Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, Michigan Commandery Records, 1885-1951 (majority within 1885-1931)
6 microfilms (3 linear feet, 1 oversize manuscript volume, and 6 published volumes)
6 microfilms (3 linear feet, 1 oversize manuscript volume, and 6 published volumes)
2 microfilms
The papers of William H. Withington consist of correspondence, special orders, notes, and miscellaneous items relating to his Civil War service as Colonel of the Seventeenth Michigan Infantry; business records of the Withington & Cooley Manufacturing Company, correspondence and other material concerning his political career as Republican state legislator and state senator.
This collection is divided into four series: Civil War Activities, Personal Papers, Withington & Cooley Manufacturing Company Records, all of which are arranged chronologically, and Newspaper Clippings.