Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh papers relating to his book George Armstrong Custer, 1916-1933.

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Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh papers relating to his book George Armstrong Custer, 1916-1933.

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Four letters and two clippings concerning his book George Armstrong Custer. Two typescript letters with holograph additions are by the book's editor Mary V. Worstell, accompanied by a typescript carbon reply from Dellenbaugh. The fourth letter is a holograph letter from Elizabeth Bacon Custer to Dellenbaugh concerning the introduction that she was writing. The clippings are notices of Mrs. Custer's death and disposition of her estate.

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Dellenbaugh, Frederick Samuel, 1853-1935

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Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh, artist, topographer, explorer and author, was born September 13, 1853 in McConnelsville, Ohio. After graduating from high school in Buffalo, New York, Dellenbaugh's interest in painting and boating led his uncle Almon Harris Thompson to introduce him to John Wesley Powell. Thompson was Powell's brother-in-law and served as second-in-command and chief topographer of Powell's second expedition down the Colorado River in 1871-1873. Powell appointed the seventeen year o...

Custer, Elizabeth Bacon, 1842-1933

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American author and wife of General George A. Custer. From the description of Letter, 1905. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122486737 Elizabeth Bacon married Gen. George Armstrong Custer in 1864. After her husband's death in 1876, she was instrumental in promoting his legacy as a hero and role-model. In addition to her books about her life with her husband, Elizabeth Bacon Custer supported herself by working as a journalist. From the description of Oberammergau pa...

Worstell, Mary Virginia.

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