Robert Dale Owen correspondence
Collection — Folder: S3348
Identifier: S3348
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a letter from Robert Dale Owen to J.L. Thompson in New York City, New York on January 25, 1843 regarding candidates for the upcoming presidential election during the mid 1840s.
Dates
- 1843/01/25
Creator
- Owen, Robert Dale, 1801-1877 (Creator, Person)
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Biographical Note
Robert Dale Owen was born on November 7, 1801 in Glasgow, Scotland. Owen emigrated to the United States after his father established a utopian experiment in New Harmony, Indiana. He was a prominent social reformer and heavily involved in the Democratic Party. Robert served within the Indiana House of Representatives from 1835-1853 and the United States House of Representatives from 1843-1847. Owen died on June 24, 1877.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by subject.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Thomas Hamm on 2013/08/13.
General Note
Processing Information: Collection processing completed 2013/08/27 by Bethany Fiechter. EAD finding aid created 2013/08/27 by Bethany Fiechter.
Creator
- Owen, Robert Dale, 1801-1877 (Creator, Person)
- Title
- Robert Dale Owen correspondence
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
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
