Papers, 1855-1946.

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Papers, 1855-1946.

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This collection relates primarily to Thomas Hughes a lawyer in Mankato and a lay historian for south-central Minnesota. The majority of the Hughes collection concerns the history of Blue Earth County, Dakota and Winnebago Indians, steamboating on the Minnesota River, Welsh immigrants in Minnesota, and Traverse des Sioux. A few documents depict aspects of Hughes's legal profession, but the majority of documents, newspapers, and photographs pertain to the region's history. Also, the collection contains the primary notes compiled by Hughes in his research endeavors.

14 Hollinger boxes and 1 newspaper box.

Minnesota State University, Mankato, Library Services, Library Services

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SNAC Resource ID: 7252696

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Hughes, Thomas, 1854-1934

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Thomas Hughes (1854-1934), the son of Henry Hughes (1833-1912) and Eliza Davies (1831-1915), was born in Minersville, Ohio on September 23, 1854. After emigrating from Tredegar, Wales in 1851, the family moved from Ohio to a Welsh settlement in Cambria, Blue Earth County, Minnesota in 1855 with Eliza's mother and brothers. Thomas Hughes graduated from Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota in 1880 and was admitted to the bar two years later. He married Alice Orianna H...