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Size | 3 volumes |
Abstract | Calvin Stowell was a newspaper writer, federal soldier in the Civil War, and state legislator of Illinois. The collection is a diary and microfilm copies of two scrapbooks. The diary, 1856, contains records of daily activities and events at Oberlin College, where Stowell was a student, January-May; records of farm work and other activities near Chillicothe, Ill., May-August; and personal financial accounts, January-July. The scrapbooks contain clippings of descriptive articles Stowell wrote between 1910 and 1912 about race relations, Confederate memorial activities, and other matters in Savannah, Ga.; a description of Stowell's Civil War service with the 11th Illinois Infantry; a few Civil War letters; a few later letters; and other items. |
Creator | Stowell, Calvin, b. 1836. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kathryn Michaelis, November 2009
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Calvin Stowell was a newspaper writer, federal soldier in the Civil War, and state legislator of Illinois.
Back to TopThe collection is a diary and microfilm copies of two scrapbooks of Calvin Stowell. The diary, 1856, contains records of daily activities and events at Oberlin College, where Stowell was a student, January-May; records of farm work and other activities near Chillicothe, Ill., May-August; and personal financial accounts, January-July. The scrapbooks contain clippings of descriptive articles Stowell wrote between 1910 and 1912 about race relations, Confederate memorial activities, and other matters in Savannah, Ga.; a description of Stowell's Civil War service with the 11th Illinois Infantry; a few Civil War letters; a few later letters; and other items.
Back to TopFolder 1 |
Diary, 1856 |
Reel 1 |
Scrapbooks, 1863; 1907-1914 |