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Alexander Brown Papers (II)
Collection
Identifier: Mss. 65 B86
Scope and Contents
Papers of Alexander Brown relating to the writings of his books, including notes, transcripts, drafts and correspondence with publisher Houghton, Mifflin & Co. and with members of his family requesting genealogical information. Collection includes letters of Benson J. Lossing concerning his "Pictorial Field Book of the Revolution"; and "Pictorial Field Book of the War of 1812"; and part of an agreement between the Mexican government and American capitalists drafted in the...
Dates:
1748-1900
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
William Cabell Papers
Collection
Identifier: SC 00484
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1885-1890, from William Cabell, England, to Alexander Brown, mainly concerning Cabell's efforts to buy books for Brown and to do research for him. Includes a letter, 1894, from Margaret R. King containing genealogical information on the Rives family.
Dates:
1885-1890, 1894; Majority of material found in 1885-1890
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center