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Platteville Mss Y / Platteville Micro 14/Micro 661
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Family correspondence, 1863-1956
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Five letters, 1863-1864, from Robert M. Delap, 30th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteers, from Camp Randall, Madison, Wisconsin
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Letters, 1879-1897, of Levi H. Bancroft to his family, most of which were written during his attendance at the University of Wisconsin law school and during his early years of law practice in Richland Center
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Two letters, May 1918, of commendation to Mrs. Levi Bancroft for her painting of Governor Scofield
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Letter, January 26, 1921, from Governor John J. Blaine to Mrs. Bancroft concerning the ownership of her painting of Senator La Follette
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Letter, June 28, 1931, concerning the De Lap family's early history
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Letter, December 22, 1942, from Daniel H. Grady, Portage, Wisconsin, attorney, to Levi H. Bancroft concerning the vacancy caused by the death of the governor-elect, and the subsequent question of who was to fill the vacancy
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Seven 1948 letters from Richard B. Heilman, M.D. (grandson of Levi H. Bancroft) written to his family while he was working for the Office of Indian Affairs in Arizona
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Miscellaneous family papers
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Compositions by Levi H. Bancroft: a 4th of July oration delivered at Pleasant Hill, Wisconsin (?), 1885, and a “Comparison of Hannibal and Scipio,” November 24, 1889
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Poem by Levi H. Bancroft, “The Message of the Christmas Tree,” December 28, 1931. (three copies)
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Biographical and memorial papers concerning Levi H. Bancroft
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Genealogical materials concerning the Bancroft family
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Assorted envelopes, wedding announcements, and newspaper clippings relating to the Bancroft family
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Scrapbooks: Clippings
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Box
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1882-1896
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Box
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circa 1909-1935
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Box
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Volume
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1909-1935
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Box
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Volume
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1926-1948
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File 1884 June 18 Oversize
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Seven certificates belonging to Levi H. Bancroft
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1. Grants the bachelor of law degree, University of Wisconsin, June 18, 1884
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2. Certifies election as attorney general, December 7, 1910
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3. Commemorates Wisconsin Day at the Panama-Pacific Exposition, August 9, 1915
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4. Names Levi Bancroft Orator on Wisconsin Day at the Panama-Pacific Exposition, August 9, 1915 - signed by Emanuel Philipp
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5. Appoints Levi Bancroft judge of the fifth judicial circuit, April 15, 1920 - signed by Emanuel Philipp
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6. Appoints Levi Bancroft United States attorney for the eastern district of Wisconsin, June 8, 1928 - signed by Calvin Coolidge
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7. Appoints Levi Bancroft United States attorney for the eastern district of Wisconsin, January 15, 1929
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PH 2471, PH 2472
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Photographs, circa 1861-1948
: Primarily portraits of Bancroft, his family, his associates, and fellow U.W. students.
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