Norton S. Townshend Papers 1985-2000

1.6 Cubic feet

(1) 5" document box, (1) carton

The Norton S. Townshend Papers contain manuscripts, personal, business, and political correspondence, legal documents, a typescript biography, and microfilm. Norton Townshend was a member of the first Board of Trustees and the first professor of agriculture at Ohio State University.

[identification of item], Norton S. Townshend Papers, RG 40.21, Ohio State University Archives, Ohio State University

The Norton S. Townshend Papers contain copies of the following: manuscripts, personal, business and political correspondence, legal documents, a typescript biography of Townshend by his grandson, H. Percy Boynton, correspondence from Townshend to his parents and other family members including Sarah Wood, and letters from relatives in England. It also contains copies of Townshend's correspondence with Salmon P. Chase regarding Ohio political issues, land records for property in Elyria, Ohio, and a microfilm copy of Townshend's Civil War medical officer's file. The collection also contains two copies of a final manuscript by Robert McCormick of a book about Norton Townshend.

Materials are arranged in the order received.

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Contains microfilm and a computer disk.

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• English

English

Accession Number UA.1989.0072: Robert McCormick; Accession Number UA.2003.0053: Robert McCormick

Ohio State University Archives Biographical File: Norton Strange Townshend

Norton Strange Townshend (1815-1895) was a member of the first Board of Trustees at Ohio State University. He was also the first professor of agriculture at Ohio State University.

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Finding aid written by Karen Glenn, 2016 September

Finding aid prepared by Karen Glenn