Title: Ewing Cannon Baskette papers, 1808, 1820-1976
ID: 01/MSS00005
Primary Creator: Baskette, Ewing Cannon (1902-1958)
Extent: 262.5 Cubic Feet
Arrangement:
This collection contains four series 1.) Correspondence, 2.) Writings, 3.) Vertical Files, and 4.) Personal Files.
Series 1 is organized alphabetically by sender surname, with partially- or unidentified senders at the end.
Series 2 is organized into three subseries: 1.) Published Works, 2.) Manuscript Drafts, and 3.) Notebooks, each of which are organized alphabetically by title of work.
Series 3 is organized by file number, which roughly follows an alphabetical arrangement by topic.
Series 4 is organized into three subseries: 1.) Clippings & Photos, 2.) Business Records, 3.) Realia, which are roughly grouped by either topic or date.
Subjects: Spain -- History -- Civil War, 1936-1939
Languages: English
The Ewing C. Baskette papers contain correspondence, writings, and files created and/or collected by American lawyer, librarian, and bibliographer, Ewing Cannon Baskette (1902-1958). Materials broadly concern the topics of civil liberties, censorship, and freedom of expression; formats include letters, manuscripts, pamphlets and periodicals, legal documents, bibliographies, catalogs, photos, and realia, among others.
The Ewing C. Baskette collection on Freedom of Expression (cataloged separately) contains approximately 10,000 volumes and is available to browse via Primo.
Repository: Rare Book & Manuscript Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Access Restrictions: Open to researchers.
Use Restrictions:
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