Papers 1744-1956.

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Papers 1744-1956.

Diaries, journals, addresses, notebooks, sketches, autobiographical and biographical material, and genealogical data and related correspondence; and lecture, notes, sketches, receipts, artwork, poetry, and medical and literary writings of Samuel S. Walker (1806-1848), physician, scientist, and painter, of Cincinnati, Ohio. Other persons represented include Walker's parents, James Walker (1770-1827), teacher and farmer, and Sarah (Swan) Walker (1772-1848): brother, Ezekiel S. Walker (1802-1883), lawyer; son, Charles S. Walker (1846-1933), Congregational minister and teacher; and grandson, Dr. Claude F. Walker. Includes material on the Civil War, art, architecture, anthropology, currency reform, Creek Indians, medicine, Miami University, and music. Contact repository for more information.

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