Acquisition Information

The Nathan Crook Twining papers were donated to the Wisconsin Historical Society in 4 parts. In April 1958, Twining’s nephew, Captain Robert B. Twining, of Wayne, Pennsylvania, donated letters from 1888-1917, mostly letters between Nathan and his brother Clarence. A diary written by Twining’s father and his father’s first wife Phoebe was presented by a niece of Twining’s, Mrs. Phoebe Chadwick, of Monroe, Wisconsin, in November 1959. In June 1993 Gary Neuenschwanter of Monroe, Wisconsin, donated a few more letters dated 1886-1887, found in the home of his mother Nelle Neuenschwanter, who was a relative of Admiral Twining. The fourth accession was acquired in March 2013 from David B. Jacobs, from his mother, another relative of the Twinings. This accession comprises the bulk of the collection including scrapbooks, correspondence, journals and logbooks, and navy reports. Accession Number: M93-163, M2013-091

Processing Information

Collection processed by Students in the School of Library and Information Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Summer 2013.