Boughton, Willis, 1854-1942
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Student at the University of Michigan, class of 1881.
From the description of Willis A. Boughton papers, 1888-1890. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34422241
Willis Boughton moved, with his parents and siblings, from New York to settle in Sheffield, Bureau County, Illinois in 1862 where they started a dairy farm but because of the war they soon started raising food crops as well as hogs and sheep in an effort to help with the need for increased food supply. Willis eventually attended the University of Michigan received a Ph. D and went on to teach and to write poetry as well as history books.
From the description of Drover days or pioneer life in Illinois : unpublished manuscript, 1941 / Willis A. Boughton. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 48843897
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Boughton, Willis A., 1854-1942. Willis A. Boughton papers, 1888-1890. | Bentley Historical Library | |
| creatorOf | Boughton, Willis, 1854-1942. Drover days or pioneer life in Illinois : unpublished manuscript, 1941 / Willis A. Boughton. | Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library | |
| referencedIn | Houghton Library printed book provenance file, A-D | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Wambaugh, Eugene, 1856-1940. Papers of Eugene Wambaugh : general folder, 1898-1904. | Harvard University Archives. |
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| associatedWith | Boughton family. |
| associatedWith | Farnham family. |
| associatedWith | Houghton Library. |
| associatedWith | University of Michigan |
| associatedWith | Wambaugh, Eugene, 1856-1940. |
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Birth 1854
Death 1942
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