Papers, 1860-1915.

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Papers, 1860-1915.

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The collection is made up of correspondence, letter copy books, Civil War diaries, official military papers of Alonzo and his brother (Jacob, 3rd Iowa Infantry), an order book of the 9th Iowa Infantry, a letter describing the burning of Columbia, S.C. during the war, speeches, addresses, lectures, subject files relating to Abernethy's academic associations, draft and research materials on early Iowa Baptists and churches, and assorted ephemera.

7 linear ft. (14 boxes)

State Historical Society of Iowa, Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7647559

State Historical Society of Iowa, Library

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Iowa. General Assembly. House of Representatives

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United States. Army. Iowa Infantry Regiment, 3rd (1861-1864)

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United States. Army. Iowa Infantry Regiment, 9th (1861-1865)

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Iowa Dept. of Public Instruction

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Burlington University

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Des Moines College.

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Iowa State Teachers College

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Cedar Valley Seminary.

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Abernethy, Alonzo, 1836-1915.

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Civil War officer, academic administrator, politician and author. Abernethy fought in the Civil War with the 9th Iowa Infantry. He attended Burlington University. During his career in education he served as the Iowa Superintendent of Public Instruction (1872-1876), principal, dean and president of Des Moines College (1870-1871, 1884-1885), principal of the Cedar Valley Seminary (1881-1902), president of the University of Chicago (1876-1878), and regent of the University of Iowa (1889-1909). He w...

Abernethy, Jacob.

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