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George W. Owen letters

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1083
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Scope and Contents note

A collection of three letters, 1823-36, one to Alabama Governor, Israel Pickens, seeking advice about resigning from the University of Alabama Board of Trustees, one to editor and politician Francis P. Blair, Sr., and one to Blair's newspaper, the Globe.

Dates

  • Creation: 1823-1836

Creator

Biographical/Historical note

Member of congress and mayor of Mobile.

Extent

0.1 Linear Feet (3 items, 3 pieces)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

A collection of three letters, 1823-36, one to Israel Pickens, seeking advice about resigning from the University of Alabama Board of Trustees, one to politician Francis P. Blair, and one to the Globe newspaper.

Provenance

Gift of Doy McCall, 1953?

General

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Title
Guide to the George W. Owen letters
Status
Completed
Date
2015
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository

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