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Isaac Backus papers (Ms.Backus)

Brown University Library

Box A
Brown University
Providence, RI 02912
Tel: 401-863-2146


Administrative Information

ABOUT THE COLLECTION  
Acquisition: Brown University received the majority of the Backus Papers (1717-1835) as a gift in 1962 of Miss Florence Backus. Some additional papers, compiled in the course of his research, were added later by Prof. William G. McLoughlin. Another, smaller cache of Backus papers was given by Moreland L. Stevens in 1987. Other papers in the collection were donated by unspecified donors.
Processing information: The title page image is page 5 of a letter from Isaac Backus to Friend dated 1805 (Accession number A21336).
ABOUT THE FINDING AID  
Author: Finding aid prepared by Edited and expanded in 2005 by Holly Snyder
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