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1. William H. Conkling papers, 1864-1976

   275 items. 1 container plus 1 oversize plus 1 vault (philatelic cover). 0.6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Municipal government official, civic leader, and postmaster from Springfield, Illinois. Correspondence with Charles A. Lindbergh, speeches and writings, publications, photographs, and memorabilia relating to Lindbergh’s cross-country airmail route which included service to Springfield, Illinois, and his flight of 1927 from New York to Paris. Includes a philatelic cover which Lindbergh carried aboard the Spirit of St. Louis on his trans-Atlantic flight and mailed to Conkling from Paris.