Ezra Delos Smith papers : Meade, Kansas, 1906-1934.

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Ezra Delos Smith papers : Meade, Kansas, 1906-1934.

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The papers primarily relate to researches in Smith family history, particularly for a biography of Jedediah Strong Smith, unpublished, of which a carbon typescript (457 leaves) is in the collection. To Smith's own papers have been added nine letters and statements he sent to Sara Eliza (Simons) Spearman, 1907-1909; 19 letters to Frederick S. Dellenbaugh, 1911-1919; a manuscript by E.D. Smith recording traditional history of the Smith family; and a microfilm of E.D. Smith's letters to F.W. Cragin, 1907-1909. Personal papers include letters from relatives and others, a few written to his daughter Lura after his death. Literary papers include two manuscripts concerning manners and customs in northern Indiana and southern Michigan at the time of Smith's boyhood, ca. 1857-1870 (17 & 161 leaves), and a few articles, stories, and addresses.

1 box (0.4 linear feet)Letters to F.W. Cragin, 1907-1909: 1 microfilm reel : negative (Rich. 563:19) and positive (16 mm.)

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