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Summary Information
Theron W. Haight Papers 1849-1912
- Haight, Theron Wilber, 1840-1913
Wis Mss RC
1.0 c.f. (3 archives boxes and 1 small box)
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
Papers of Theron W. Haight, a Waukesha, Wisconsin, newspaperman and attorney, including family correspondence (1849-1908), and short entry diaries (1866, 1877-1881, 1883-1885, 1892-1899, 1901, 1908-1913), a few speeches, and a history of Wisconsin written by Theron's son Frank. Correspondence (1849-1861) of Theron's brother Morris concerns his settlement near Summit, Wis. Theron's Civil War letters (1861-1863) concern his service in the 24th New York Infantry in Virginia, including the battles of Ft. Royal, Gainesville, and Second Bull Run, where he was taken prisoner. Theron's courtship correspondence with Annie Youmans, whom he married in 1870, is also included. After the Civil War, Haight served briefly as school principal at Mukwonago, Wis., on the editorial staff of the Milwaukee Sentinel (1866-1868), and as publisher and editor of the Waukesha County Freeman (1870-1876). From 1876 to 1878, he was Secretary of the Wisconsin Board of Charities. English
http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-wis000rc
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