TABLE OF CONTENTS

Descriptive Summary of the Collection

Administrative Information

Biography of John Bearss Newcomb

Scope and Content of the Collection

Organization

Selected Search Terms

Container List

Series 1: Newcomb Family Correspondence, 1737-1896

Series 2: Newcomb Family Documents, 1820-1895

Series 3: Newcomb Family Genealogy, 1861-1873

Series 4: Elgin, Illinois Records, 1840-1896

Series 5: Daybooks and Account Ledgers, 1837-1892

Series 6: Related Family Genealogy and Civil War Documents, 1818-1872