Joseph G. Baldwin papers, 1838-1949.

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Creator

Baldwin, Joseph G. (Joseph Glover), 1815-1864.

Location

Manuscripts and Archives Division

Extent

• .5 linear foot (2 boxes).

Access Restrictions

Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

Scope/Contents Note

Collection consists of papers collected by Robert MacDonald Lester and Cornelia Baldwin Gray for a proposed biography of Baldwin, including his correspondence, 1838-1865, family letters, legal papers, original copy and typescript of his Flush Times of California, and other writings; miscellaneous papers; and correspondence, 1922-1949, of Lester and Gray relating to Baldwin. Also photographs of Baldwin and his wife Sidney White.

Biographical/Historical Note

Joseph Glover Baldwin (1815-1864) was an American jurist and author. Robert MacDonald Lester (1888-1969) was an author, teacher and employee of the Carnegie Institute of New York. His published works include Forty Years of Carnegie Giving (1941).

Controlled Access Terms

• Baldwin family.
• Photographs.
• Authors.

Additional Creator Names

• Lester, Robert M. (Robert MacDonald), 1889-1969.
• Gray, Cornelia Baldwin.