Milnes, Richard Monckton, Baron Houghton, 1809-1885

Undated letter signed by Richard Monckton Milnes.

Blaich, Robert.

Papers of the American industrial designer.

Beverley, Robert.

Miscellaneous papers, receipts, and letters, including one from his sister, Harriet Rittenhouse.

Burns, Robert, 1759-1796.

Draft of a love letter, written by the Scottish poet for a local farmer to a Miss Gordon

Rice family.

Papers of the three generations of the Rice and collateral Kingston and Winter families, mostly centered in Western New York State. Victor Moreau Rice (1818-1869), son of William Rice, was the State's first Superintendent of Public Instruction; other family members were also active in education. Collection includes Correspondence (1823-1960), mostly between family members; genealogical material, including research notes, charts, and scrapbooks; legal and financial material (1812-1953), including household ledgers and muster rolls of the New York Volunteer Militia (1812, 1814, 1838); memorabilia (1810-1957); photographs; and writings (1800-1965), including notebooks and diaries.

unknown

Correspondence relating to the Rappite community, including some with George Rapp.

Walker, Robert J. (Robert John), 1801-1869.

American economist and statesman, Secretary of the Treasury. Incoming correspondence concerning customs, duties, and other matters. Two letters relate to incidents stemming from Texas' recent admission into the Union.

Peabody, Robert S. (Robert Singleton), 1837-

Letter from Singleton Peabody , nephew of noted philanthropist George Peabody (1795-1869), to his fiancee, Maggie (Margaret Augusta Goddard). The letter concerns a fishing trip in the Thousand Islands area of New York.

Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890.

British explorer of India and Africa, world traveler, orientalist, author, linguist, translator of The Arabian nights. Collection includes correspondence (1855-1891); contracts with publishers; and essays by Burton. Correspondence includes letters from Lady Burton (Isabel Arundell), including some to Algernon Charles Swinburne, and letters by Burton regarding Africa and the Orient.

Garis, Roger, 1901-1967.

Papers of the American author and journalist. Correspondence (1932-1965) with family, authors, editors, publishers, lawyers, and literary agents; Garis family photographs and memorabilia; typescript articles, autobiograpy, essays, fiction, and plays. Correspondents include Brooks Atkinson, Josephine Lawrence, Arthur Mizener, José Quintero, Christiane Renauld, and Edward Barry Roberts.

Sage, Russell, 1816-1906.

Papers of the Congressman, financier. Four incoming items, two of which are business letters from Platt Smith, the others are personal letters addressed to Mrs. Sage from Kenyon West and B. F. Wheeler.

Walker, Richard H.

Letters from Richard H. Walker, assistant surgeon with the 6th Tennessee Volunteers; most are to his wife, Fannie Walker.

Kirk, Reuben.

Union soldier from Vermont. Collection contains correspondence with his wife, Mary, concerning camp life, life on campaign, battles, and the election of 1864.

Conkling, Roscoe, 1829-1888.

Papers of the Utica attorney, U.S. Senator. Outgoing correspondence primarily of a political nature, which reflects Conkling's interest in Republican Party politics at the State and national levels. Includes letters to Thomas Alvord, Henry J. Cookinham, James M. Dalzell, and Edward Ingersoll.

Wilson, Richard, 1920-1987

Correspondence, financial and legal material, memorabilia, fanzines, and writings including short stories, plays, novels, novellas, and miscellaneous items.

unknown

Four letters by the English poet, and a photograph of him. Recipients of the letters include J. Dewitt Miller, N. Myers, and Charles Kent.

Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936.

Papers of the British author, novelist, poet, journalist. Includes correspondence, writings, and memorabilia of Kipling himself, well as research material from a number of private collections. Kipling material consists of correspondence, totaling over 950 items (over 750 authored by Kipling); writings, including manuscript (handwritten and typed) and published versions of Kipling's prose, speeches, verse and dramatic works; memorabilia (legal material, photographs, portraits and caricatures); printed materials; writings by others; and miscellany. The private collections consist of Kipling material formerly owned by H.H. and S.S. McClure, E.W. Martindell, and Alan D. Wilson.

Caldecott, Randolph, 1846-1886.

Letter from English artist and illustrator Randolph Caldecott.

McWade, Robert M.

American diplomat and civil servant. Collection includes correspondence and memorabilia, including a bound set of petitions supporting McWade's candidacy for Consul General.

Reynolds, Robert.

Correspondence, memorabilia, and printed material pertaining to Leopold von Ranke. All items dating from before 1970 are copies, not originals.