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Burton Alva Konkle Manuscripts

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Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 19081

This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.

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Call Number:
MSS.033
Repository:
Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Extent:
6 linear ft. (8 boxes)
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item or series here], Burton Alva Konkle Manuscripts, MSS 033, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.
Date:
Undated. Circa 1940
Creator:
Konkle, Burton Alva , 1861-1944
Abstract:
The collection contains unpublished writings by Burton Alva Konkle, author and historian. The bulk of the material concerns James Wilson, signer of the Declaration of Independence and one of the six original justices appointed by George Washington to the Supreme Court of the United States. Also included is a manuscript on David Lloyd, William Penn's personal lawyer, Attorney General of Pennsylvania, and Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.

Burton Alva Konkle was an American historian, teacher, and author. He was ordained in the ministry of the Presbyterian Church in 1894 and a founder of the Pennsylvania History Club. He wrote a number of books mostly about political figures in Pennsylvania history.

Arranged in two series, David Lloyd manuscript and James Wilson manuscripts.

The Life and Writings of James Wilson, Vols. 1-4, available on microfilm, MS-K, in Friends Historical Library.

The manuscripts were given by Konkle's daughter, Winifred Ferry Fishcer (Mrs. Charles Fischer), 1967.

The manuscripts were foldered and briefly described when deposited on loan by Konkle's widow. Their daughter donated them to the Library in 1967.

Konkle's books on early United States statesmen are represented in the Library's book catalog. DAVID LLOYD, PENN'S GREAT LAWMAKER was published in Pennsylvania History in 1937.

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Publisher
Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Finding Aid Author
Susanna Morikawa
Finding Aid Date
2018
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

Friends Historical Library believes all of the items in this collection to be in the Public Domain in the United States, and is not aware of any restrictions on their use. However, the user is responsible for making a final determination of copyright status before reproducing. See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/.

Collection Inventory

Manuscript.
Box 1
Typescript copy.
Box 2

Vol. 1 Life and Times, manuscript.
Box 3
Vol. 1 Life and Times, typescript copy.
Box 4
Vol 2 Letters, typed transcript.
Box 5
General

The manuscript of Vol. 2 was not given to the Library and has not been located.

Vol. 3 Constitutional, Financial, Political and other papers, manuscript.
Box 6
Vol 4 American Political Science and Jurisprudence: General principles, manuscript.
Box 7
Vol. 5 American Political Science and Jurisprudence.
Box 8
Scope and Contents

General principles, 1790-1791 continued; Nation and State, 1791-1792. Manuscript.

Vol. 6 American Political Science and Jurisprudence.
Box 8
Scope and Contents

Crime and Property, 1791-1792; Charges to Juries, Opinions, Proprosed Digests and Legal Miscellany. Manuscript

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