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Merrill D. Peterson Papers 1852-1993

Merrill D. Peterson

The collection contains ca. 16,000 items (15 shelf feet) consisting of department and personal communications with historians, university colleagues, students, friends and academic organizations throughout the United States and from around the world (grouped under Correspondence); academic, lecture and professional organization records associated with Peterson's activities while at Harvard, Brandeisand the University of Virginia(grouped under Academia); writings, including TMss, drafts, notes and communications with publishers relating to the books and articles Peterson authored (grouped under Publications) and an assortment of newsclippings; pamphlets; photographs (14 items); reprints; unpublished MDP writings and background material including, MDP notes, bibliographical listings and items relating to the alleged Thomas Jeffersonand Sally Hemingsrelationship (grouped under Miscellany).

  1. University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

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