| Title | William H. Conkling papers, 1864-1976 |
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| Span Dates | 1864-1976 |
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| Bulk Dates | (bulk 1927-1939) |
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| ID No. | MSS62011 |
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| Creator | Conkling, William H., 1858-1939 |
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| Extent | 275 items |
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| Extent | 1 container plus 1 oversize plus 1 vault (philatelic cover) |
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| Extent | 0.6 linear feet |
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| Language |
Collection material in
English
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| Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
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| Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009250 |
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| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm97062011 |
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| 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. |
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