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Matthews Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-730917

Content Description

Correspondence, documents, manuscripts, diaries and clippings concerning the Matthews family of Missouri. Early material includes leaves from a diary, describing frontier life in Missouri from 1818-1833, a land grant signed by John Quincy Adams in 1827, and bills of sale from 1855 for two enslaved people. Later material includes correspondence and manuscripts from Florence Calvert Thorne, Director of Research for the American Federation of Labor, and research material of Ralph A. Anderson regarding Arab-ARAMCO relations and foreign pipeline systems. Included is a partial autobiography by Miss Thorne and a typed transcript of an interview with Margaret Scatterwood, concerning Florence Thorne's involvement in the American labor movement.

Dates

  • 1812 - 1976

Creator

Extent

1.25 Linear Feet (2 legal size document cases and 1 small flat box.)

Language of Materials

English

Title
Matthews Family Papers
Status
In Progress
Author
Ted Jackson
Date
2022-02-10
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository

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