Needlepoint pattern and Victorian fashions from "Godey's"
Scope and Contents
This series contains personal papers of Harry and Lowney Handy, and James Jones. The papers of other persons who did not have significant amounts of manuscript material are located here. The series contains Lowney Handy's commonplace books, address books, examples of her advice to Colony writers, and newspaper clippings; also memorabilia the Handy's 1958 trip to Spain; and documents pertaining to Lowney's family, the Turners.
The personal papers of James Jones include some of his army documents, his 1951 will, and an address book which also contains some notes on characters in "From Here to Eternity."
Dates
- Created: 1930 - 1964
Conditions Governing Access
RESTRICTED: Access upon special request. Reproduction restricted.
Extent
From the Collection: 33.00 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: Handy, Lowney (Person)
- From the Collection: Handy, Harry (Person)
- From the Collection: Jones, James (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the UIS Archives/Special Collections Repository
Archives/Special Collections LIB 144
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Springfield IL 62703-5407 US
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