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Collection Summary
| Title | William J. Ghent papers, 1876-1942 |
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| Span Dates | 1876-1942 |
| Bulk Dates | (bulk 1902-1942) |
| ID No. | MSS22699 |
| Creator | Ghent, William J. (William James), 1866-1942 |
| Extent | 15,000 items ; 48 containers ; 19.2 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.ms013027 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm78022699 |
| Summary | Author and journalist. Correspondence, memoranda, writings, notes, reports, subject files, photographs, clippings, and printed material relating to Ghent's writings on the West and the socialist movement in the U.S. Includes biographical sketches appearing in the Dictionary of American Biography and articles and book reviews appearing in trade journals. Also includes diaries of Edward Settle Godfrey and Holmes O. Paulding, participants in the Battle of the Little Bighorn. |