Adolphus P. Howard Papers

Collection

Collection Number: A&M.0517

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Includes business and personal correspondence, accounts, legal papers, bank statements, maps, etc. Business correspondence, 1850-1938, include letters concerning A. P. Howard's various business enterprises; farm, livestock, fruit and produce, Wellsville, Ohio; printing firm, Columbus, Ohio; tannery, Corry, Penna.; bank and metal works, Pittsburgh, Penna.; farm, Congo, W. Va.; subscription agent in Wellsville, Ohio for National Era, Washington, D. C. Earlier letters are to A. G. DeSellem, an uncle, including several concerning missionary work and anti-slavery activities, mention is made of several colleges, Western Reserve, Oberlin and a school in Albany.

Personal correspondence, 1853-1912, includes family letters from J. F. Howard, father, J. W. Howard, cousin; and Frank, Carl, Perle and Homer, sons. Also, some letters from A. P. Howard to his sons and his wife. Several regarding his service in Civil War; choice of site and inscription for a monument to the 15th Penna., Cavalry.

Legal papers include inventory and appraisement of Wm. Taggart's estate. Map of Chicago during Columbia Exposition.

Dates

1850-1938

Creator

Howard, Adolphus P. (Person)

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

No special access restriction applies.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please contact the West Virginia and Regional History Center.

Extent

0.4 Linear Feet (Summary: 5 in. (1 document case))

Additional Description

Physical Location

West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/