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Joshua Giddings Correspondence

 Fonds
Identifier: GID

Scope and Content

Correspondence of Joshua Giddings with family members and acquaintances, including William LLoyd Garrison, regarding reconstruction policy; also correspondence of George W. Julian (1817-1899), Member of Congress from Indiana, and others, including the American Abolition Society, Charles Francis Adams, and Salmon P. Chase; concerning the Republican Party, slavery, the 1856 Republican convention, and political strategy.

Dates

  • Creation: 1854-1860

Creator

Language of Materials

English.

Background

Lawyer, abolitionist and Member of Congress from Ohio.

Extent

1 reel of microfilm

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Library of Congress Library of Congress (1949)

Title
Joshua Giddings Correspondence
Subtitle
Guide
Author
University of Notre Dame Archives
Date
2005
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the University of Notre Dame Archives Repository

Contact:
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