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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05839 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1860s |
| Title | Behind the scenes.' By Elizabeth Keckley, formerly a slave, yet more recently modiste, and friend to Mrs. Abraham Lincoln |
| Date | 1868 |
| Author | Keckley, Elizabeth (ca. 1818-1907) |
| Document Type | Book |
| Content Description | (title continues)... or, thirty years a slave, and four years in the White House. 371 pages, followed by eight pages of advertisements. Published by G. W. Carleton & Co. Contains a print of Keckley opposite title page. Discusses her service to Jefferson Davis, among other topics. Appendix includes letters from Mary Lincoln to Keckley. |
| Subjects | Woman Author Women's History African American Author African American History President First Lady Confederate General or Leader Confederate States of America Freemen |
| People | Keckley, Elizabeth (ca. 1818-1907) Lincoln, Mary Todd (1818-1882) Davis, Jefferson (1808-1889) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Women in American History; African Americans; Slavery & Abolition; The Presidency; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |