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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
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