Adams and Wistar

Letterbook containing copies of 100 or so business letters from the firm of Adams and Wistar in Philadelphia, Thomas Wistar (1764-1851) senior partner

Bennett, Murray.

Papers of the American stage actor, director, poet. Incoming correspondence (1875, 1909-1961), letter books, Bennett's subject file, theater programs, photographs, manuscript poems, and clippings. Includes correspondence of Charles E. Herring, Archibald Rutledge, Sybil Thorndike, and Estelle Winwood, and others.

Brooks, George Sprague, b. 1895.

Memorabilia from Brooks' months as an American soldier and student at the University of Poitiers. Brooks was one of 249 American soldiers -- both officers and enlisted men -- who briefly attended the University of Poitiers (halfway between Paris and Bordeaux) as full-time students in 1919 after having fought on the Western Front. All but one item date from 1918-1920.

Chard, Thornton.

Papers of the American architect. Chard's business correspondence (in 10 letter books) with clients.

Delafield, Richard, 1798-1873.

Major General, U.S. Army; Superintendent of U.S. Military Academy, West Point; Chief of Engineers, 1864. Collection contains one volume, a letterbook belonging to Delafield while in command of engineers in New York City. Majority of letters are addressed to Joseph G. Totten, then Chief of Army Engineers.

E. E. Hilliard and Company.

Records of a Connecticut textile firm, including material on its branch operations, Charter Oak Company and Eagle Mill Company; correspondence and letter books (1843-1905); financial records, including bills and receipts, cash books, checkbooks, and time sheets (1837-1939); legal papers, including incorporation papers, 1893; references to a strike, 1934; and ledgers (1857-1937).

E.P. Dutton (Firm)

American publishing firm, founded 1852. Papers include those of founder Edward P. Dutton, John Macrae, and the company's business records, inclucing correspondence, letter books, photographs, clippings, publishers' catalogs, authors' scrapbooks, general files, legal files, financial material, production records, and publicity files.

Kuni, Charles, Jr.

Letter book of the Philadelphia lawyer, containing copies of his outgoing letters relating to the legal affairs of his clients and to personal affairs

Osborne family.

Encompasses the records of three generations of the Osborne family of Auburn, N.Y. Thomas Mott Osborne, son of businessman David Munson Osborne, was associated with Democratic politics, philanthropy, and social reform, especially prison reform. He was a trustee and later president of the George Junior Republic in Freeville, New York. In 1913, he was appointed chairman of the New York State Commission on Prison Reform. His third son, Lithgow, served in the foreign service in Germany from 1914-1917, and later in Havana, Copenhagen, and Norway. He subsequently left government service to pursue a career in newspaper publishing with the Auburn Citizen-Advertiser. Collection includes correspondence (1812-1968); speeches (1895-1945); legal and financial papers (1786-1962); organizational records (1813-1967); memorabilia (1845-1965); diaries (1843-1946), and other material.

Snyder, Charles R.

American lawyer, apparently specializing in railroads and utilities. Collection includes correspondence, corporate records, letterbooks, more.

Thatcher, Henry Knox, 1806-1880.

Letterbook of an American naval officer.

United States Army. -- Artillery Regiment, 1st. -- Battery I.

Letter book for Battery I of the 1st U.S. Artillery; letters are dated from Fort Wood, New York Harbor; Key West Barracks, Key West, Florida; Camp Dallas, Florida; Camp Whiting, Florida; and possibly other locations.