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William Bigler papers
This collection includes the correspondence, 1836-1880, of William Bigler, governor of Pennsylvania and United States senator, 1856-1861; miscellaneous papers on the Tyrone Clearfield Railway Company, and the Centennial Exposition, 1839-1876; speeches, pamphlets, and newspaper clippings, 1853-1862....
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| Collection: | William Bigler Papers |
| Collection Number: | 0051 |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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| 520 | |a This collection includes the correspondence, 1836-1880, of William Bigler, governor of Pennsylvania and United States senator, 1856-1861; miscellaneous papers on the Tyrone Clearfield Railway Company, and the Centennial Exposition, 1839-1876; speeches, pamphlets, and newspaper clippings, 1853-1862. The items reflect political and social trends in Pennsylvania and the United States during the period of expansion. The slavery question, the Kansas-Nebraska Bill, efforts to maintain the Union, and economic conditions after the Civil War are mentioned; miscellaneous papers on the Tyrone, Clearfield Railway Company, and the Centennial Exposition, 1839-1876; speeches, pamphlets, and newspaper clippings, 1853-1862; family papers, letters, bills, accounts. | ||
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| 650 | 7 | |a Slavery--Public Opinion--19th century |2 Local sources | |
| 650 | 7 | |a United States--Politics--19th century |2 Local sources | |
| 852 | |a The Historical Society of Pennsylvania |b William Bigler Papers |l 0051 | ||