James H. Lincoln papers, 1916-2001.

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James H. Lincoln papers, 1916-2001.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/85778188

The papers have been organized into four series: Biographical/Personal; Detroit Politics and City Council Activities; Probate Court, Juvenile Court Judge; Genealogy/Historical Research. The Biographical/Personal series includes personal and family correspondence, articles and interviews, speeches, and photographs. Detroit Politics and City Council documents his campaigns for office and his work in council, most notably concerning issues of regional water supply and the controversy over fluoridation of the city's water in the mid-1950s. The Probate Court, Juvenile Court Judge series includes correspondence, speeches, and other files pertaining to juvenile crime and related professional involvements. The Genealogy/Historical Research series consists of binders containing copies of clippings, letters, speeches and other materials concerning his career, the career of Justice Frank Murphy, the development of Detroit's water system in the 1950s, and the genealogy of the Lincoln family of Harbor Beach, Michigan, especially relating to his mother, Esther Lincoln, and the military and governmental careers of his brothers, George A. Lincoln and Lawrence J. Lincoln, his father, Burr B. Lincoln, and his grandfather, Lansing E. Lincoln. This series also consists of collected materials relating to his book "Fiery Trial" about the great Michigan forest fire of 1881, including letters of reminiscence of survivors and survivors' family members.

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Lincoln, Burr, 1880-1937.

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Lincoln, Lawrence J. (Lawrence Joseph), 1909-

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Murphy, Frank, 1890-1949

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Mayor of Detroit; Governor of Michigan; Governor General of the Philippine Islands; associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. From the description of Frank Murphy papers, 1893-1960 (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 369174924 Mayor of Detroit, governor of Michigan; justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. From the description of Frank Murphy autograph book, 1930-1942. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 85778857 Detroit (Mich.) Recorder...

Lincoln, Esther, 1879-1961.

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Lincoln family.

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National Council of Juvenile Court Justices.

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Detroit (Mich.). Common Council

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Wayne County (Mich.)

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Lincoln, James H.

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Detroit and Harbor Beach, Michigan, resident and Detroit city councilman and later Wayne County juvenile court judge. From the description of James H. Lincoln papers, 1916-2001. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 85778188 From the description of James H. Lincoln photograph series. 1940s-ca. 2000. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 53143057 From the description of James H. Lincoln papers, [ca. 1949-ca. 1980]. (University of Michigan). WorldCat r...

Lincoln, Lansing E. (Lansing Edward), 1842-1916.

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Lincoln, George A. (George Arthur), 1907-1975

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