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James Squire reminiscences of Benjamin Godfrey
Collection — Box: 85
Identifier: MS-SC1467
Scope and Contents
Typed copy of reminiscences dictated to his daughter Mrs. William H. Hubbard. Insertions by B.W. Denison a writer, noting differences in Squire's memory of facts and other published or otherwise accepted facts. Discusses Godfrey's circumstances when coming to Illinois, his family, Monticello College and the town of Monticello (Godfrey), some of his own experiences with Godfrey and growing up on the prairie and changes he saw and experienced.
Dates:
Created: 1929
Found in:
Manuscript Collection
Miner Family papers
Collection — Box: 60
Identifier: MS-SC1054
Scope and Contents
Correspondence is mostly of the Thomas family and includes many letters from Julia (Thomas) Barker to Ellen (Thomas) Miner. In one letter, she mentions a visit from Mary and Robert Lincoln and Mary's need to visit the grave. Also includes letters from Julia and Ellen's brother Marshall while attending medical school in Philadelphia; from Jane Pond in Louisiana, whose family headed a girls' seminary there, includes a description, 1851, of Oakland College in Mississippi; from Julia and Ellen's...
Dates:
Created: 1837 - 1955
Found in:
Manuscript Collection
Monticello College Collection
Collection
Identifier: AV-01-08-Monticello
Scope and Contents
The collection is arranged in alphabetical order and by subject matter.
Dates:
1830 - 1970
Found in:
Audiovisual Collection