Timothy H. Bakken collection of historic letters, 1836/1881

Location of collection:

University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

University of Virginia

P.O. Box 400110

170 McCormick Rd

Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110

Contact for questions and access:

POC: Special Collections Public Services & Reference Staff

Email: scpubserv@virginia.edu

Phone: (434) 243-1776

Fax: (434) 924-4968

Web: library.virginia.edu/special-collections

Web: library.virginia.edu/special-collections/services/reference-request

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred citation:

MSS 15969, Timothy H. Bakken collection of historical letters, Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia

Summary

Extent:

0.03 Cubic Feet One folder in a legal document box BW 1.

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

MSS 15969, Timothy H. Bakken collection of historical letters, Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia

Background

Scope and content:

This collection of Timothy Bakken historical letters, 1836-1881, is 0.03 cubic feet and contains twelve letters from Henry A. Wise, Thomas Masters, Alpheus Baker, Austin Willey (to Joseph Palmer Fessenden), J. Allred, William Brown, Edward Downing Barber about slavery, politics, business, church, and family.

Acquisition information:

This collection was purchased from Halvor Americana by the Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia on July 1, 2015.

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard