Stevens Family correspondence 1831-1875 (bulk 1862-1875)

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Stevens Family correspondence 1831-1875 (bulk 1862-1875)

MS 010


Collection Summary
Creator:	Stevens family.
Collection Name:	Stevens Family correspondence
Inclusive Dates:	1831-1875
Bulk Dates:	(bulk 1862-1875)
Physical Description:	.4 linear feet
Abstract:	The family members were residents of Rockton, Ill. Albion, George, and Herman, sons of Calvin Stevens, served in the U.S. Army as volunteers during the Civil War. Collection includes correspondence between members of the Calvin Stevens family, chiefly sons Albion, 1862-1863, George, 1862-1863, and Herman, while serving in the Civil War. Later correspondence from Herman relates mining and railroad activities in California, the Northwest, Arizona and New Mexico.
Collection Number:	MS 010
Language:	Materials are in English.
Repository:	University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections University of Arizona PO Box 210055 Tucson, AZ 85721-0055 Phone: 520-621-6423 Fax: 520-621-9733 URL: http://speccoll.library.arizona.edu/ E-Mail: LBRY-askspcoll@email.arizona.edu

Biographical Note

Residents of Rockton, Ill. Albion, George, and Herman, sons of Calvin Stevens, served in the U.S. Army as volunteers during the Civil War.

Scope and Content Note

Correspondence between members of the Calvin Stevens family, chiefly sons Albion, 1862-1863, George, 1862-1863, and Herman, while serving in the Civil War. Later correspondence from Herman relates mining and railroad activities in California, the Northwest, Arizona and New Mexico.

Photocopies of original material, made with permission of relatives.

Arrangement

This collection is organized chronologically.

Restrictions

There are no restrictions on this collection.

Copyright

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Access Terms

Personal Name(s)

Stevens family -- Correspondence.

Stevens, Herman.

Corporate Name(s)

Central Pacific Railroad Company.

Geographic Name(s)

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.

Subject(s)

Mines and mineral resources -- Arizona.

Mines and mineral resources -- New Mexico.

Railroads -- Northwest, Pacific.

Administrative Information

Credit Line

Stevens Family correspondence (MS 010). Special Collections, University of Arizona Libraries.

Acquisition Information

Acquired as gift, 1965.

Processing History

Processed by Staff.