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May Memorial Unitarian Universalist Society Records, 1830-1988, bulk 1839-1952

6 linear ft.
Records of May Memorial Unitarian Universalist Society in Syracuse, NY. Collection includes letters, photographs, newsletters, printed matter, audiotapes, brochures, Order of Worship handouts, etc.

Ronald G. Becker collection of Charles Eisenmann photographs, 1836-1960

12 linear ft.
More than one thousand photographs of 19th century sideshows and circuses, most by photographer Charles Eisenmann or his successor Frank Wendt, the remainder by unknown photographers. Most of the photographs depict the physical abnormalities of humans and animals featured at these shows. Subjects include P.T. Barnum, the P.T. Barnum Firm (Barnum and Bailey Circus), and Tom Thumb. Also included are Becker's research notes, an 1865-1868 run of The New York Clipper (forerunner of Billboard Magazine), and various print (broadsides and posters) and non-print circus memorabilia.

The Geneva Medical College Collection, 1805-1989

3.25 linear feet
This is an artificial collection with documents on the history of Geneva Medical College. It has five series: Ephemera and Memorabilia, Subject Files, Printed Materials, Photographs, and Bound Materials, which are primarily comprised of copies of archival materials from other repositories and many printed and bound materials, including pamphlets, circulars, bulletins, registers, reports, publications, catalogs, lectures, and addresses.

Correctional Association of New York Records, 1844-1988

30.97 cubic ft.
The Correctional Association of New York Records includes records from the Board of Directors, annual reports, prison visit files, Narcotics Committee files, program and bureau files, project files, subject files, and publications. The only records of the organization available from the nineteenth century are the annual reports, which have been microfilmed and are available in the University Library.

Thurlow Weed papers, 1775-1900

10 file drawers
Correspondence, newspapers, pamphlets and scrapbooks of material relating to the career of Thurlow Weed, 1797-1882.

Kendrick family papers, 1825-1947

30 boxes

The Kendrick Family Papers includes the correspondence and other papers of Asahel Clark Kendrick and Ryland Morris Kendrick. The correspondence of Asahel Clark Kendrick includes letters to and from University of Rochester professors and trustees at the time of the founding of the University. There are also letters from prominent educators, clergymen, and literary figures. Other papers are the lecture notes and writings of Asahel Clark and Ryland Morris Kendrick. These include translations and commentaries of various books of the Bible by A. C. Kendrick, as part of his work on the revised English version of the Bible. The papers also include books and pamphlets written by A. C. Kendrick, journals and poems by various family members, and the house plans of the Kendrick home on Alexander Street, near East Avenue. The family correspondence to and from A. C. Kendrick includes letters from his wives: Anne Elizabeth (Hopkins) Kendrick, and Helen Morris (Hooker) Kendrick; his children, and his son-in-law Rossiter Johnson.

Buck, Evans, Spalding, and Hale family correspondence, 1826-1910

1 Box

The Buck, Evans, Spalding and Hale family correspondence spans 1826-1910, and is divided into two series.

George Charles Grantley Fitzhardinge Berkeley papers, 1840-1866

1 box

The collection consists of fifty letters written by George Charles Grantley Fitzhardinge Berkeley (1800-1881), writer and sixth son of the fifth earl of Berkeley, to Robert Folkestone Williams (1805-1872), historian and writer. The letters chiefly concern the writing of Berkeley's autobiography, and disputes related to his revelations and interpretations of events that took place during the Regency.

William Henry Seward papers, 1730-1915

230 Linear feet
Collection contains the political, personal, and family papers of William Henry Seward, U.S. Secretary of State, 1861-1869.

Robert Southey papers, 1799-1884

5 boxes

The papers consist of letters, manuscript poems and prose pieces, pictures, and printed material. Major groups of correspondence include: Letters written by Southey to Anna Eliza (Kempe) Stothard Bray (1790-1883) between 1831 and 1839 in which he discusses literature, politics, local history, and antiquities; letters to Humphrey Fleming Senhouse (1781-1841) dated from 1805 to 1838; seventeen "Autobiographical Epistles" written by Southey to John May between July 26, 1820 and January 8, 1826, and correspondence with the poet William Wordsworth. The collection also contains letters written by Southey's second wife Caroline Anne (Bowles) Southey (1786-1854) to Mrs. Bray and others. Many of these letters concern Southey's failing health. Letters written by Southey's son, Charles Cuthbert Southey (1819-1888), are also in the collection, as well as original handwritten fragments by Richard Duppa (1770-1831) and Southey.