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Historians -- United States -- Correspondence

 Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

William Mills Ivins letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230319789]
Identifier: MSS SC 2117
Scope and Contents

Handwritten letter addressed to "Bill" and dated 10 Dec. 1925. Ivins writes about an unnamed club that needed some change in how it was run.

Dates: 1925

Richard McNemar letter

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233288247]
Identifier: Vault MSS 270
Scope and Contents

Handwritten letter, dated October 8, 1833, and addressed to "Richard." The item was signed "Eleazar Wright" by which McNemar was apparently signing letters at this time. The name Eleazar was given to him by Lucy Wright and the name Wright was taken as a tribute to her. McNemar writes to his son as a "spiritual" rather than as a natural father and discusses religious matters.

Dates: 1833 October 8

Frank C. Robertson correspondence

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 429
Scope and Contents

Correspondence. The materials relate largely to Robertson's writing career and association with various organizations. Some items also relate to personal and family matters.

Dates: 1937-1963

Edwin L. Sabin papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 1072b
Scope and Contents

Collection includes holograph and typed letters received by Sabin. Many of these materials relate to Sabin's research on Kit Carson, and include answers to Sabin's inquiries regarding the personality, appearance, and activities of Carson. The information was of use to Sabin in his book "Kit Carson Days (1809-1868)" published in 1914 and in its revised edition of 1935. Also included are letters that relate to Sabin's efforts to get photographs of the American West.

Dates: 1885-1924