William Tolbert papers, 1820-1941 (bulk 1870-1894)

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Summary

Creator:
Tolbert, William E., 1844-1902.
Abstract:
William E. Tolbert was a Union soldier and businessman of Chambersburg, Pa. Collection includes correspondence and business, personal, and legal papers of Tolbert and several members of the Tolbert (Talbot) and Huber families of Chambersburg, Pa., containing information about family affairs, Republican Party affairs in Chambersburg, and William E. Tolbert's activities with the Chief Engineer's Office of the U.S. Military Railroad in the Division of the Mississippi. There are a number of letters (1883-1922) to Emma Tolbert from her friend Elizabeth Russell, who was a Methodist missionary in Nagasaki, Japan.
Extent:
1413 items
Language:
Materials in English.
Collection ID:
RL.11832

Background

Scope and content:

Collection includes correspondence and business, personal, and legal papers of Tolbert and several members of the Tolbert (Talbot) and Huber families of Chambersburg, Pa., containing information about family affairs, Republican Party affairs in Chambersburg, and William E. Tolbert's activities with the Chief Engineer's Office of the U.S. Military Railroad in the Division of the Mississippi. There are a number of letters (1883-1922) to Emma Tolbert from her friend Elizabeth Russell, who was a Methodist missionary in Nagasaki, Japan.

Biographical / historical:

William E. Tolbert was a Union soldier and businessman of Chambersburg, Pa.

Acquisition information:
The William Tolbert papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library in 1951.
Processing information:

Processed by Rubenstein Staff

Accessions described in this collection guide are from 1951.

Collection rehoused and finding aid updated by Elliot Mamet, September 2021.

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