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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
Amy Gilbert papers
Collection
Identifier: BUA-0021
Abstract
The Amy Gilbert papers document the social life of Amy Gilbert, American historian, professor, and chair of the History Department at Binghamton University. The collection documents her social circles, her family, and events she attended. The majority of the collection is made up of correspondence from 1959, mostly incoming.
Dates:
1922 - 1971
John B. and Kate Smith Livernoche letters
Collection
Identifier: BUSC-2023-002
Abstract
Letters received by John B. Livernoche (1848 - 1917) and Kate Smith Livernoche (1850 - 1908), with one note received by their daughter Laura. There is some unrelated material in the final folder. John and Kate moved to Binghamton, New York in 1871, where John worked as a shoemaker.
Dates:
1867 - 1931
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, bulk 1864 - 1865
Grace D. Nichols correspondence
Collection
Identifier: BUSC-2004-006
Abstract
Letters received by Grace D. Nichols (1848 - 1925) of Rockland, Knox County, Maine, mostly between 1864 and 1872, accompanied by some later postcards and ephemera. Her correspondents include Georgia Farnham, Henry P. McCahill (serving in the 182nd New York Volunteer Infantry), John Porcius Gage, Henry Paine, A. J. Pickard (serving in the 2nd Maine Cavalry), Robert Rankin, and Waldo P. Lowell. Ephemeral materials include calling cards, a wedding announcement, and several unassociated...
Dates:
1864 - 1920, bulk 1864 - 1866
John Phillips and Beverly Jean Lyon letters
Collection
Identifier: BUSC-1995-001
Abstract
The John Lewis Phillips and Beverly Jean Lyon letters include roughly 150 pieces of correspondence written by Binghamton-area fiances during WWII while John was serving on the USS Blue Ridge.
Dates:
1944 - 1945
Louisa Russell Family letters
Collection
Identifier: BUSC-2018-001
Abstract
This collection consists primarily of letters received by Louisa Russell (1841 - 1913) of Hooper, Town of Union, Broome County, New York between 1861 and 1866. Correspondents include her brother James Russell, cousins Carrie, Lydia, and Daniel Russell of St. Joseph County, Indiana, and cousins Sarah and Chester McKinney of Litchfield, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. The collection also includes one letter written by Louisa Russell to her sister-in-law, Louisa Chauncey Russell, and two letters...
Dates:
1861 - 1866
Ingraham P. Smith papers
Collection
Identifier: BUSC-2004-004
Abstract
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
Francis M. and Henry H. Stone letters
Collection
Identifier: BUSC-2004-005
Abstract
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, New York. 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
Anna E. Wilcox Family letters
Collection
Identifier: BUSC-2001-001
Abstract
This collection includes forty-five letters, primarily written to Anna E. Wilcox of Smyrna, Chenango County, New York by four of her male cousins while they were serving in the Civil War (William S. Pike, Emory Wilcox, Benjamin Leroy Pike, and John Pike). A small number of letters written from 1866 to 1868 are between other correspondents. The collection also includes several photographs of the authors. This collection has been digitized and is accessible from the ...
Dates:
1862 - 1868
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- Brown, Burritt, 1839-1920 1
- Brown, Lewis Henry, 1840-1917 1
- Farnham, Georgianna F. "Georgia", 1846-1866 1
- Gage, John Porcius, 1846-1932 1
- Gilbert, Amy M. (Amy Margaret), 1895-1980 1
- Livernoche, John B., 1848-1917 1
- Livernoche, Kate Smith, 1850-1908 1
- Lockwood, Clark, 1846-1897 1
- Lyon, Beverly Jean 1
- McCahill, Henry P. "Harry", 1847-1910 1
- McKinney, Chester E., 1843-1911 1
- McKinney, Sarah A., 1840-1906 1
- Nichols, Grace D., 1848-1925 1
- Phillips, John Lewis 1
- Pickard, Adoniram Judson "A. J.", 1838-1882 1
- Pike, Benjamin Leroy, 1845-1903 1
- Pike, John E., 1844-1879 1
- Pike, William S., 1843-1890 1
- Rankin, Robert, Jr. 1
- Ransom, Albert, 1844-1930 1
- Russell, James Lewis, 1843-1864 1
- Russell, Louisa, 1841-1913 1
- Smith, Ingraham P., 1844-1918 1
- Stone, Francis Marion 1
- Stone, Henry Horace, 1839-1883 1
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