Papers, 1820-1958.

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Papers, 1820-1958.

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Consists of papers of Kenneth Powers Williams, professor of mathematics at Indiana University and author of Lincoln finds a general, including correspondence; drafts, illustrations, maps, notes, galley and page proofs, and a scrapbook of reviews of Lincoln finds a general; mathematics notes and problems, and notes of early lectures given by him at Indiana University; and reprints of articles on mathematical, military, and historical subjects written by Williams and published in periodicals.

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