2016-09-12Guide to the Norton S. Townshend Papers, 1985-2000
RG.40.21Finding aid prepared by Karen Glenn
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Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections1858 Neil AvenueColumbus, OH, 432102016 September
b2524985x catalog record needs to be overlaid. Needs to be pulled and analyzed- is this all Robert W. McCormick research on N.T. or is there anything at all created by N.T.?
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2019-04-18T12:33-0400EnglishDescribing Archives: A Content StandardNorton S. Townshend PapersRG.40.21Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections1.6 Cubic feet1985-2000The 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.(1) 5" document box, (1) cartonEnglishTownshend, N. S. (Norton Strange), 1815-1895
Arrangement of Materials
Materials are arranged in the order received.
Acquisitions Information
Accession Number UA.1989.0072: Robert McCormick; Accession Number UA.2003.0053: Robert McCormick
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], Norton S. Townshend Papers, RG 40.21, Ohio State University Archives, Ohio State University
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Contains microfilm and a computer disk.
Access to Materials
Materials in this collection are available for patron research, but may be used only in the University Archives Reading Room. Some materials in this collection may be stored off-site, and are only available if requested 72 hours in advance of your visit. Contact the University Archives for more information.
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Processing Information
Finding aid written by Karen Glenn, 2016 September
Biographical Note
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.
Scope and Contents
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.
Related Materials
Norton Strange TownshendOhio State University--Administration.Ohio State University--Faculty.Ohio State University--History.Ohio State University. Board of Trustees.Townshend, N. S. (Norton Strange), 1815-1895Agriculture--Study and teaching (Higher)--Ohio--Columbus--19th centuryCollege administrators--Ohio--Columbus--19th centuryCollege teachers--Ohio--Columbus--19th centuryAccession Number UA.1989.00720.4 Cubic feetundated(1) 5" document box
Scope and Contents
This series contains copies of original documents gathered by Robert McCormick while researching Norton Townshend. It also contains an article written by McCormick.
Percy Boynton MSS and Wood and Townshend Correspondence (copy)UA.1989.0072.0001undatedLetters from Townshend relatives in England (copy)UA.1989.0072.0001undatedTownshend miscellaneous materials (copy)UA.1989.0072.0001undatedLand Records in Recorders Office at Elyria, Ohio (copy)UA.1989.0072.0001undatedTownshend materials at R.B. Hayes Center (copy)UA.1989.0072.0001undatedTownshend materials received from Mrs. Alice Wallace (copy)UA.1989.0072.0001undatedTownshend-Chase letters (copy)UA.1989.0072.0001undatedSarah Wood correspondence (copy)UA.1989.0072.0001undatedTownshend-Chase letters (copy)UA.1989.0072.0001undatedTownshend materials at Oberlin College (copy)UA.1989.0072.0001undatedNorthhamptionshire Past and Present article by McCormickUA.1989.0072.0001undatedTownshend Medical officer's file from National Archives microfilmUA.1989.0072.0001undatedAccession Number UA.2003.00531.2 Cubic feet1985-2000(1) cartonNorton S. Townshend, M.D. Antislavery Politician and Agricultural EducatorUA.2003.0053.00011999
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Includes a computer disk.
Norton S. Townshend, M.D. Antislavery Politician and Agricultural Educator: copy 2UA.2003.0053.00011999Introduction and English HeritageUA.2003.0053.0001undatedEnglish BackgroundUA.2003.0053.00011985-1987Career Options in the USUA.2003.0053.00011993Farmer / PoliticianUA.2003.0053.00011986, 1999Physician Vs. Political CrusaderUA.2003.0053.00011986, 1991Civil War RecordsUA.2003.0053.00011986, 1991-1992PoliticianUA.2003.0053.0001undatedThe Ohio State Years: 1 of 2UA.2003.0053.0001undatedThe Ohio State Years: 2 of 2UA.2003.0053.0001undatedProfessor of AgricultureUA.2003.0053.00011987Reforms in Agriculture EducationUA.2003.0053.00011985ReformerUA.2003.0053.00011985-1986N.S. Townshend: generalUA.2003.0053.00011985-1990Univ of Michigan, Ann ArborUA.2003.0053.00011999 August 25-27Townshend Slide PresentationUA.2003.0053.00011986-1991Manuscript: letters regardingUA.2003.0053.00011986-2000OSU PressUA.2003.0053.00011998-1999Townshend PhotosUA.2003.0053.00011986-1999Townshend Photos: xeroxesUA.2003.0053.00011999General ResearchUA.2003.0053.00011986-1999PrintingUA.2003.0053.00011988-1998Norton S. Townshend: Dedication: Avon, OHUA.2003.0053.00012000 May 06