Esping family papers

The Esping family papers, 1869-1983 and undated, has been arranged into four series: Diary, Correspondence, Civil War, and Genealogy. The Diary of Otto William Esping, 1869-1875, is a photocopied English translation of Esping's diary with an introduction and genealogical notes by the translator, Emory Johnson. Correspondence, 1872-1920 and undated, contains letters between Otto William Esping and his nephew Gustav Andreen, as well as those written by Esping family members Axel, Ida, T.F., Mary, Emma, Paul and Lydia. The Civil War series, 1911 and undated, includes letters from Gustav Andreen to the U.S. Secretary of War and the Adjutant General inquiring about the rank and status of his relative Axel Esping the day he died in battle. Also included are the Secretary's responses and a newspaper clipping with the history of the Illinois 45th Infantry, as well as "Julius L. and Axel Esping in the Civil War," an unsigned bound manuscript in Swedish. Genealogy, 1949-1983 and undated, contains research on the Esping family history by E. Gilbert Swanson and other family members. These documents are in both Swedish and English and include a working version of the Esping Genealogy Chart.