Elijah P. Lovejoy: An Inventory of His Papers, 1804-1891, at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library


Descriptive Summary
	Creator	Lovejoy, Elijah P. (Elijah Parish), 1802-1837
	Title:	Elijah P. Lovejoy, Papers,
	Dates:	1804-1891
	Abstract:	The papers of Elijah Parish Lovejoy, born in 1802 near Albion, Maine, was a preacher, editor, and abolitionist.
	ID	S 585.1
	Quantity:	4 small boxes (1.3 linear feet)
	Language	English.
	Repository:	Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University

Biographical Sketch

Elijah Parish Lovejoy, born in 1802 near Albion, Maine, was a preacher, editor, and abolitionist. He studied theology at Princeton Theological Seminary in 1832, and served as a preacher in St. Louis, Missouri. He became editor of the Observer, a reform newspaper. In 1835, he moved to Alton, Illinois, and established a newspaper that met with opposition in the town. Three of his presses were destroyed by mobs, and Lovejoy died in 1837 while defending his fourth press.

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Scope and Contents

The collection includes correspondence, sermons, lectures, newspapers, news clippings, and family memorabilia created by, or related to, Lovejoy and his family. The collection bulks with correspondence (1824-1853) and concerns abolition, temperance, religion, and theology. The first two files contain transcripts of some of the correspondence and poems compiled by college students for a class project from 1973-1974.

Due to the fragil nature of the materials, the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library has digitized this collection to protect the original materials while maintaining access. All files are .PDF files and require Abode Acrobat Reader 3.0 or later to view. To view the materials, please go to

Elijah Lovejoy Digital Files

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Restrictions

Access Restrictions

Open for research

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Index Terms
	The subject headings used by the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library are derived from the Library of Congress and/or locally developed.
	Subjects (Persons)
		Lovejoy, Elijah P. (Elijah Parish), 1802-1837
		Lovejoy family
	Places
		Alton (Ill.)--History
		Alton (Ill.)--Riot, 1837
	Subjects
		Abolitionists--Illinois
		Abolitionists--Illinois--Alton
		Abolitionists--United States
		Antislavery movements
		Freedom of the press--United States
		Riots--Illinois--Alton--History--19th century

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Related Material


	For related materials located in the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, see the following collections:
		Merton Lynn Dillion Papers, 1960-1961 Austin Wiswall Papers, 1863-1912 Harriet Wiswall Papers, 1863-1865 and undated

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		Dillon, Merton Lynn. "Elijah P. Lovejoy: Abolitionist Editor. "Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1961.
		Beecher, Edward. "Narrative of Riots at Alton in Connection with the Death of Rev. Elijah P. Lovejoy. "Alton, Illinois: G. Holton, 1838.
		Gill, John. "Tide Without Turning: Elijah P. Lovejoy and Freedom of the press. "Boston: Starr King Press, 1958.
		Lovejoy, Joseph Cammet and Owed Lovejoy. "Memoir of the Rev. Elijah P. Lovejoy. "New York: Arno Press, 1969.
		Moore, Richard Ray. "Elijah P. Lovejoy: the Making of a Reformer. "Thesis (M.A.)--Texas Technological College, 1960.
		Simon, Paul. "Freedom's Champion--Elijah Lovejoy. "Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1994.

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Collection Inventory

Transcriptions compiled by Students, 1973-1974

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Correspondence and Poems, 1824-1885

Correspondence, 1839-1850

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Lovejoy Family, 1804-1891
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1	3	Correspondence, 1804
	4	Correspondence, 1805
	5	Correspondence, 1807
	6	Correspondence, 1810
	7	Correspondence, 1812
	8	Correspondence, 1815
	9	Correspondence, 1816
	10	Correspondence, 1817
	11	Correspondence, 1820
	12	Correspondence, 1822
	13	Correspondence, 1823
	14	Correspondence, 1824
	15	Correspondence, 1825
	16	Correspondence, 1826
	17	Correspondence, 1827
	18	Correspondence, 1828
	19	Correspondence, 1829
	20	Correspondence, 1830
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2	1	Correspondence, 1831
	2	Correspondence, 1832
	3	Correspondence, 1833
	4	Correspondence, 1834
	5	Correspondence, 1835
	6	Correspondence, 1836
	7	Correspondence, 1837
	8	Correspondence, 1838
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3	1	Correspondence, 1839
	2	Correspondence, 1840
	3	Correspondence, 1841
	4	Correspondence, 1842
	5	Correspondence, 1843
	6	Correspondence, 1844
	7	Correspondence, 1845
	8	Correspondence, 1846
	9	Correspondence, 1847
	10	Correspondence, 1848
	11	Correspondence, 1849
	12	Correspondence, 1850
	13	Correspondence, 1852
	14	Correspondence, 1853
	15	Correspondence, 1854
	16	Correspondence, 1856
	17	Correspondence, 1857
	18	Correspondence, 1861
	19	Correspondence, 1862
	20	Correspondence, 1863
	21	Correspondence, 1864
	22	Correspondence, 1865
	23	Correspondence, 1867
	24	Correspondence, 1869
	25	Correspondence, 1870
	26	Correspondence, 1871
	27	Correspondence, 1872
	28	Correspondence, 1879
	29	Correspondence, 1881
	30	Correspondence, 1885
	31	Correspondence, 1886
	32	Correspondence, 1890
	33	Correspondence, 1891

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General Files, 1831-1959 and undated
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4	1	Essays, Manuscripts, and Sermons, undated
	2	Clippings, Photographs, and Pamphlets, 1831-1959 and undated
	3	Sermons, Poems, and Correspondence, undated

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Elijah P. Lovejoy:

An Inventory of His Papers, 1804-1891, at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library

Descriptive Summary

Biographical Sketch

Scope and Contents

Restrictions

Access Restrictions

Index Terms

Related Material

Administrative Information

Acquisition

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Additional Sources

Collection Inventory

Transcriptions compiled by Students, 1973-1974

Lovejoy Family, 1804-1891

General Files, 1831-1959 and undated