{"exhibit":{"title":"Cotton Chronology 1890-1908","description":"
Presented in this exhibit is the third and concluding section of a logbook of primary records chronicling\u00a0the life of Benjamin Allen Cotton (1827-1908), a 19th century blackface minstrel. The bulk of the entries reference what were then contemporary materials documenting his performance career - a career spanning 60 years between 1845 and 1905. \u00a0<\/p>\n
The materials that are referenced, or displayed, include hotel registrations, journal entries, cemetery transcriptions, posters, tax records and scrapbooks.\u00a0<\/p>\n
To access the full log for any particular year(s), click the link \"<\/span>Cotton Chronology<\/a>\" that appears in red at the top of the individual pages.<\/span><\/p>","credits":"Eric Metcalf","featured":0,"public":1,"theme":"","theme_options":null,"slug":"cotton-chronology-1890-1908","added":"2016-04-08 17:13:38","modified":"2016-08-29 01:40:41","owner_id":1,"use_summary_page":1,"cover_image_file_id":null,"id":8},"item":{"item_type_id":6,"collection_id":5,"featured":0,"public":1,"added":"2016-09-10 20:00:44","modified":"2016-09-13 14:38:56","owner_id":1,"id":1440}}