Ely Samuel Parker papers, 1846-1924
0.23 Cubic feetThe Ely Samuel Parker Papers are comprised of one box containing mostly manuscript material, including approximately 30 letters to or from Ely Parker; legal and business material; two leather notebooks from the 1850s and 1860s; and some items that were removed in January 1972 from the extra-illustrated volume The Life of General Ely S. Parker by Arthur C. Parker.
Howard L. Osgood papers, circa 1785-1909
8 boxesThe Howard L. Osgood Papers are comprised of eight boxes containing notebooks and published writings on early history of Rochester and Western New York, genealogical data on the Carroll, Fitzhugh, Montgomery, Osgood and other families of Rochester, and correspondence from John S. Clark, 1881-1901. There are also Nathaniel Rochester correspondence and business papers, as well as correspondence and documents relating to the claim of the Ogden Land Company to Indian reservations in New York, 1838-1909, maps and documents for the One Hundred Acre Tract at Rochester and flour mills on the Genesee River, and transcripts of letters to Josiah Burr of New Haven, Connecticut, concerning the Genesee Country, 1788-1791. Items of particular interest include a letter written by Charles H. Carroll to John C. Calhoun, located in Box 4, Folder 2 and the handwritten sermon given at the funeral of Nathaniel Rochester, located in Box 4, Folder 3.
Lewis Henry Morgan papers, 1826-circa 2000, bulk 1840-1881
32 boxes; 2 packages; 23 volumes (manuscripts); 5 volumes (books); 2 volumes (scrapbooks)The papers include correspondence to and from Morgan, manuscripts of articles and speeches, manuscript notebooks and travel diaries, and the manuscripts of several of his books. Correspondents include Henry Adams, Adolph F. Bandelier, Charles Darwin, Joseph Henry, Francis Parkman, and Herbert Spencer.
New York State miscellaneous documents collection, 1738-1898
1 boxA collection of documents including deeds, leases, agreements, and land titles relating to transactions in upstate and Western New York. Includes records relating to Albany, Monroe County and the Pulteney Purchase.
Oliver Phelps papers, 1788-1791
1 boxThe Oliver Phelps Papers are comprised of one box containing correspondence written by Samuel Street (1753-1815), a merchant trader and land speculator who supplied goods to the British stationed at Fort Niagara during the Revolutionary War. In addition to Oliver Phelps, Street's correspondents include General Israel Chapin (1740-1795), George Washington's aide-de-camp and first agent for Indian Affairs in Western New York, and Reverend Samuel Kirkland (1741-1808), missionary and liason between New York State and the Iroquois in land negotiations following the Revolutionary War and founder of the Hamilton-Oneida Academy, which was to become Hamilton College. The correspondence largely concern relations with the Native Americans and land settlements. One bill for goods, issued to Chapin by Street and Colonel John Butler (of Butler's Rangers), is housed in the last folder.
Raphael Lemkin Collection
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- Chapin, Israel, 1740-17951
- Kirkland, Samuel, 1741-18081
- Morgan, Lewis Henry, 1818-18811
- Osgood, Howard L. (Howard Lawrence), 1855-19091
- Parker, Arthur Caswell, 1881-19551
- Parker, Ely Samuel, 1828-18951
- Phelps, Oliver, 1749-18091
- Raphael Lemkin (1900-1959)1
- Rochester, Nathaniel, 1752-18311
- Street, Samuel, 1753-18151
- Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester6
- American Jewish Historical Society1
- Bricker, John W. (John William), 1893-19861
- Buck, Pearl S. (Pearl Sydenstricker), 1892-19731
- Celler, Emanuel, 1888-19811
- Chapin, Israel, 1740-17951
- Charlemagne, Emperor, 742-8141
- Khan, Muhammad Zafrulla, Sir, 1893-1
- Khmelnytskyi, Bohdan, circa 1594-16571
- Kirkland, Samuel, 1741-18081