26/20/66 Guide to the Melissa G. Stidham Papers Melissa G. Stidham Papers

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Guide to the Melissa G. Stidham Papers 1930/1960 University of Illinois Archives Overview of the Collection Melissa G. Stidham Papers 1930-36, 1939-43, 1946-60 26/20/66 Stidham, Melissa G., 1885-1954 2.60 English University of Illinois Archives
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Access Terms

This Collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.

Genre/Form of Material: Papers Topical Term: Birds Brooklyn, New York Conservation Farming Flowers Health Lake of the Woods, Illinois Literature Mahomet, Illinois New York City Pacifism Painting Rural Life Strikes World War II -- Intelligence, Morale and Propaganda
Administrative Information Accruals:

2/17/1988

Arrangement of Materials:

Chronological

Scope and Contents

Papers of Melissa G. Stidham (1885-1954) '21, A.M. '25, including letters sent to Gordon Brooks (1930-36, 1939-43, 1946-57) and letters from Joe Stidham, her brother, (1957-60) to Brooks about students, family, neighbors, developers, and trespassers; conservation, wildlife and timber; farming; animals, birds and flowers; literature and Henry Thoreau; painting and music; Lake of the Woods and Mahomet, IL; Brooklyn and New York, NY; rural life and travel; strikes and capitalism; World War II; pacifism and health.