The Girl I Left Behind Me

One color pictorial envelope depicting soldier saying goodbye to crying woman with poem; He turn'd and left the spot - O! do not deem him weak - /For dauntless was the soldier's heart, though tears were on his cheek; /Go, watch the foremost ranks in danger's dark career, / Be sure the hand most daring there has wiped away a tear"

The Arlyn Austin Katims Civil War Collection focuses upon the Civil War from the Union position. Within the collection are illustrations, currency, and a number of artifacts from the era. Items of special interest include an authentic mourning card from Abraham Lincoln’s funeral and newspapers reporting Lincoln’s death. In 1995, Dr. Robert B. Katims donated more than 345 books, 337 periodical issues, and 304 artifacts to FAU Special Collections upon the death of his wife, Arlyn Austin Katims.