Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Contents | Arrangement
Collection Summary
Title | Jesse W. Fell papers, 1806-1965 |
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Span Dates | 1806-1965 |
Bulk Dates | (bulk 1830-1887) |
ID No. | MSS20362 |
Creator | Fell, Jesse W., 1808-1887 |
Extent | 2,100 items ; 8 containers ; 3 linear feet ; 8 microfilm reels |
Language | Collection material in English |
Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
Summary | Editor, educator, and lawyer. Correspondence, speeches and writings, Fell's autobiography and other biographical material, genealogical material, land grants, ledger, clippings, scrapbooks, maps, lithographs, photographs, and other papers pertaining primarily to Fell's pursuits as a newspaper editor, educator, lawyer, and Quaker in Illinois, including also family correspondence pertaining to Abraham Lincoln's autobiography. |
Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009196 |
LCCN Permalink | LC Online Catalog record for this collection: http://lccn.loc.gov/mm76020362 |