Benjamin W. Austin papers, 1866-1902 and undated.
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Summary
- Creator:
- Austin, Benjamin W.
- Abstract:
- Letters (ALS), clippings, prints and a photo. These items form part of the autograph and signed letter collection of Benjamin W. Austin. Items include letters from Thomas Dunn English, Sir Edward Frankland, Sarah Hackett Stevenson and Joseph Leidy. The greater part of this collection can be found in Special Collections, Perkins Library, Duke University.
- Extent:
- 11 items
- Language:
- Materials in English
- Collection ID:
- RL.10224
Background
- Scope and content:
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Letters (ALS), clippings, prints and a photo. These items form part of the autograph and signed letter collection of Benjamin W. Austin. Items include letters from Thomas Dunn English, Sir Edward Frankland, Sarah Hackett Stevenson and Joseph Leidy. The greater part of this collection can be found in Special Collections, Perkins Library, Duke University.
- Biographical / historical:
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Secretary of the Northwestern Literary and Historical Society of Sioux City, Iowa, and later of the Trinity Historical Society of Oak Cliff and Dallas, Texas.
- Acquisition information:
- Source unknown
- Processing information:
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Processed by: Rubenstein Staff
Finding aid derived from MARC record using DukeMARC2EAD-HOMproject.xsl, December 2014
- Physical location:
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- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- General note:
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Forms part of the Trent Manuscripts Collection.
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Benjamin W. Austin papers, 1866-1902 and undated., David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.