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7 finding aid(s) found containing the word(s) Illinois--History.
Henry Pelham Holmes Bromwell papers, 1794-1929
31 items. 4 containers. 2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Lawyer, editor, and U.S. representative from Illinois. Bound correspondence and autographs, financial material, and other papers relating chiefly to Bromwell’s years as U.S. representative from Illinois.
Clarence Edwin Carter papers, 1761-1961
10,550 items. 41 containers plus 2 oversize. 16.4 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Summary:
Editor, author, and professor of history. Correspondence, transcriptions, reports, financial papers, documents, book reviews, and clippings largely related to Carter’s editorial career.
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William Holmes Walker papers, 1855-1982
10 items. 2 containers. .6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Early Mormon leader, pioneer settler of Utah, missionary to South Africa, and patriarch of the Mormon Church. Memoir, diary, and scrapbook reflecting the life of Walker and Mormon Church history.
D.W. Whittle papers, 1861-1974
46 items. 1 container plus 1 oversize. .2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Union army officer, business manager, songwriter, and evangelist. Correspondence, court records, diary, maps, and military orders pertaining to Whittle's Civil War service.
Burbank-Van Voorhis families papers, 1814-1913
10 items. 1 container. .4 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Members of the Burbank and Van Voorhis (Voorhees) families. Diaries, correspondence, and military papers of Burbank and Van Voorhis family members spanning the War of 1812, Mexican War, Civil War, and American occupation of the Philippines in the early twentieth century.
Charles Augustus Hill papers, 1862-1971
300 items. 2 containers. 0.6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Union army officer, lawyer, and United States representative from Illinois. Correspondence and miscellany relating primarily to Hill's military service and family.
Horace H. Lurton papers, 1860-1915
250 items. 1 containers. .4 linear feet. 1 microfilm reel. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Associate justice of the United States Supreme Court. Correspondence and telegrams, some written while Lurton was attending the University of Chicago (1857-1886) and while he was a prisoner in Camp Chase, Ohio, and at Johnson Island Prison during the Civil War.
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