Papers of Frank Dwight Baldwin, 1807-1923 (bulk 1869-1920).

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Papers of Frank Dwight Baldwin, 1807-1923 (bulk 1869-1920).

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Professional, personal, and family papers of General Frank D. Baldwin, including his correspondence, military papers, maps, notebooks, diaries, photographs, scrapbooks, and ephemera. consist primarily of his professional and military papers. The correspondence that includes both letters by Frank D. Baldwin and addressed to him, covers 1869-1920, and deals mostly with the promotions of General Baldwin, his friends, and the men who served under his command. The military papers include General Baldwin's military records, orders, reports, communications, etc., covering his post-Civil War career, recommendations for promotions, papers relating to his Medals of Honors, etc. includes the correspondence between Frank D. Baldwin and his wife Alice Blackwood Baldwin (1867-1900), his daughter Juanita Baldwin Williams-Foote (1875-1902), and other members of the Baldwin family, his professional and personal correspondence (1877-1920), his military papers, official correspondence, telegrams, maps, pictures, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, and pocket diaries and appointment books (1860-1923).

Approx 5100 pieces.24 boxes.

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