Scope and Content Note
The Charles Pinkerton Collection of Arthur and Herndon Family Papers consists of correspondence, genealogical material, notes, press clippings, and other papers relating to Pinkerton's father-in-law, Chester Alan Arthur; Arthur's father, William Arthur; Arthur's father-in-law, William Lewis Herndon, the explorer; and other members of the Arthur and Herndon families. The collection spans the years 1822-1938, with the bulk from 1822 to 1886. Included is a volume of letterpress copies of telegrams received by Chester Alan Arthur from January 15 to- December 1, 1883, and notes made by Arthur's biographer, Thomas C. Reeves.