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University of Rochester: Rare Books, Special Collections and Preservation

University of Rochester: Rare Books, Special Collections and Preservation

Rush Rhees Library
Second Floor, Room 225
755 Library Rd.
Rochester, NY 14627, United States
(585) 275-2121
rarebks@library.rochester.edu
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The Department of Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation at the University of Rochester is located in Rush Rhees Library. Our collections span a range of subjects and time periods. They include manuscripts, audio and visual material, books and serials, letters, diaries, photographs, ephemera, personal and business records, architectural drawings, maps, and more.

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Benjamin Douglas Silliman papers, 1830-1890 1 box

Silliman, Benjamin D. (Benjamin Douglas), 1805-1901

The collection consists of 80 letters to Benjamin Douglas Silliman and 11 letters from him. His correspondents include William Henry Seward, Hamilton Fish, Preston King, Peter Cooper, and others involved in New York Sate politics. In the letters to and from Seward, they discuss the influence of the Irish vote in the 1840 election.

University of Rochester: Rare Books, Special Collections and Preservation