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Creator:
Konkle, Burton Alva, 1861-1944
Title:
The Life and Writings of James Wilson (1742-1798), by Burton Alva Konkle
Repository:
Manuscripts Division
Permanent URL:
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/cr56n104d
Dates:
1946
Size:
2 boxes and 0.6 linear feet
Storage Note:
  • ReCAP (scarcpxm): Box 1-2
Language:
English

Abstract

Consists of an unpublished manuscript by history professor Burton Alva Konkle on the American Revolutionary activist and Supreme Court Justice, James Wilson.

Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of a transcript made by Julian P. Boyd in 1946 of Konkle's original and unpublished manuscript The Life and Writings of James Wilson (1742-1798), which is in the library of the American Philosophical Society.

Collection Creator Biography:

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.

Collection History

Processing Information

Folder inventory added by Feng Zhu '14 in 2013.

Access & Use

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to quote from or publish any part of the manuscript must be granted by the American Philosophical Society. Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.

Credit this material:

The Life and Writings of James Wilson (1742-1798), by Burton Alva Konkle; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Permanent URL:
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/cr56n104d
Location:
Firestone Library
One Washington Road
Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
(609) 258-3184
Storage Note:
  • ReCAP (scarcpxm): Box 1-2