DiGenova, Peter.
Correspondence, transcripts, and moving image media relating to American pediatrician Dr. Benjamin Spock.
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Manuscript leaves, various; includes pages from missals, choral music, illuminated manuscripts, and the Koran
Manuscript on what appears to be palm leaf, written in the Pali script; also a single separate leaf.
James Husted Diary, 10 May-11 Nov 1861 1 v. (SC)
Husted, James.
Diary of a soldier in the Union Army during the Civil War.
Feinstone, Sol, 1888-1980.
Collection of signed letters from notable individuals ranging from King Charles II to J. Robert Oppenheimer. Collection also includes two printed leaves (four pages) from the Decretals of Pope Gregory IX (ca. 1473) and a print of an illustration of the siege of Yorktown (ca. 1862).
Amsterdam Map, 1544 1 item
Anthoniszn, Cornelis.
Map of Amsterdam by Cornelis Anthoniszn (facsimile reproduction)
Citizenship grant, Bologna, 1552 1 item.
Sauli, Girolamo, -1559.
Ecclesiastical/legal document from 16th century Italy, granting three Ferraran noblemen citizenship in the city-state of Bologna.
Mary, Queen of Scots, 1542-1587.
Letter from Mary, Queen of Scots, to a Lord Grey, concerning religious tolerance in her realm. Accompanied by several engravings of portraits of her, the earliest dated 1729.
Nottingham, Charles Howard, Earl of, ca. 1536-1624
Two letters by the Elizabethan admiral.
Edith Wharton Letter, 15 Jan 1915 1 folder (SC)
Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937.
Letter written by American novelist, Edith Wharton
Thomas Read Commonplace Book, 1624 1 volume (SC)
Read, Thomas (fl. 1624)
Compiled ca. 1624 by Thomas Read, a student at Oxford University's Magdalen College. Entitled "a not-booke of divinity and honor military and civill." The author may have been that Thomas Read (1606-1669) who was Latin secretary to the crown for King Charles II.
Owen Mayfield Collection, 1658-1960, bulk 1953 0.25 linear ft.
Mayfield, John S., 1904-1983.
Collection of material about Owen Mayfield, Mayor of Cambridge; built around a farthing token struck by him in 1658, probably for use in his tavern.
Notes on Aristotle manuscripts, 1664-1679 0.5 linear ft (3 volumes)
Three bound manuscripts by three different authors, in Latin, consisting of notes and commentary on various works of Aristotle.
Liechtenstein Music Collection, 1664-1695 46 reels of 35 mm. negative microfilm
Microfilm of 980 religious and secular compositions collected by Karl II von Liechtenstein-Kastelkorn during his tenure as Prince-Bishop of Olomouc (Olmütz) in the Czech Republic. Approximately 100 composers have been identified, including many associated with the imperial court of Leopold I. Works by native Moravians and Bohemians are also present. The compositions include complete settings of masses, vesperae, litaniae, ensemble sonatas, and balletti.
Spire, Nancy Woodson.
Collection of letters, journals, account books and other documents dating from or relating to the American Revolution. Also includes material relating to the Fisher, Rapalje and Wilkins families in New York State.
O. T. Barck Collection, 1670-1949 5 linear ft.
Barck, Oscar Theodore, Jr., 1902-1993.
Collection of printed engravings, bank drafts, receipts, correspondence, newspapers, and road commissions from the Revolutionary War period (1775-1783) and beyond focusing on New York State.
Christopher Yates Papers, 1677-1936 2.7 linear feet
Yates, Christopher, 1737-1785.
Christopher Yates was Quartermaster-General during the American Revolution. Collection includes correspondence, 1728-1848; financial records, 1732-1841; legal records, 1677-1898; military records, 1777-81; and miscellany. Correspondents include John De Lancey, Elizabeth De Lancey Yates, Joseph Yates, and Judge Robert Morris of New Jersey. Financial records of John Butler, Peter Van Benthuysen, and Christopher Yates family are included. Also includes a journal by Captain Thomas Butler, 1756.
Wynkoop family Papers, 1684-1930 4.0 cubic ft.
Wynkoop family.
Papers of a Kingston, New York family include correspondence (1740-1930); account books (1768-1770); a daybook (1758-1779); ledgers (1776, 1791-1808); journals, diaries, family Bibles, legal papers (1753-1804), and memorabilia. The bulk of the collection consists of business records of Cornelius Wynkoop and his sons, Cornelius C. Wynkoop and John C. Wynkoop.
Engraving by 17th century French printmaker Henri Bonnart, "dressed" in fabric
Leon J. Galloway Collection, 1711-1962 5 linear ft.
Galloway, Leon J.
Collection created by Leon Galloway of Hicksville, New York, presumably based on his personal interests. Correspondence of military members of the Confederate States of America and Civil War currency. Contracts, land surveys, photo albums, and books about the Hicksite Quakers. Correspondence of the Saunders family.
Mitchelson, Eliphalet.
Account book for an 18th century tailor and farmer in Simsbury, Connecticut.
Gordon N. Ray Collection of Victorian Autographs, 1721-1926 0.5 linear ft.
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986.
Collection of autographed letters, many of British politicians and statesmen of the Victorian period.
Miller Family Collection, 1727-1798 1 large package
Miller family.
Assorted documents relating to Matthias B. Miller, New York physician; Morris S. Miller of Utica, New York; and Rutger Bleecker of Albany, New York.
Lawrence Family Papers, 1738-1876 0.5 linear ft.
Lawrence family.
aCorrespondence, legal papers, financial records of the Lawrence family, relating to their involvement in New York business, politics and law.
French Document, 1749 1 item (SC)
Legal document, ink on vellum, appears to contain provisions for burial and other church-related matters upon the death of a man, possibly named Jean le Penat or Jean le Prouat, in Bordeaux.
