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Patrick Casey papers

Collection

Identifier: BUSC-2004-001

Overview 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

Found in: Binghamton University Libraries Special Collections

Ten Eyck Fonda papers

Collection

Identifier: BUSC-2004-002

Overview The collection consists of twenty-six letters written by Ten Eyck Fonda (1838-1921) of Fonda, Montgomery County, NY. 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 digitized collection is accessible from...

Dates: 1861 - 1863

Found in: Binghamton University Libraries Special Collections

John K. McLaughlin collection

Collection

Identifier: BUSC-2011-001

Overview The John K. McLaughlin collection contains materials relating to the history of film, television and radio. These materials include scripts, posters, lobby cards, photographs, star contracts, and correspondence. In addition, there is a small collection of materials relating to horror and crime fiction.

Dates: 1900 - 2000

Found in: Binghamton University Libraries Special Collections

Josiah T. Newcomb papers

Collection

Identifier: BUSC-1985-003

Overview This collection includes correspondence, photographs, business and local history research files, maps and other materials of Josiah T. Newcomb (1911 - 1981), director of the Binghamton University Library from 1953 to 1971 and Broome County Historian.

Dates: 1926 - 1984

Found in: Binghamton University Libraries Special Collections

Ingraham P. Smith papers

Collection

Identifier: BUSC-2004-004

Overview The collection comprises two medical documents and forty-five letters written by Ingraham P. Smith (1844 - 1918), a resident of Middlefield, Otsego County, New York and a soldier in Company G, 121st New York Volunteer Infantry, during the Civil War. The 1861 - 1865 letters were penned to his mother and sister. A letter written by his brother Jerry, of the 51st New York Volunteer Infantry, is also included in the collection. This collection has been digitized and is accessible from the ...

Dates: 1861 - 1865

Found in: Binghamton University Libraries Special Collections

Francis M. and Henry H. Stone papers

Collection

Identifier: BUSC-2004-005

Overview This collection contains twenty-one letters written by brothers Francis M. and Henry H. Stone during the Civil War. The brothers were from Lima, Livingston County, NY. The letters, from 1861 to 1864, are to their father, sister Alta, and brother-in-law George, and are full of rich details concerning their daily life, poor camp conditions, troop movements and battles, such as, Bull Run and Manassas. This collection has been digitized and is accessible from the ...

Dates: 1861 - 1864

Found in: Binghamton University Libraries Special Collections

Theatre History collection

Collection

Identifier: BUSC-2007-005

Overview These items were assembled between 1962 and 1995 by members of the Binghamton University Theatre Department. The main focus of this collection is theater and motion pictures but there are some materials relating to music and dance. Included are scrapbooks, programs, photographs, and ephemera such as tickets and broadsides.

Dates: 1860 - 1950

Found in: Binghamton University Libraries Special Collections

Joseph H. Treyz collection of patriotic Civil War envelopes

Collection

Identifier: BUSC-2012-003

Overview This collection contains one hundred and forty-nine patriotic Civil War envelopes donated by Joseph H. Treyz. Printed during the Civil War these envelopes were sold to support the Union cause. These envelopes contain patriotic images such as the Union flag, soldiers, prominent leaders and military officers, and cartoons and caricatures depicting Southern life. See the Container...

Dates: 1861 - 1865

Found in: Binghamton University Libraries Special Collections

Fred Walster diary

Collection

Identifier: BUSC-2004-003

Overview In August, 1862 Fred Walster (1842-1870) of Fort Plain, Montgomery County, New York enlisted as a member of Company E of the 153rd Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War. This collection consists of one diary from 1865 documenting Walster’s military experiences, hospitalization, and return to civilian life. The diary has been digitized and is accessible from the New York Heritage Digital...

Dates: 1865

Found in: Binghamton University Libraries Special Collections

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Patrick Casey papers

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John K. McLaughlin collection

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Francis M. and Henry H. Stone papers

Theatre History collection

Joseph H. Treyz collection of patriotic Civil War envelopes

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