Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | Feamster family papers, 1794-1967 |
|---|---|
| Span Dates | 1794-1967 |
| Bulk Dates | (bulk 1813-1946) |
| ID No. | MSS20321 |
| Creator | Feamster family |
| Extent | 3,000 items |
| Extent | 5 containers |
| Extent | 2 linear feet |
| Language | Collection material in English |
| Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
| Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010313 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm79020321 |
| Summary | Members of the Feamster (Feemster) family. Diaries, notebooks, correspondence, financial and legal papers, writings, and miscellaneous material illustrating the activities of four interrelated families from 1794 to 1967 whose members were engaged in farming, the law, medicine, the military, politics, religion, and other pursuits in Virginia, West Virginia, Missouri, Arkansas, Texas, Kansas, Iowa, and Maryland. The collection also contains genealogical information about the Cary (Carey), Mathews (Mathews), Alderson, and Feamster families. |