Collection context
Summary
- Abstract:
- This collection consists of commercial, agricultural, and medical materials belonging to William Adolphus Ashton (1803-1870), who tried to establish a co-operative community in Franklin County, Indiana in 1834.
- Extent:
- 2 Boxes
- Language:
- Materials are in English .
- Preferred citation:
[Item], William Ashton (1803-1870): Miscellaneous uncataloged materials, Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Background
- Biographical / Historical:
William Adolphus Ashton (1803-1870) was born in England on March 28, 1803. He was a member of the Manchester Social Community Company and under its auspices emigrated with a group from Manchester, England, to establish a co-operative community in Franklin County, Indiana, in 1834. When this community failed in 1836 as a result of withdrawal of members and cessation of financial aid from Manchester Social Community Company, Ashton turned first to the manufacture of oilcloth, then to the study of and practice of medicine, and last to farming for his livelihood.
- Scope and Content:
This collection contains materials related to William Ashton's commercial, agricultural, and medical ventures. It also reflects the variety of interests - political, religious, and economic - which would have been of great concern to such an advocate of social reform as was Ashton.
- Arrangement:
This collection is arranged into the following series: Miscellaneous Papers Manifestoes, Addresses, Sermons, Etc. Related to Ashton's Interest in Social Reform; Papers Relating to Various Kinds of Co-Operative Social and Commercial Ventures; Papers Concerning Ashton's Interest in Mechanics' Institutes and Their Libraries; Materials Concerning Commerce and Currency Reform; Papers Relative to Ashton's Interest in Fraternal Organizations; Materials Concerning Ashton's Medical Career; Miscellaneous Periodicals and Newspapers from the Ashton Collection (Fugitive Issues Only); Miscellaneous Materials from the Ashton Collection; and Items of Contemporary Advertising Material from the Ashton Collection.
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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This collection is open for research.
Many collections are housed offsite; retrieval requires advance notice. Please make an appointment a minimum of one week in advance of your visit.
- PREFERRED CITATION:
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[Item], William Ashton (1803-1870): Miscellaneous uncataloged materials, Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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1200 East Seventh StreetBloomington, Indiana 47405-5500, USA
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- CONTACT:
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(812) 855-2452liblilly@indiana.edu