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Size | 34 items |
Abstract | Burton Alva Konkle (1861-1944) was a historian from Swarthmore, Pa. The collection includes his correspondence concerning portraits of Supreme Court justices James Iredell (1751-1799) and James Wilson (1742-1798) and funding for the publication of his biography of James Wilson. |
Creator | Konkle, Burton Alva, 1861-1944. |
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: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, January 2009
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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Burton Alva Konkle (1861-1944) was a historian from Swarthmore, Pa.
Back to TopThe collection includes the correspondence of Burton Alva Konkle concerning portraits of Supreme Court justices James Iredell (1751-1799) and James Wilson (1742-1798) and funding for the publication of his biography of James Wilson. He also discusses more broadly the process of writing history.
Correspondents include Mrs. James Iredell, Martha S. Iredell, Heriot Clarkson, Alexander B. Andrews, Mrs. Arthur H. Scribner, John H. Hazelton, George S. Armstrong, Henry M. London, William P. Gest, C. S. Jenkins, and Charles W. Tillett, Jr.
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