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 ; 1 container plus 1 oversize plus 1 vault
(philatelic cover) ; 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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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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Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as:
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009250 |
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LCCN Permalink | LC Online Catalog record for this collection:
http://lccn.loc.gov/mm97062011 |
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