Elbert Family Papers
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Scope and Contents
Records of Dr. John Downs Elbert and LeRoy Elbert; also letters of Hon. Henry G. Little, Grinnell, Iowa, on Early Settlement of Henry County, Illinois.
Dates
- Creation: 1828-1895
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1850-1869
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright status for collection materials may be unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owner. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility and potential liability based on copyright infringement for any use rests exclusively and solely with the user. Users must properly acknowledge University of Iowa Libraries Special Collections & Archives as the source of the material. For further information, visit https://www.lib.uiowa.edu/sc/services/rights/.
Extent
1.00 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Legal papers, diplomas, certificates of appointments, scrapbook, 2 issues of Keosauqua, Iowa, newspapers (1852-58), and other papers.
Method of Acquisition
This collection was donated to the University of Iowa Libraries by Bonnie L. Elbert in 1959.
Subject
- Elbert, Samuel Hitt, 1833-1899 (Person)
- Elbert, John Downs (Person)
- Elbert, S. LeRoy (Person)
Genre / Form
- Archives (groupings)
- Articles
- Biographies
- Certificates
- Clippings (Information artifacts)
- Correspondence
- Deeds
- Genealogies
- Land grants
- Maps
- Membership cards
- Scrapbooks
Geographic
Occupation
Topical
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Iowa Special Collections Repository
Special Collections Department
University of Iowa Libraries
Iowa City IA 52242 IaU
319-335-5921
319-335-5900 (Fax)
lib-spec@uiowa.edu