Papers, 1935-1980.

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Papers, 1935-1980.

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Papers, 1935-1980, of Philip Lemont Barbour (1898-1980), including research notes for his historical writings on the settlement of North America. Most articles, clippings and notes concern those people associated with Captain John Smith, a leader of the Jamestown settlement in Virginia. Includes correspondence, 1960-1967, with Lawrence W. Towner, and correspondence, 1964-1969, with representatives of the National Gallery of Art and the Smithsonian Institution. There is also some printed material (mostly copies) dating back to 1603.

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Smith, John, 1580-1631

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English explorer and colonial governor of Virginia. From the description of John Smith, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980478 ...

Towner, Lawrence W. (Lawrence William), 1921-1992

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Sixth Librarian of the Newberry Library, 1962-1986, and historian. Born Sept. 10, 1921, in St. Paul, Minn., educated at Cornell College (B.A.) and Northwestern (M.A., Ph. D.), Towner served in the U.S. Army Air Corps (WWII), taught at the Latin School of Chicago, Northwestern and MIT and edited the William and Mary Quarterly (1956-1962), before coming to the Newberry in 1962. The Newberry expanded significantly under Towner. He acquired important collections (Silver, Sac...

Barbour, Philip L.

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