Dun and Bradstreet, Inc. Collection of Small Business Ledgers, 1754-1955 25 linear ft. (208 ledgers)
Dun and Bradstreet, inc.
Collection of ledgers from a wide range of small businesses based in the Northeastern United States, from Philadelphia to Old Town, Maine, including many in New Jersey. Business areas represented range from banking and butchers to taverns and wagon-makers.
Salem (Mass.) Early Business Collection, 1755-1857 1 folder (SC)
Miscellaneous material pertaining to commercial activity in Salem, Massachusetts in the late 18th and early 19th century.
Gaius Talcott Letters, 1757-1771 17 items (SC)
Talcott, Gaius.
Letters of an American Quaker concerning spiritual matters.
Robert Adams Daybook, 1768-1775 1 volume
Adams, Robert, d. 1793.
Daybook of Robert Adams, proprietor of a general store in Johnstown, New York. Includes transactions with some well-known individuals such as Sir William Johnson (1715-1774) and his sons and sons-in-law, and Joseph Brant (1742-1807), also known as the Mohawk chief Thayendanegea. Also a microfilm version.
Tristram Gilman Sermons, 1768-1807 1 volume.
Gilman, Tristram, 1735-1809.
Collection of 30 sermons by the pastor of the First Congregational Church of North Yarmouth, Maine.
Thomas Huntington Letters, 1769 1 folder (SC)
Huntington, Thomas, 1745-1835.
Letter and letter fragment from Thomas Huntington concerning his mission to the Oneida Indians.
John Hancock Letter, 1770 1 folder (SC)
Hancock, John, 1737-1793
Letter written by the American founding father to a lawyer in New London, Connecticut.
Jacob Weber Correspondence, 1770-1889 1 folder (SC)
Weber, Jacob, fl. 1770-1795.
Letters to and from Weber and several other men, relating to family and business affairs in Canajoharie and German Flatts, New York.
Duncan and Jones Account Book, 1771-1778 1 volume.
Duncan and Jones.
Account book of merchants in 18th century New York. Eastern New York State, Dutch families represented.
Cornelius Haring Account Book, 1771-1780 1 folder (SC)
Haring, Cornelius
Account book for Haring's general store and other financial activities.
Lorenzo Collection, 1771-1956 8.0 linear feet, 20 reels microfilm
Correspondence, legal documents, financial records, and memorabilia concerning the Holland Land Company, Colonel John Lincklaen, Jonathan Denise Ledyard, Helen Ledyard Lincklaen, Jane Strawbridge Ledyard, other Ledyard and Lincklaen family members, and Lorenzo mansion in Cazenovia. Photocopies and microfilm only, no originals.
Gyles Merrill Sermons, 1772-1783 6 items (SC)
Merrill, Gyles, 1739-1801.
Papers of the American clergyman. Sermons of a minister in Plaistow, New Hampshire.
Bradley, James.
Legal documents and published material, including a land purchase agreement for Bedford County, Pennsylvania and a death notice for President Taylor.
William Manson Ship's Logs, 1773, 1784 2 volumes (SC)
Manson, William.
Logs kept by Captain William Manson, of the Simon Taylor, an English ship in the Caribbean, and the Arundel, sailing from Philadelphia to Spain and Russia.
P. Geoffrey Noyes Papers, 1774-2005, 1930-1970 12 linear ft
Noyes, P. Geoffrey
Genealogical and personal information on the Noyes family, founders of the Oneida Community; historical material concerning the Oneida Community and its commercial offspring, Oneida Community Ltd, manufacturer of silverware and china (among other things); and Noyes' correspondence with family and business associates.
John Campbell Letter, 1775 1 folder (SC)
Campbell, John.
Letter written by a British man living in the Caribbean during the beginning of the American Revolution.
Smith, Gilbert T.
Research files compiled by Gilbert T. Smith, relating to Methodist minister James Dempster. All modern photocopies, no original material.
Hezekiah Spencer Papers, 1777-1863 2.75 linear ft.
Spencer, Hezekiah.
Papers of the Connecticut fur trader. Collection includes correspondence (1817-1863), incoming, with some outgoing, encompasses over 1000 letters about the regional, national, and international fur trade; financial records (1777-1861), including account books, bills and receipts, and ledger sheets; and legal documents (1827-1861).
Iris Ship's log, 1779-1780 1 item (SC)
Iris (Frigate)
The Iris was originally the Continental frigate Hancock before it was captured and renamed by the British in 1777. Log consists of two sections in a slipcase, "Harbour transactions on board His Majesty's Ship Iris, James Hawker, esq., Commander. Edwd. Gould; Aug.[u]st 18th, 1779"; and: "A journal of a voyage from Plymouth to New York."
Lewis Family Collection, 1781-1833 50 items (ca.) (SC)
Lewis family.
Financial papers of the Lewis family of Virginia. Also specifications for a house to be built for William Lewis.
Benjamin Franklin Promissory Note, 1782 1 folder (SC)
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790.
Promissory note printed and signed by Benjamin Franklin, recording a 1782 loan from the French government to the United States.
Sermon Collection, 1782-1832 1 folder (SC)
Handwritten sermons (26) by an unknown clergyman, traveling between the towns of Haddam, East Haddam, and Hadlyme, all situated on the Connecticut River in Middlesex County, Connecticut. Given the eighty-year date span, the sermons may be from more than one author.
Aaron Sakolski Collection, 1782-1862 1 folder (SC)
Sakolski, Aaron M. (Aaron Morton), 1880-1955.
Assorted historical material collected by Syracuse University alumnus Aaron Sakolski. Collection includes Confederate money, a patent for land in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, and other items.