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W. N. Shilling Papers
W. N. Shilling Papers
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Summary
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Identifier
SmMC 086
Content Description
The Papers of W. N. (Winston Newton) Shilling include his memory of John Lincoln Clem, enlisted in the Union Army at the age of ten; his reminiscences "as one of Idaho's first settlers"; letters of recommendation concerning Mr. Shilling's activities as an Indian trader at Ross Fork, Fort Hall Indian Reservation, Idaho (1880-1881); as Superintendent of Schools, Ogden, Utah (1882); as messenger boy for the Department of the Interior (1900); and, a certificate of his membership in the Independent Order of Good Templars (1867), a copy of the "Lincoln Autograph Biography", a copy of "A Birthday Retrospect of Watson Newton Shilling on his Eightieth Birthday, April 12, 1920", and a photograph of Mr. Shilling.
Provenance
Donated by Dr. Minnie F. Howard to the Idaho State College Museum, May, 1935; transferred to the Special Collections and Archives department, March 15, 1955.
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