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| | Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1 | Title: | Columbus J. Baldwin Papers
| | | | Creator: | Baldwin, Columbus J. | | | | Dates: | 1849-1963 | | | | Abstract: | Columbus J. Baldwin was born in Huntsville, Pennsylvania, and lived as a young adult in Wilkes-Barre, Lozerne County, Pennsylvania. After marriage in 1859 to Lucie A. Gager, they spent a short time homesteading in Missouri, and then settled in Norwalk, Ohio, where Baldwin owned a grocery store and participated in Huron County politics. Baldwin was also a writer of numerous articles on politics, contemporary issues, and reminiscences in area newspapers and magazines, using the initials C.J.B. or the pen name "Mountaineer." The collection consists of family correspondence, a ledger book containing accounting records and a diary, newspaper clippings, and genealogy research notes and correspondence. Includes Baldwin's printed reminiscences of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania and of Norwalk, Ohio. | | | | Call #: | MS 4608 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Baldwin, Columbus J., 1831-1924. | Baldwin, Griffin Lewis. | Baldwin family. | Authors -- Political and social views. | Norwalk (Ohio) -- Politics and government -- 19th century. | Norwalk (Ohio) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century. | Lozerne County (Pa.) -- Politics and government -- 19th century. | Lozerne County (Pa.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
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