Frémont family papers, [ca. 1839-1927].

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Frémont family papers, [ca. 1839-1927].

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Part I: papers of John C. Frémont, his wife, Jessie, and their children, Elizabeth, Francis and John, including correspondence, memoirs, clippings, scrapbooks and miscellaneous items. Part II: notes, clippings and transcripts of papers collected by Allan Nevins in preparing his biography of Frémont; and letters to Nevins from Francis P. Frémont.

6 boxes, 3 portfolios, 1 oversize folder.v. 1 - Great Events ... ; v. 2 - Memoirs ... : partial microfilm reel (440 exposures) : negative (Rich. 89:16) and positive.Manuscript papers concerning the Fourth Expedition, 1848; memoirs written by Jessie Benton Frémont, Section B, p. 55-176 : partial microfilm reel (33 exposures) : negative (Rich. 799:12) and positive.Pt. I v. 3 and box 4, folder 34 : 1 microfilm reel : negative (Rich. 807:1)Pt. I v.4. Agreements with Agua Fria Gold Mining Company : 1 microfilm reel : negative (Rich. 751:12) and positive.

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Historian, journalist and educator. He attended the University of Illinois where he earned a B. A. 1912 and an M. A. in English, 1913. Nevins moved to New York to work and eventually was made a Professor of History at Columbia University. Wrote numerous biographies and articles on history. President of the American History Association in 1959. Helped found the Society of American Historians. From the description of Commencement address, June 1953. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Librar...

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