Title: Clarence W. Alvord Papers, 1906-1920
Collection identifier: 421
Primary Creator: Alvord, Clarence W. (1868-1928)
Extent: 3.9 cubic feet
Subjects: Alvord, Clarence Walworth, 1868-1928, Ford, Guy Stanton, 1873-1962, Historians, Illinois Territory, Mississippi River, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Minnesota
Forms of Material: Professional papers, Research materials
Clarence W. Alvord was a member of the History Department of the University of Illinois (1901-20) and of the University of Minnesota (1920-23). He served as editor of the Collections of the Illinois State Historical Library (1906-20) and of The Centennial History of Illinois (1917-20), and as managing editor of the Mississippi Valley Historical Review (1914-23). Alvord was also President of the Mississippi Valley Historical Association (1908-9) and Director of the Illinois Historical Survey (1911-20).
He authored, co-authored, edited or co-edited over a dozen works and numerous articles. One of his books, The Mississippi Valley in British Politics, won the Loubat Prize in 1917.
Alvord, Clarence Walworth, 1868-1928
Ford, Guy Stanton, 1873-1962
Historians
Illinois Territory
Mississippi River
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Minnesota
Repository: Illinois History and Lincoln Collections
Related Materials: Additional Alvord papers are in the archives of the Illinois History and Lincoln Collections.
URL: https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/ihlcsfa/alvord.pdf
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