Main content

The Life and Writings of James Wilson (1742-1798), by Burton Alva Konkle

Notifications

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.

Overview and metadata sections

Konkle, Burton Alva, 1861-1944

Burton Alva Konkle (1861-1944) was a history professor at Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.

James Wilson (1742-1798), Revolutionary activist, Continental congressman from Pennsylvania and, later, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, was a chief participant in the establishment of the U.S. Constitution.

The collection consists of a transcript made by Julian P. Boyd in 1946 of Konkle's original and unpublished manuscript The Life and Writings of James Wilson (1742-1798), which is in the library of the American Philosophical Society.

Folder inventory added by Feng Zhu '14 in 2013.

Publisher
Manuscripts Division
Finding Aid Date
2008
Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. No further photoduplication of copies of material in the collection can be made when Princeton University Library does not own the original. Inquiries regarding publishing material from the collection should be directed to RBSC Public Services staff through the Ask Us! form. The library has no information on the status of literary rights in the collection and researchers are responsible for determining any questions of copyright.

Permission to quote from or publish any part of the manuscript must be granted by the American Philosophical Society.

Collection Inventory

Transcript of The Life and Writings of James Wilson: Front Matter, Preface, pp. 1-211, 1946. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Transcript of The Life and Writings of James Wilson: pp. 212-415, 1946. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Typescript of The Life and Writings of James Wilson: pp. 416-556, 1946. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Typescript of The Life and Writings of James Wilson: pp. 557-736, 1946. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Typescript of The Life and Writings of James Wilson: pp. 737-784 and Footnotes, 1946. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Typescript of The Life and Writings of James Wilson: Volume II (Letters), 1-112, 1946. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Typescript of The Life and Writings of James Wilson: Volume II (Letters), 113-180, 1946. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Typescript of The Life and Writings of James Wilson: Volume II (Letters), 181-246, 1946. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Typescript of The Life and Writings of James Wilson: Volume II (Letters), 247-323, 1946. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Typescript of The Life and Writings of James Wilson: Volume II (Letters), 324-382, 1946. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Typescript of The Life and Writings of James Wilson: Volume II (Letters), 383-391 and Footnotes, 1946. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1946. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Print, Suggest