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Bryant family papers, bulk (1824-1901).

Title
Bryant family papers, 1809-1989, bulk (1824-1901).
Author
Bryant family.
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Additional Authors
  • Brown, E. R.
  • Bryant, Cullen.
  • Bryant, Cyrus.
  • Bryant, Elijah.
  • Bryant, John Howard.
  • Bryant, Julia Sands, 1831-1907.
  • Bryant, Louisa C.
  • Bryant, Marcus.
  • Bryant, Peter, 1767-1820.
  • Bryant, Sarah Snell, 1766-1847.
  • Bryant, William Cullen, 1794-1878.
  • McVay, Kate Bryant.
  • McVay, William E.
  • Olds, Justin Hixon.
Description
2.2 linear feet (6 boxes).
Summary
Members of the Bryant family were descended from Peter Bryant (1767-1820) and Sarah Snell Bryant (1766-1847) of Cummington, Mass., and included the poet William Cullen Bryant (1794-1878) and his brothers, who settled in or around Princeton, Ill. The brothers were primarily involved in farming in the area. The collection consists of correspondence and other personal papers of various members of the Bryant family. Correspondence is with family members, friends and business associates and concerns pioneering and farming in Illinois and Kansas, Cullen Bryant's life as a West Point cadet, family affairs and finances, and discussions of politics, particularly slavery and the Civil War. Also, diaries, manuscript poems of John H. Bryant, land papers, photographs and other family memorabilia, and printed matter.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Diaries.
  • Photographs.
Access (note)
  • Restricted access;
Source (note)
  • Jeff Weber Rare Books
  • Estate of Wilberforce Eames
  • Margo Ferris
Processing Action (note)
  • Surveyed
  • Cataloging updated
Call Number
MssCol 421
Author
Bryant family.
Title
Bryant family papers, 1809-1989, bulk (1824-1901).
Restricted Access
Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
Finding Aids
Collection guide available in repository and on internet.
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Added Author
Bryant, Peter, 1767-1820.
Bryant, Sarah Snell, 1766-1847.
Brown, E. R.
Bryant, William Cullen, 1794-1878.
Bryant, John Howard.
Bryant, Cyrus.
Bryant, Cullen.
Bryant, Marcus.
Bryant, Elijah.
Bryant, Louisa C.
Bryant, Julia Sands, 1831-1907.
McVay, Kate Bryant.
McVay, William E.
Olds, Justin Hixon.
Research Call Number
MssCol 421
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