Finding aid to the Sidney Herbert Tear Collection

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JONES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA 24501
(434) 846-0501
SIDNEY HERBERT TEAR COLLECTION
The collection contains paper money of the Confederate States of America printed in
Richmond, Va. 1861-1864. Also included are two $1.00 Confederate bond coupons from
North Carolina (1861-1862).
FOLDER 1 Paper money in denominations ranging from 50ยข to $500.
SIDNEY HERBERT TEAR (1895-1960)
Sidney Herbert Tear was born 10 September 1895 in Radford, Montgomery County,
Va., the son of Frederick William Tear and Ellen Gregory. He worked as a printer and
proofreader for the Roanoke Times in Roanoke, Va. Tear died 3 March 1960 and is
buried in Cedar Lawn Memorial Park, Roanoke, Va.

MS1074

Dublin Core

Title

Finding aid to the Sidney Herbert Tear Collection

Subject

Finding aids
Tear, Sidney Herbert

Description

Finding aid to the Sidney Herbert Tear collection at Jones Memorial Library

Creator

George M. Jones Memorial Library

Publisher

George M. Jones Memorial Library

Date

2023

Rights

George M. Jones Memorial Library

Format

PDF (Computer file format)

Language

English

Identifier

MS1074FA

Citation

George M. Jones Memorial Library, “Finding aid to the Sidney Herbert Tear Collection,” Digital Collections, accessed March 28, 2024, https://digitaljones.omeka.net/items/show/88.