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William Baskerville Hamilton papers, 1700-1975

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Summary

Creator:
Hamilton, William Baskerville, 1908-1972
Extent:
80 Linear Feet
53,700 items
Language:
English.
Collection ID:
RL.00495

Background

Scope and Content:

Correspondence, memoranda, and reports, relating to Hamilton's teaching career; reasearch notes for his work in antebellum Mississippi history, particularly the Territorial period, and for biographies of William Wyndham Grenville, Baron, and William Murray, Earl of Mansfield; and personal and family papers. Includes ca. 9,000 British historical manuscripts donated by Hamilton, cataloged separately by the repository. Correspondents include Nash Kerr Burger, Hubert Creekmore, Eudora Welty, and other Mississippi literary figures.

Biographical / Historical:

William Baskerville Hamilton was Professor of history, Duke University, Durham, N.C. Biographical and Autobiographical Information is filed in the first box of the collection. It includes a vita, letters, articles, clippings, obituaries, and other items.

Acquisition Information:
The Papers of William Baskerville Hamilton were gifts to Duke University, 1965-1975.
Processing information:

Processed by: Duke University. David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Staff

Completed ca. 1973; updated by Jane Metters, 2011

Encoded by Stephen Douglas Miller and Jane Metters, 2011

Physical Location:
For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
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Describing Archives: A Content Standard

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RESTRICTIONS:

Collection is open for research.

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The copyright interests in the William Baskerville Hamilton Papers have not been transferred to Duke University. For more information consult the section on copyright in the Regulations and Procedures of the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library.

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[Identification of item], The Papers of William Baskerville Hamilton, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.

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Collection

William Baskerville Hamilton papers, 1700-1975
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Collection ID RL.00495
EAD ID hamilton
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Total components 1,173
Last indexed 2023-09-06

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