William J. Ghent Papers 1876-1942 (bulk 1902-1942)

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William J. Ghent Papers 1876-1942 (bulk 1902-1942)

Author and journalist. Correspondence, memoranda, writings, notes, reports, subject files, photographs, clippings, and printed material relating to Ghent's writings on the West and the socialist movement in the U.S. Includes biographical sketches appearing in the and articles and book reviews appearing in trade journals. Also includes diaries of Edward Settle Godfrey and Holmes O. Paulding, participants in the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Dictionary of American Biography

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American author and historian. From the description of The Custer tragedy : events leading up to and following the Litte Big Horn Campaign of 1876, 1939. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122653044 Historian. From the guide to the Charles Kuhlman collection on the Battle of the Little Big Horn, 1933-1959, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) Saginaw, Michigan, building contractor, deputy state oil inspector, 1903-1905, archeological surveyor and writer on Mic...