Paul M. Angle papers, 1776, 1809-1978 (bulk 1940-1973).

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Paul M. Angle papers, 1776, 1809-1978 (bulk 1940-1973).

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Manuscripts, research material, correspondence, articles, newspaper clippings, speeches, and other papers of Paul M. Angle, a historian and author. The collection consists largely of reference material for Angle's books and articles, including notes and photocopies of newspaper articles from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, as well as correspondence with other historians, including Carl Sandburg, Allan Nevins, and James G. Randall. Also present is material on Philip K. Wrigley, Abraham Lincoln, and Illinois history. Other items include manuscript drafts, book reviews written by Angle for the Chicago Tribune (1948-1967), and papers from Angle's years as director of the Chicago Historical Society (1945-1965). Manuscript drafts include Bloody Williamson: A Chapter in American Lawlessness (1952) and Philip K. Wrigley: A Memoir of a Modest Man (1975).

15 linear ft. (36 boxes)

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Chicago History Museum

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Illinois State Historical Library

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Randall, J.G. (James Garfield), 1881-1953

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Sandburg, Carl, 1878-1967

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Nevins, Allan, 1890-1971

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University of Chicago. Press

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