Item: Lester S. Willson Family Papers, 1861-1922
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Finding Aid Title: Lester S. Willson Family Papers, 1861-1922
Finding Aid Collection Number: 1407
Date Range of Collection: 1861-1922
Creator of Materials: Willson, Lester S. [Lester Sebastian], 1839-1919
Content Description: The Lester S. Willson family papers consist of letters written by Lester and Davis Willson during the Civil War while both men were with the army, letters written by Lester and Davis during their first years in Bozeman, letters written by Eugene and Fred from Bozeman to their parents who were away, Civil War military documents pertaining to the 60th New York Volunteer Infantry and Lester S. Willson, student papers of Fred and Eugene, scrapbook materials and newspaper clippings, photographs of the Willsons, the Tuller and Rich Cash Store, and the Willson home in Bozeman. The papers have been arranged in five series.
Finding Aid URL: http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv80233
Keywords: montana history, historical photographs, historical and personal scrapbooks, american civil war, wars, infantry, lester s. willson, lester sebastian willson, fred f. willson, george l. tyler, 60th new york volunteer infantry, historical newspaper clipping
Subjects: Montana and Histories of the American West The People of Montana
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