Isaac Blackford: The Indiana Blackstone handwritten manuscript, pp. 150-314, 1931
File — Box: 2, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection consists of correspondence, essays, speeches, clipings, and book manuscripts from William Wheeler Thornton in Indiana ranging from 1877 to 1931, circa 2005, and undated, regarding his writings, politics, United States and Indiana law and history, and Judge Isaac Blackford. The first manuscript concerns political documents, beginning with the Magna Carta and ending with those of 19th-century America. There are research, writings, and manuscripts for Thronton's book, Isaac Blackford: The Indiana Blackstone (1931, undated) as well as a copy of the book, edited by Douglas Fivecoat and published as part of the Indiana Supreme Court Legal History Series (circa 2005). One of the essay's concerns French General Michel Ney in the United States.
Dates
- 1877-1931, circa 2005
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 1 Cubic Feet (3 manuscript boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: Thornton, William Wheeler, 1851-1932 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
