Lucian Barbour papers, 1838-1977 (bulk 1840-1898).
Material type:
Mixed materialsDescription: 700 items; 6 containers; 2.4 linear feetSubject(s): - Barbour, Linus, 1849-1875
- Buchanan, James, 1791-1868 -- Correspondence
- Colfax, Schuyler, 1823-1885 -- Correspondence
- Morton, Oliver P. (Oliver Perry), 1823-1877 -- Correspondence
- Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862
- Wicks, William Watson (Mrs.)
- United States. Congress. House
- Amherst College
- White House (Washington, D.C.)
- Universities and colleges -- Massachusetts
- Indiana -- Social life and customs
- Indianapolis (Ind.) -- Social life and customs
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1829-1837
- Washington (D.C.) -- Social life and customs
- Representatives, U.S. Congress -- Indiana
Open to research.
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.
Lawyer and U.S. representative from Indiana.
Collection material in English.
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