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Descriptive Summary of the Collection
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Inventory of the Shaw Family Papers, 1837-1849
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Descriptive Summary of the Collection |
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| Creator | Shaw family |
| Title | Shaw Family Papers |
| Dates | 1837-1849 |
| Extent | 0.1 cubic ft. (1 folder) |
| Abstract | Twelve letters and a receipt relating to the Shaw family of Jacksonville, Illinois. Letters detail agricultural, business, family, religious and social matters of mid-nineteenth century Illinois. Related family names are Roberts of Fair Haven, Massachusetts, and Bird of Portland, Maine. |
| Language | Materials are in English. |
| Repository | Newberry Library, Roger and Julie Baskes Department of Special Collections |
| Collection Call Number | Midwest MS 148 |
| Collection Stack Location | 3a 35 3 |
Administrative Information
Cite As
Shaw Family Papers, Midwest Manuscript Collection, The Newberry Library, Chicago.
Provenance
Purchase, 1954.
Processed by
Virginia Hay Smith, 2008.
Access
The Shaw Family Papers are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room (Priority III).
Ownership and Literary Rights
The Shaw Family Papers are the physical property of the Newberry Library. Copyright may belong to the authors or their legal heirs or assigns. For permission to publish or reproduce any materials from this collection, contact the Roger and Julie Baskes Department of Special Collections.
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Biography of Shaw family
Mid-nineteenth century Illinois family.
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Scope and Content of the Collection
Twelve letters mailed from Jacksonville, Illinois, by and to members of the Shaw family between 1837 and 1849. Contents reflect the daily lives of a nineteenth-century family, particularly of the patriarch, J. Shaw, and details include business concerns, farming matters, health, social events, and religion. Other surnames represented are Bird of Portland, Maine, and Roberts of Fair Haven, Massachusetts. Also, a small receipt for a real estate transaction in Toulon, Illinois, 1843.
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Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
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Selected Search Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Newberry Library's public catalog. Researchers desiring additional materials on a particular topic should search the catalog using these headings.
Names
- Byrd family -- Correspondence
- Roberts family -- Correspondence
- Shaw family -- Correspondence
Subjects
- Correspondence -- Illinois -- 1837-1849
- Families -- Middle West -- History -- 19th century -- Sources
- Jacksonville (Ill.) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources
- Manuscripts, American -- Illinois
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