William Ashton Collection 1840-1874

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William Ashton Collection 1840-1874

http://rave.ohiolink.edu/archives/ead/OOxM0109

This collection of papers pertaining to William Ashton includes manuscripts, including medical notes, letters, essays, and poetry; printed material, featuring agricultural publications and newspaper clippings; and artistic ephemera, such as a wallpaper design of Ashton's.

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Ashton, William

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w62s3rpk (person)

Epithet: Sec Professional Choral Society British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000429.0x0001fd A native of Ashton-under-Lyne in the county of Lancashire, England, William Adolphus Ashton was born in 1803. For generations, the Ashton family had worked with and designed textiles, as this area was central to cotton manufacturing. As a result, Ashton became interested in cotton miller Robert Owen's factory reform efforts...