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Armour (Alexander W.) collection of photostats of historical documents
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The Huntington Library
Title: Alexander W. Armour collection of photostats of historical documents
source:
Armour, Alexander William
Identifier/Call Number: mssArmour
Physical Description:
0.1 Linear Feet
(1 folder)
Date: 1946
Abstract: Collection of photostats of various historical documents and letters written by prominent American and British historical
and literary figures, collected by Alexander W. Armour.
Language of Material: Materials are in English.
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[Identification of item]. Alexander W. Armour collection of photostats of historical documents, The Huntington Library, San
Marino, California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Alexander W. Armour, May 1946.
Alexander W. Armour, of Princeton, New Jersey, was an American collector of historical documents.
Collection of photostats of various historical documents and letters written by prominent American and British historical
and literary figures, dated from 1676 to 1882. There are letters by Jean Armour Burns, Samuel Clemens, George W.P. Custis,
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Robert E. Lee, Samuel Morse, Florence Nightingale, William Seward, and Charles Sumner. There is one document
dated November 18, 1676, signed by Charles II. The photostat reproductions were likely made between 1900 and 1948.
Processed by Brooke M. Black in February 2024.
Arranged alphabetically.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Authors, American -- Correspondence
Authors, British -- Correspondence
United States -- History -- 19th century -- Sources
Facsimiles (reproductions)
Armour, Alexander William
Clemens, Samuel Langhorne, 1835-1910
Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882
Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870