Calvin Stowell books, 1856-1914 [manuscript].

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Calvin Stowell books, 1856-1914 [manuscript].

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The collection is a diary and microfilm copies of two scrapbooks. The diary, 1856, contains records of daily activities and events at Oberlin College, where Stowell was a student, January-May; records of farm work and other activities near Chillicothe, Ill., May-August; and personal financial accounts, January-July. The scrapbooks contain clippings of descriptive articles Stowell wrote between 1910 and 1912 about race relations, Confederate memorial activities, and other matters in Savannah, Ga.; a description of Stowell's Civil War service with the 11th Illinois Infantry; a few Civil War letters; a few later letters; and other items.

3 v.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Oberlin College

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Oberlin College is a private liberal arts college and conservatory of music in Oberlin, Ohio. Founded in 1833, it is the oldest coeducational liberal arts college in the United States and the second-oldest continuously operating coeducational institute of higher learning in the world. The Oberlin Conservatory of Music is the oldest continuously operating conservatory in the United States. In 1835, Oberlin became one of the first colleges in the United States to admit African Americans, and in 18...

United States. Army. Illinois Infantry Regiment, 11th (1861-1865)

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Stowell, Calvin, b. 1836.

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Calvin Stowell was a newspaper writer, federal soldier in the Civil War, and state legislator of Illinois. From the description of Calvin Stowell books, 1856-1914 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 23712286 From the guide to the Calvin Stowell Papers, ., 1856-1914, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) ...