Burton Alva Konkle Papers, 1925-1943
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Summary
- Creator:
- Konkle, Burton Alva, 1861-1944.
- Abstract:
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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.
- Extent:
- 34 items
- Language:
- Materials in English
- Library Catalog Link:
- View UNC library catalog record for this item
Background
- Biographical / historical:
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Burton Alva Konkle (1861-1944) was a historian from Swarthmore, Pa.
- Scope and content:
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The 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.
- Acquisition information:
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Received from Burton Alva Konkle of Swathmore, Pa., March 1942.
- Processing information:
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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.
- Sensitive materials statement:
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Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, the North Carolina Public Records Act (N.C.G.S. § 132 1 et seq.), and Article 7 of the North Carolina State Personnel Act (Privacy of State Employee Personnel Records, N.C.G.S. § 126-22 et seq.). Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill assumes no responsibility.
Access and use
- Restrictions to access:
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No restrictions. Open for research.
- Restrictions to use:
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No usage restrictions.
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], in the Burton Alva Konkle Papers, #2428-z, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Special Collections Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- Location of this collection:
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Louis Round Wilson Library200 South RoadChapel Hill, NC 27515
- Contact:
- (919) 962-3765