Scope and Content Note

The Josiah A. Noonan Papers contain mainly correspondence, 1834-1880, with various Wisconsin political figures and editors relating to contemporary Wisconsin politics. Of note are Civil War letters of Colonel Frederick A. Boardman, 1861-1864. In addition to the correspondence, which is arranged chronologically by month and year, there is one folder of miscellaneous unsorted clippings, plus a photograph of Mr. Noonan and his wife, and a group photo that includes Mrs. Noonan, George Welch, Miss Bessie McDermott, and Morris Reynolds. The following list includes the names of Noonan's more important correspondents and the inclusive dates of their letters found in the collection.

Boardman, Colonel Frederick A.

1861-1864

Carpenter, Matthew H.

1864-1873

Dana, Charles A.

1872

Dix, John A.

1862-1864

Dodge, Henry

1842 and 1848

Doolittle, James R.

1862-1880

Fairchild, Lucius

1866

Greeley, Horace

1851

Keyes, Elisha W.

1873

King, Rufus

1864

Mitchell, Alexander

1853

Peck, George W.

1873

Potter, John Fox

1858

Randall, Alexander W.

1858-1864

Schurz, Carl

1861