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Addition

 Series
Identifier: Series 6

Scope and Contents

This addition, which fills three folders in Box 5, is comprised of photocopied correspondence of James Alton James. The first folder contains correspondence between James and J. Franklin Jameson during the period 1905 to 1916. The second folder contains for the most part correspondence between James and Frederick Jackson Turner during the period 1906 to 1928. Correspondence between Merrill Crissey and James is also included in Folder 2. Folder 3 contains correspondence between James and Clarence Sibley Paine, Secretary/Treasurer of the Mississippi Valley Historical Association, during the period 1909 to 1928.

Dates

  • 1888-1965

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions on use of the materials in the department for research; all patrons must comply with federal copyright regulations.

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is stored at a remote campus location and requires two business days advance notice for retrieval. Please contact the McCormick Library at specialcollections@northwestern.edu or 847-491-3635 for more information or to schedule an appointment to view the collection.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright restrictions governing materials held by the Library of Congress, Huntington Library, and Nebraska State Historical Society must be observed in any publication or citation from these materials.

Extent

From the Collection: 5.00 Boxes

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Acquisition Information

These materials, which were photocopied from originals in the possession of the Library of Congress, the Huntington Library, and the Nebraska State Historical Society, were donated to the Northwestern University Archives by Professor Richard W. Leopold in three separate accessions: # 86-44 on March 27, 1986; # 86-174 on August 15, 1986; and # 87-261 on November 6, 1987.

Processing Information

Hal Taylor; March 1, 1988.

Library Details

Part of the Northwestern University Archives Repository

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