Anson De Puy Van Buren papers, 1846-1885
2 linear feet
Western Michigan teacher, businessman and local historian. Correspondence, journal, speeches, notes and articles.
The collection is arranged into four series: Correspondence; Journals; Speeches, notes and articles; and Other materials. The collection documents his career as a teacher in Battle Creek, Kalamazoo and Galesburg, Michigan. Of interest are his experiences as a teacher in Mississippi before the Civil War. The correspondence and journals reveal his scholarly and political interests. The collection also includes minutes, 1861-1876, of the Galesburg Temperance Society.