Alfred W. Newcombe papers
Collection — Box: 62
Identifier: MS-SC1098
Scope and Contents
Letters from Harold Ickes, Ira Copley, Charles E. Merriam, Donald Richberg and Walter S. Rogers discuss where Newcombe might look for information and some, especially Ickes, give reminiscences re: the election of 1911, LaFollette and Roosevelt.
Dates
- Created: 1945 - 1946
Creator
- Newcombe, Alfred W. (Person)
Biographical / Historical
Professor of History at Knox College in Galesburg, Ill. who was writing about the beginnings of the Progressive Party in Illinois. Corresponded with Harold Ickes, I.C. Copley, C.E. Merriam, Donald Richberg and Walter S. Rogers regarding the Progressive movement.
Extent
1 folder (1 folder : .5 linear inches (.042 linear feet)) : 12 items
Language of Materials
English
Creator
- Newcombe, Alfred W. (Person)
- Copley, Ira, 1864-1947 (Person)
- Ickes, Harold L. (Harold LeClair), 1874-1952 (Person)
- Richberg, Donald R. (Donald Randall), 1881-1960 (Person)
- Rogers, Walter S. (Person)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscript Collection Repository
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112 North Sixth Street
Springfield IL 62701 US
(217) 558-8923
christopher.schnell@illinois.gov