Papers of John Downing Weaver, 1962-1989.

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Papers of John Downing Weaver, 1962-1989.

The collection consists of the personal papers and memorabilia of John Downing Weaver. The contents of the collection relate to Ray Allen Billington (1903-1981), historian, and they include thirty-one letters from Billington to Weaver.

108 pieces.1 box.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6759451

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Weaver, John D. (John Downing), 1912-2002

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Weaver was born Feb. 4, 1912 in Washington, DC; attended Georgetown Univ., 1928-29; AB, College of William and Mary, 1932; AM, George Washington Univ., 1933; worked for various federal agencies, including the National Recovery Administration, 1933-35; was also reporter, feature writer, book reviewer, and copy editor, Kansas City star, 1935-40; contributed articles, short stories, and book reviews to magazines; also wrote novels and non-fiction; published works include: Wind before rain (1942), A...

Billington, Ray Allen, 1903-1981

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Historian; teacher of American history at Clark University, Smith College, and Northwestern University; research associate at the Henry E. Huntington Library; author of Westward Expansion (1949) and Frederick Jackson Turner (1973). From the description of Ray Allen Billington papers relating to the fourth edition of Westward expansion, 1967-ca. 1974. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80908689 From the description of Ray Allen Billington papers relating to the fourth edition of ...