Barbour, Lucian,  1811-1880. <br/><br/>
Lucian Barbour papers, 1838-1977  (bulk 1840-1898). 

 - 700  items. 6  containers. 2.4  linear feet. 
<br/><br/> Open to research. 
<br/><br/> Correspondence, diaries, financial papers, photographs, printed matter, and miscellany. Consists primarily of family correspondence relating to domestic affairs and life in Indianapolis, Ind., and Barbour's service in the 34th Congress.  Also includes letters to his daughter from Civil War soldiers, an account by Mrs. William Watson Wicks of an interview with Martin Van Buren and White House social events, and an 1872 diary kept by Barbour's son, Linus, at Amherst College.  Correspondents include James Buchanan, Schuyler Colfax, and Oliver P. Morton. 
<br/><br/><br/>Lawyer and U.S. representative from Indiana. 
<br/><br/><br/>Collection material in English. 
<br/><br/> Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at  http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009318 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>mm 82059634  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Barbour, Linus, 1849-1875. <br/>Buchanan, James, 1791-1868 --Correspondence.<br/>Colfax, Schuyler, 1823-1885 --Correspondence.<br/>Morton, Oliver P. 1823-1877 --Correspondence.<br/>Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862. <br/>Wicks, William Watson (Mrs.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>United States. Congress.  House. <br/>Amherst College.<br/>White House (Washington, D.C.)
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Universities and colleges--Massachusetts.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Indiana--Social life and customs.<br/>Indianapolis (Ind.)--Social life and customs.<br/>United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.<br/>United States--Politics and government--1829-1837.<br/>Washington (D.C.)--Social life and customs.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Occupation: </label><br/>Representatives, U.S. Congress--Indiana.