Shanklin and Avery family papers

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Identifier: 1635

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COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Letters, diaries, deeds and other papers of the related Shanklin and Avery families; diary of John Gilbert Shanklin of Evansville, Indiana, in which he wrote of people and places observed on a summer trip through the northwestern United States, 1863; deeds, appraisals, indentures and other legal papers, 1828-1873, mostly involving land in Evansville; cancelled checks, receipts, bills, 1828-1868; also, playbills, programs, clippings, and miscellaneous... items; taped interview with transcript of Malvina Harlan Shanklin, 1959, in which she provides reminiscences of her early life.

Dates

1828-1959.

Creator

Shanklin family. (Family)
Shanklin, Malvina Harlan (Collector, Person)

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Extent

.5 cubic feet. (.5 cubic feet.)

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Additional Description

Abstract

Letters, diaries, deeds and other papers of the related Shanklin and Avery families.

Physical Description

Correspondence, Diaries, Printed Materials, Publications, Audio Recordings.

General

Contact Information:: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524rareref@cornell.edu http://rmc.library.cornell.edu
Compiled by:: RMC Staff
Date completed:: April 19, 1989
EAD encoding:: RMC Staff, November 2008