The University of Rochester interview with Edwin Jaeckle was held on May 31 and June 1, 1979. It was conducted by William E. Diez, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, as part of an ongoing Oral History Project.
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Elijah Miller papers, 1782-1861 8 boxes
Legal papers, correspondence and other papers of Elijah Miller (1772-1851). Auburn lawyer and judge and father-in-law of William Henry Seward.
Enos Thompson Throop papers, 1804-1868 2 boxes, Writing Case
Included in the Papers are approximately 150 letters. Most of them were written by members of the family and thus are of a personal or business nature. Some letters, after 1834, deal with life, investments, and land promotion in Michigan. All the correspondence has been indexed in the main manuscript index.
The Erasmus Darwin Smith Papers includes family correspondence, poems and school essays, certificates and other documents, clippings, and drafts of speeches.
Eugene H. Nickerson papers, 1955-1970 290 boxes
Personal, administrative, political, and investigative files of Nickerson. The papers deal almost entirely with his eight years as County Executive, and consist of correspondence, memoranda, manuscripts of speeches, notes, press releases, photographs, and clippings. Among the major correspondents are James A. Farley, Hubert H. Humphrey, Robert F. Kennedy, Edward I. Koch, and Percy E. Sutton. The Investigation Files, which amount to nearly half the collection, document investigation into corruption and mismanagement in numerous Long Island businesses and governmental departments. These investigations, instigated and overseen by Nickerson, were carried out largely by the Commissioner of Accounts, Milton Lipson, and later by Samuel Greason, the first governmental ombudsman in the United States. These files consist primarily of memoranda, transcripts of hearings, payroll and financial accounts, notes, and tape recordings.
Folsom's long, detailed letters discuss current events (both local and national), his career, social life, and friends.
Frank Horton papers, 1919-2004 1239.01 Cubic feet
Legislative reference and correspondence files, general correspondence files, speeches, reports, press releases, photographs, films, and memorabilia. Please note: This collection is currently unprocessed.
Papers of Smedley, including correspondence, memoranda, manuscripts, and printed materials about the United Nations, national politics and elections, and civic organizations in New York City and in Connecticut. Correspondents include Hubert Humphrey, John F. Kennedy, and Bertrand Russell.
Hoyt family papers, 1855-1924 2.5 linear feet
The Jacob Maus Schermerhorn family papers (1831-1908) consist of correspondence of Schermerhorn and his family, for a total of 1393 letters, which have been mounted in eight folio volumes and eight small, soft leather and paperbound notebooks detailing individual and household expenses from 1831-1840, filling 360 pages.