Pinkerton Family. Letters and Papers, 1922-1969

Title: Pinkerton Family. Letters and Papers, 1922-1969

Primary Creator: Pinkerton Family

Extent: 30.0 items. More info below.

Subjects: Genealogy, Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945

Forms of Material: Copies, Personal papers

This collection contains photocopies of the papers of Bert E. and Frank E. Pinkerton, brothers who were longtime Illinois printers and active members of the Republican party. The collection consists largely of personal letters exchanged by the brothers with their nephew, Ralph Kirby, but also includes newspaper clippings, legal documents, and genealogical information. Emmett Kirby of Champaign, Ill., loaned the originals to the Illinois Historical Survey for photocopying in 1980.