Creator:
Huntington, Collis Potter, 1821-1900.
Inclusive Dates:
1797- 1904
Abstract:
Papers of the American railroad magnate and capitalist, whose financial interests included steamship, manufacturing, construction, and land companies. Philanthropist, trustee of the Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute and supporter of Tuskegee Institute. Collection includes incoming correspondence (1856-1904); letterpress copybooks (1868-1901); legal and financial (including real estate) records (1797-1901); amd personal papers (1862-1901). Notable among the real estate records are documents relating to the furnishing and household expenses of Huntington's San Francisco residence, and records relating to the design, construction, decoration, furnishing, and maintenance of Huntington's palatial home on 57th St. in New York City.
Type of Material:
Account books.
Bills of sale.
Blueprints (reprographic copies)
Clippings (information artifacts)
Correspondence.
Daybooks.
Deeds.
Ledgers (account books)
Letterpress copybooks.
Maps (documents)
Mortgages.
Photographs.
Receipts (financial records)
Stock certificates.
Subject:
United States -- History -- 1865-1898.
United States -- Politics and government -- 19th century.
United States -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
Capitalists and financiers.
Entrepreneurs.
Philanthropists.
Railroads
Business and Industry
California, History, 1850-1950.
Capitalists and financiers, United States.
Ciphers.
Entrepreneurship.
Palaces -- United States.
Philanthropists -- United States.
Railroad law -- United States.
Railroads -- California.
Railroads -- History.
Railroads -- Freight -- Rates.
Railroads -- United States.
Railroads and state -- United States.
Upper class -- United States.
Creator:
Special Collections Research Center
Inclusive Dates:
1816- 1900
Abstract:
Collection of catalogs, trade cards, merchants' scrip, letterhead, photographs, and other ephemera from businesses in and around Syracuse, New York. Towns represented include Elbridge. Syracuse, Marcellus, Litchfield, Morristown, Scipio, and others. Also includes records and ledgers from some businesses, including L. C. Smith Typewriter (forerunner of Smith-Corona).
Type of Material:
Advertisements.
Brochures.
Correspondence.
Fliers (printed matter)
Letterheads.
Printed ephemera.
Receipts (financial records)
Scrip.
Trade cards.
Trade catalogs.
Subject:
Elbridge (N.Y.) -- Commerce.
Syracuse (N.Y.) -- Commerce.
Utica (N.Y.) -- Commerce.
Cayuga County (N.Y.) -- Commerce.
Boyd's Syracuse Guide.
Commercial businesses.
New York State
Business and Industry
Business enterprises -- New York (State) -- History.
Commercial catalogs.
Liquor laws -- New York (State)
License system -- New York (State)
Retail trade -- Law and legislation -- New York (State)
Creator:
Sivers, Cathryne Hardesty
Inclusive Dates:
1947- 1959
Abstract:
Materials related to student life, the
Student Dean Program, and head resident responsibilities at Syracuse
University
Type of Material:
Notes (documents)
Newsletters.
Receipts (financial records)
Blank forms.
Printed materials (object genre)
Subject:
Higher education.
University Archives
Syracuse University -- Alumni
Student activities.
Student housing.
Syracuse University -- Student Activities