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Alice Lear autograph album, 1884-1894
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Lear, Alice, 1860-1936
- Title
- Alice Lear autograph album
- Dates
- 1884-1894 (inclusive)18841894
- Quantity
- 1 item
- Collection Number
- Mss 727
- Summary
- The Alice Lear Autograph Album includes often poetic good wishes from her family and friends in Missouri and Montana, 1889-1894. It also includes a single letter, 1884.
- Repository
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University of Montana, Mansfield Library, Archives and Special Collections
Archives and Special Collections
Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library
University of Montana
32 Campus Dr. #9936
59812-9936
Missoula, MT
Telephone: 406-243-2053
library.archives@umontana.edu - Access Restrictions
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Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of Archives and Special Collections, the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, and The University of Montana-Missoula.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Alice Jane Myers was born in Scotland County, Missouri, on 6 September 1860. She married William D. Lear in Millport, Missouri on 11 February 1879. She was the mother of four children, a son and her only daughter dying in childhood. According to the 1900 US Census, Alice Lear and her husband were living in Corvallis, Montana, with their two children, James and Paul. She died in Corvallis in March of 1936.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Alice Lear autograph album includes often poetic good wishes from her family and friends in Missouri and Montana, 1889-1894. The family includes her father, mother, sister, in-laws, and niece. The towns listed as the writer's locations include Greensburg and Baring, Missouri, as well as Deer Lodge and Corvallis, Montana. It also includes a single letter addressed to "Dear Children" and signed "your Father," 1884.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. and any other applicable statutes. Copyright not transferred to the University of Montana
Preferred Citation
[Name of document or photograph number], Alice Lear Autograph Album, Archives and Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, The University of Montana-Missoula.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Personal Names
- Lear, Alice, 1860-1936--Family
Family Names
- Lear family
- Myers family
Geographical Names
- Baring (Mo.)
- Corvallis (Mont.)
- Deer Lodge (Mont.)
- Greensburg (Mo.)
Form or Genre Terms
- Autograph albums
Finding aid prepared by Teresa
Hamann
2011
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
