Lucius Fairchild Papers, 1819-1943

Administrative/Restriction Information

Access Restrictions

PH 3-2861 (the Lincoln autograph) and PH 6439 (the Bierstadt butterflies) may only be viewed with staff supervision.


Acquisition Information

Presented by the Fairchild heirs; Mary F. Carpenter; Mrs. Warner Taylor, Madison, Wis., April 1932 and June 25, 1952; by Mary E. Hazeltine, September 2, 1938, John C. Hawley; Mary Fairchild Morris (some through the Colonial Dames), and by Mrs. Maurice Reuter, Madison, Wis., 1977-1979. Accession Number: M73-240, M77-240, M79-231; Includes former Wis Mss IQ, File 1852 July 28, 3-2862-64, 3-2866, 3-2951, 3-2972, 3-3990, 3-7452, 6-7452, 5-1496-99, 6-1501-01, 5-4414, and portions of PH 6076 (previously 3-2858-59)