Collection ID: A.W32
Ead Download EAD

Collection context

Summary

Creator:
Warner, Horatio Gates, 1801-1876 and Warner, William Horace
Extent:
16 boxes, document cases, and 1 package
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Item title, item date], Horatio Gates Warner Family Papers, A.W32, Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester

Background

Scope and Content:

Primarily a collection of correspondence, business papers, diaries, journals, essays, etc., of Horatio Gates Warner (1801-1876) and his immediate family.

Biographical / Historical:

Horatio Gates Warner was a Rochester attorney, business man, newspaper publisher and editor. He was interested in literary and educational affairs and at the time of his death was a member of the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York. His home on Mount Hope Avenue, long known as "Warner Castle", was constructed under his close supervision in 1853/54, and the papers include what remains of the drawings, specifications, estimates and costs of its construction.

Of great interest is the material relating to the career of William H. Warner (1812-1849) a Brevet Captain in the U.S. Army Corps of Topographical Engineers, who was killed by Indians while on an exploring expedition in Sierra Nevada. Horatio Gates Warner made several trips to California during the early 1850's to settle the estate of his brother, William. The letters, diaries, journals, business and legal papers, essays, etc., which resulted from these journeys form an important collection of source material on California in the gold rush days.

Acquisition information:

The gift of Mrs. Wesley M. Angle, Mrs. William H. Gorsline, and. Mrs. Eugene Brown, 1962-1966.

Excerpts from the diaries of William H. and Horatio Gates Warner were published in the University of Rochester Library Bulletin , volume18, no.1, Autumn, 1962.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access

RESTRICTIONS:

The Horatio Gates Warner Family Papers is open for research use. Researchers are advised to contact the Rare Books Special Collections & Preservation Department prior to visiting. Upon arrival, researchers will also be asked to fill out a registration form and provide photo identification.

TERMS OF ACCESS:

In consultation with a curator, reproductions may be made upon request. Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from a curator. Researchers are responsible for determining any copyright questions.

PREFERRED CITATION:

[Item title, item date], Horatio Gates Warner Family Papers, A.W32, Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester

LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
Rush Rhees Library
Second Floor, Room 225
755 Library Rd.
Rochester, NY 14627, United States
Link to repository site
CONTACT:
(585) 275-2121
rarebks@library.rochester.edu