material for industrial enterprise, cotton (and its sudden scarcity) threatened the Union war effort. The letters, newspaper articles, and government records in this collection reveal an administration grappling with the simultaneous need to starve the Confederacy of resources and increase the available supply of cotton. The ultimate solution, a "cotton permit" system, was vulnerable to cronyism and abuse, leading Congress to declare that "it is believed to have led to the prolongation of the war, and to have cost the country thousands of lives and millions upon million in treasure." Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY Periodical Newspaper Article Citation Chicago <em>Relief for starving thousands. People of Pennsylvania:- In those districts of Great Britain which are devoted to the cotton manufacture, there is actual or impending starvation ... Contributions may be sent to A. G. Cattell, Esq, Treasurer of th. 1862.</em> Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/rbpe.15704000/. Accessed December 09, 2016. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Relief for Starving Thousands Subject The topic of the resource United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Economic aspects United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Foreign public opinion Great Britain--History--19th century Great Britain--Economic conditions--19th century Description An account of the resource In this leaflet, Pennsylvania philanthropists solicited charitable donations for unemployed British textile workers. The sudden decline in the cotton supply created by the Civil War led to widespread reports of "actual or impending starvation" in cities where the dominant industry was textile manufacturing. The belief in the United States and abroad that restricted access to Southern cotton would bring about economic collapse or foreign intervention on behalf of the Confederacy pushed the administration to expand the cotton trade. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Unknown Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Library of Congress, Rare Book and Special Collections Division Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-12 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource AB, PP Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Public Domain Language A language of the resource English cotton great britain manufacturing https://aphnyu.org/creatingdigitalhistory/fall2016/files/original/cfad25b48cb02eebcbd7fd2b3bd607f6.jpg b3ea35da24936f131e6e1263c18c547f https://aphnyu.org/creatingdigitalhistory/fall2016/files/original/c94464de87808e5f3eefb16e809c0764.jpg c428eb856c0165bb6edd2e6c2f6f730d https://aphnyu.org/creatingdigitalhistory/fall2016/files/original/388c1659960e7daa71a989ed37fe6a55.jpg 304dbb615434f0aa3bebfbf928a1607f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Trading with the Enemy: Cotton Permits, Smuggling, and Speculation in the Civil War Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Alison Burke and Phyllis Plitch Description An account of the resource Throughout the Civil War, President Lincoln and his administration were vexed by the issue of cotton. An essential raw material for industrial enterprise, cotton (and its sudden scarcity) threatened the Union war effort. The letters, newspaper articles, and government records in this collection reveal an administration grappling with the simultaneous need to starve the Confederacy of resources and increase the available supply of cotton. The ultimate solution, a "cotton permit" system, was vulnerable to cronyism and abuse, leading Congress to declare that "it is believed to have led to the prolongation of the war, and to have cost the country thousands of lives and millions upon million in treasure." Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY Manuscript Written document. Text Any textual data included in the document Executive Mansion. Washington, January 4th, 1865. Whereas satisfactory evidence, has been furnished to me by Fergus Peniston, that he is now and was prior to April 1864 the legitimate owner of large amounts of Cotton and naval stores situated in Louisiana and Southern Mississippi and reposing special trust and confidence in said Peniston, I do by these presents, authorize him to proceed with Steamboats barges and other conveyances, at his own risk, up and down the Mississippi River and land at any points on said River between Natchez & Port Hudson, also up and down Red River and its tributaries and navigate the waters of Lakes Pontchartrain & Borgne to and from East & west Pascagoula and mouth of Pearl River and up and down Pearl & Pascagoula Rivers for the purpose of bringing out Twenty three Thousand Six Hundred & Forty Bales of Cotton and Seventeen Thousand Two Hundred Barrels of naval stores and continue said voyages until this stated amount of Cotton & Naval stores shall have been brought by him to New orleans. And in order to secure the products specified in this permit, I do furthermore authorize said Peniston to take on his boats or conveyances outside the Military lines of the United States and carry to any of the above designated localities, plantation Supplies to the extent of Thirty per Cent of the value of the Cotton or naval stores brought to New orleans by his vessels. Nothing in this permit is to be so construed as to prevent said Peniston from disposing of said Cotton or naval stores in New orleans or new york at his option, after payment of the Internal Revenue & other taxes, fixed by Congress, not including however the Twenty five per Cent tax. All officers of the Army or navy of the United States & Civil officers of the Government are hereby particularly required not only to not obstruct but to extend to said Peniston all facilities that may be required to Carry out the design of this permit which is the introduction of Cotton and Naval stores within the Military lines of the United States. Citation Chicago Lincoln, Abraham. <em>Cotton Permit for Fergus Peniston.</em> Manuscript. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mal&amp;fileName=mal1/398/3980600/malpage.db&amp;recNum=0. (Accessed December 09, 2016.) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cotton Permit for Fergus Peniston Subject The topic of the resource United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Economic aspects Description An account of the resource This permit authorized Fergus Peniston, a Louisiana cotton merchant, to transport and sell the cotton he possesses. In order to obtain this permit, Peniston wrote several petitions to Lincoln and enlisted friends of the administration to write on his behalf. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Abraham Lincoln Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Library of Congress, Rare Book and Special Collections Division Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1865-01-04 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource AB, PP Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Public Domain Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg Language A language of the resource English abraham lincoln civil war cotton cotton permits fergus peniston https://aphnyu.org/creatingdigitalhistory/fall2016/files/original/a96afa7afd727673f9da6e99fa931849.pdf 463635aedd66badfbbcc409b0e41ce04 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Trading with the Enemy: Cotton Permits, Smuggling, and Speculation in the Civil War Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Alison Burke and Phyllis Plitch Description An account of the resource Throughout the Civil War, President Lincoln and his administration were vexed by the issue of cotton. An essential raw material for industrial enterprise, cotton (and its sudden scarcity) threatened the Union war effort. The letters, newspaper articles, and government records in this collection reveal an administration grappling with the simultaneous need to starve the Confederacy of resources and increase the available supply of cotton. The ultimate solution, a "cotton permit" system, was vulnerable to cronyism and abuse, leading Congress to declare that "it is believed to have led to the prolongation of the war, and to have cost the country thousands of lives and millions upon million in treasure." Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY Periodical Newspaper Article Producer Name (or names) of the person who produced the video The Crisis Citation Chicago "Curtis' Cotton Crimes. The Cotton Speculations as Developed in the Trials before General McDowell." <em>The Crisis.</em> June 03, 1863. Accessed December 10, 2016. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Curtis' Cotton Crimes. The Cotton Speculations as Developed in the Trials before General McDowell Subject The topic of the resource United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Economic aspects United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Confiscations and contributions Cotton Description An account of the resource The Crisis, an Ohio newspaper sympathetic to the Confederacy, published this editorial excoriating Major General Curtis for using his authority to confiscate and sell cotton. The editorial is followed by a transcript of Major General Steele's testimony before a military tribunal Curtis' alleged criminal activities in Arkansas. Rumors of abuse and corruption dogged many Union officers in cotton country, and Curtis flatly denied any wrongdoing. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Unknown Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived America's Historical Newspapers Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-06-03 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource AB, PP Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This entire product and/or portions thereof are copyrighted by NewsBank and/or the American Antiquarian Society. 2004. Reproduced here under Fair Use. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Language A language of the resource English civil war corruption cotton cotton permits military