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Broome County Oral History project
Collection
Identifier: BUSC-1980-002
Abstract
This collection includes audio recordings and transcriptions from the Broome County Oral History project, conceived and administered by the Senior Services Unit of the Broome County Office for the Aging between November 1977 and September 1978. Transcriptions and streaming audio are available via Omeka.
Dates:
1977 - 1978
Lewis Henry Brown letters
Collection
Identifier: BUSC-2002-002
Abstract
This collection consists of fifty-six letters written during the Civil War, mostly by Lewis Henry Brown (1840 - 1917) of the Town of Union, Broome County, New York during his service as a soldier in the 27th New York Volunteer Infantry and the 1st New York Cavalry (Veteran). Six of the letters were written by Lewis's brother Burritt Brown (1839 - 1920) during his service with the 168th New York Volunteer Infantry. One letter was written by Burritt Brown's friend and tent-mate Albert Ransom...
Dates:
1861 - 1865
Patrick Casey papers
Collection
Identifier: BUSC-2004-001
Abstract
This collection consists of a brief narrative and two diaries from 1862 to 1865 written by a resident of Whitehall, Washington County, New York while enlisted with the 104th NY Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War. The narrative and diary entries detail regimental movements, battles, living conditions as a prisoner of war, camp life, prices of clothing and sundries, and the weather. This collection has been digitized and is accessible from the ...
Dates:
1862 - 1865
Frank W. Eldredge diary
Collection
Identifier: BUSC-1983-002
Abstract
Diary of Frank W. Eldredge (1849 - 1912) kept while attending Eagleswood Military Academy in Perth Amboy, New Jersey in 1863 and 1864, with a single entry from 1866. The diary was kept in an old ledger book, and not sequentially. From the front of the book, the entries are as follows: April 16 - May 5, 1864; September 15, 1864; July 3, 1866; November 8, 1864; February 26, 1863; September 27 - October 18, 1863; February 13 - 22 1863. Eldredge's diary entries document the weather and his daily...
Dates:
1863 - 1866
Ten Eyck Fonda letters
Collection
Identifier: BUSC-2004-002
Abstract
The collection consists of twenty-six letters written by Ten Eyck Fonda (1838 - 1921) of Fonda, Montgomery County, New York. The letters from 1861 to 1863 were sent to his immediate family while serving as a telegraph operator for the U.S. Military Telegraph Service during the Civil War. They tell of his perilous job, concerns about the capability of the Union Army, provide first-hand accounts of battles and the difficulty of receiving a military commission. The collection has been digitized...
Dates:
1861 - 1863
Edward I. Ford diaries
Collection
Identifier: BUSC-2005-001
Abstract
This collection includes two diaries kept by Dr. Edward Irving Ford (1825 - 1908) of Binghamton, Broome County, New York, for the years 1863 and 1866. The 1863 diary records Ford's activities in Binghamton and then his service as an army surgeon in various locations. The 1866 diary records his final month in hospital service, his journey back to Binghamton and various other travels, and his purchase of a drug store in Binghamton.Both diaries have been digitized and are available at...
Dates:
1863 - 1866
Jackson State College Project at Binghamton University records
Collection
Identifier: BUA-0020
Abstract
The collection contains administrative files related to the Jackson State College Project, an inter-institutional cooperative project between Jackson State College and Harpur College.
Dates:
1965 - 1973
Maurice Leyden Family papers
Collection
Identifier: BUSC-2002-001
Abstract
This collection includes diaries, letters, financial documents, and other papers by Maurice Leyden (1836 - 1906) of Rochester, Monroe County, New York. It also includes family correspondence, as well as diaries and school essays written by his daughter, Blanche Eloise Leyden (1874 - 1936), and diaries written by a maternal aunt of Maurice Leyden's wife Margaret Leora Garrigues Leyden (1841 - 1928), Sarah Woodruff Pottle (1815 - 1887). The collection also includes several photographs of...
Dates:
1833 - 1919
Local History Newsletter collection
Collection
Identifier: BUSC-2018-002
Abstract
This artificial collection contains newsletters distributed by local organizations, service oriented agencies, historical societies, school districts, libraries, and businesses in Broome County and surrounding localities. The newsletters reflect a wide variety of interests, such as political, social, health, and environmental concerns and issues, as well as arts, education, historical accounts, and religion. They include calendars of events, available services, and informative articles.
Dates:
1927 - 2014; Majority of material found within 1990 - 2004
Clark Lockwood letters
Collection
Identifier: BUSC-2020-005
Abstract
This collection includes twenty letters written by Clark Lockwood (1846 - 1897) between January 1864 and August 1865 while serving with the 1st New York Veteran’s Cavalry; the letters were primarily sent to his mother and sister in Watkins, Schuyler County, New York. Also part of this collection are an 1871 letter from Clark Lockwood to his mother; an 1892 partial letter to Clark Lockwood from an unknown correspondent; an 1897 invalid pension form for Clark Lockwood; two unmatched envelopes;...
Dates:
1864 - 1897; Majority of material found within 1864 - 1865