Chandler B. and Chandler P. Chapman papers, 1830-1901.

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Chapman, Chandler B., 1815-1877. Chandler B. and Chandler P. Chapman papers, 1830-1901.

Chandler B. and Chandler P. Chapman papers, 1830-1901.

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Papers of Chandler B. Chapman of Madison, Wisconsin, and Emporia, Kansas, a physician and businessman, and of his son, Chandler Pease Chapman, Madison, Wisconsin, a realtor and "father" of the Wisconsin National Guard. The collection consists primarily of correspondence and pertains primarily to the elder Chapman's Civil War service as a surgeon in the 6th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment, to his activities on behalf of the Presbyterian Church and as a member of the Freemasons, to the military activities of the younger Chapman, and to the real estate and other investments of both men. Also present are personal papers of Anne Chapman (a daughter and sister); Civil War military documents and diaries; scrapbooks and newsclippings; a patient account book, 1841-1843; and journals of Dr. Chapman's trips to Europe and the Middle East including notes on hospitals, physicians, and medical practices he encountered. The processed portion of this collection is summarized above, dates 1835-1901, and is described in the register. Additional accessions are described below.

3.8 c.f. (7 archives boxes and 7 volumes); plusadditions of 0.2 c.f.,71 photographs, and2 scrapbooks of ca. 255 engravings, lithographs, and other visual items.

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project