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Preferred Citation:

Stephen R. Mallory Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

Gift

Biographical Information:

Stephen Russell Mallory (1813 - November 9, 1873) was a United States politician and the Confederate Secretary of the Navy during the American Civil War. Mallory was considered one of President Jefferson Davis's ablest Cabinet officers. He was the father of Stephen Russell Mallory, a U.S. Representative and Senator from Florida. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .

Scope and Contents

Includes correspondence and research papers of English professor Reginald A. Kenney relating to Stephen R. Mallory, Confederate Secretary of the Navy. Collection also contains photostats of Mallory's correspondence (location of originals unknown), a few original papers relating to Mallory and an original photograph of Mallory's daughter, Margaret Mallory Bishop (Mrs. Henry Bishop), nd.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Correspondence
• Genealogy
• Photographs
• Photostats
• United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
• United States. Navy--History--Civil War