Horace A. Tenney Papers, 1797-1929
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Title: Horace A. Tenney Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1797-1929

Creator:
  • Tenney, Horace A. (Horace Addison), 1820-1906
Call Number: Wis Mss BE; PH 818

Quantity: 1.4 c.f. (5 archives boxes and 2 volumes) and 8 photographs (1 folder)

Repository:
Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:
Papers of Horace A. Tenney, primarily correspondence touching upon many aspects of his career as editor, member of the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, assistant state geologist, and political leader in Wisconsin. Among the topics discussed are the development of the state constitution in 1847, the Barstow-Bashford controversy, the selection of saline lands for the University in the 1850s, the formation of the Republican Party, the Liberal Republican and Greenback movements in the 1870s; and local politics, particularly in Madison and Milwaukee.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-wis000be
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