| | 1 | Title: | Greene papers, 1805-1876  | Requires cookie* | | | Accession: | 00.1424 | | | | Creator: | Greene Family | | | | Abstract: | John Greene was the first member of the Greene family in America, arriving in Boston, Massachusetts from Salisbury, England in 1636. The family later moved to Providence, Rhode Island. The collection is primarily comprised of personal letters among family members beginning in 1813, but there are a1so a land deed from 1805 and theatre programs from 1876. | | | | Subjects: | Greene Family | Correspondence | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 2 | Title: | Folsom papers, 1866-1907 (bulk 1905) | Requires cookie* | | | Accession: | 00.1404 | | | | Creator: | Folsom, Elizabeth | | | | Abstract: | These papers are predominantly correspondence from family members to Elizabeth Folsom, wife of Dr. Norton Folsom who served as an army surgeon and as resident physician at Massachusetts General Hospital 1869-1876. Included in the collection are business letters from a firm of attorneys, numerous cancelled checks, and miscellaneous notes from Mrs. Folsom's years of widowhood. | | | | Subjects: | Folsom, Elizabeth | Folsom, Norton | Correspondence | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 3 | Title: | Robins papers, 1844-1852 | Requires cookie* | | | Accession: | 00.1428 | | | | Creator: | Robins Family | | | | Abstract: | The Robins Papers consist of business related and personal correspondence between friends and relatives of James B. Robins of Wilcox County, Alabama. Some of the letters discuss the death of James' brother and financial settlements of the estate with nephews Josiah and Samuel Robins. Of particular interest 1s a letter dealing with the sale of black slaves valued at twenty thousand dollars. | | | | Subjects: | Robins Family | Slavery | Correspondence | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 4 | Title: | Shaw papers, 1862-1887 | Requires cookie* | | | Accession: | 00.1429 | | | | Creator: | Acenith, Shaw | | | | Abstract: | The Shaw Papers consist primarily of letters written to Acenith Shaw in Moreville and York, Washtenaw County, Michigan. Acenith was a school girl of about fourteen in 1864. Many of the letters to her are from school friends and cousins who also lived in Michigan. The girls wrote of family activities, school, planned visits, and current interests. Some of the letters describe their arrangements for teaching school, and in time, marriages and children. | | | | Subjects: | Shaw, Acenith | Michigan | Correspondence | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 5 | Title: | Edgar L. Bryant vs. Clara Ford Estate records, 1901-1949 | Requires cookie* | | | Accession: | 513 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company. Archives. | | | | Abstract: | Records are comprised of files withdrawn from the Ford Motor Company Archives for use in the Edgar Leroy Bryant suit, 1952 to 1955, against the Clara Ford Estate. Consists of personal correspondence of Bryant and other members of the family, financial records, tractor and Valley Farm records, and deeds, maps, diagrams, etc. pertaining to Ford and Bryant property. | | | | Subjects: | Bryant, Edgar LeRoy | Ford, Clara Bryant, 1866-1950. | Bryant family. | Fair Lane (Dearborn, Mich.) | Ford Farms. | Claims. | Property. | Correspondence. | Financial records. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 6 | Title: | Chesnut papers, 1760-1822 | Requires cookie* | | | Accession: | 00.1402 | | | | Creator: | Lemon, Horace H. | | | | Abstract: | John Chesnut was a colonel in the Revolutionary War who resided in Camden, South Carolina. Mr. Chesnut became the owner of the Mulberry Plantation just outside Camden and the property was passed down to one of his sons, James, a United States Senator before the Civil War. Included in the collection are records of business transactions, bills and receipts, and legal documents, such as wills and land indentures. | | | | Subjects: | Chesnut, John, 1743-1818 | Camden (S.C.) | Correspondence | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 7 | Title: | Spicer papers, 1833-1872 | Requires cookie* | | | Accession: | 00.1403 | | | | Creator: | Spicer Family | | | | Abstract: | The Spicer papers are predominantly family letters from members in towns in Minnesota. One letter of interest mentions an impending cataract operation in 1810, others relate to land transactions and opportunities. A calendar of most of the letters is at the beginning of the folder with short notes on their contents. | | | | Subjects: | Spicer Family | Medical care | Eye--Surgery | Minnesota | Correspondence | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 10 | Title: | McCullough papers, 1804-1841 | Requires cookie* | | | Accession: | 28.945 | | | | Creator: | McCullough, William | | | | Abstract: | Col. William McCullough made his home in Asbury, New Jersey. He was probably a lawyer, but appears to have had other business interests as well. Included in this collection are fifty pieces of correspondence from family members and several business acquaintances, receipts and a ledger sheet for household supplies. | | | | Subjects: | McCullough, William | Asbury (N.J.) | Correspondence | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 11 | Title: | Luther Lomis papers, 1787 | Requires cookie* | | | Accession: | 61.162.2 | | | | Creator: | Lomis, Luther | | | | Abstract: | The Luther Lomis papers are a collection of business related correspondence written in 1787. Lomis was apparently a merchant in Suffield, Connecticut who dealt in commodities such as nails, tobacco and foods. Financial transactions reflect a barter economy as well as personal matters. | | | | Subjects: | Lomis, Luther | Suffield (Conn.) | Correspondence | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 12 | Title: | Wright brothers collection, 1867-2006 (bulk 1903-1956) | Requires cookie* | | | Accession: | 1623 | | | | Creator: | Benson Ford Research Center. | | | | Abstract: | The Wright Brothers collection is comprised of published material, photographs, and some correspondence, primarily from the period following the first Wright brother's flight on December 17, 1903. | | | | Subjects: | Ford, Henry, 1863-1947. | Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912 | Wright, Orville, 1871-1948 | Wright family | Wright Aeronautical Corporation. | Henry Ford (Organization). Greenfield Village. | Aeronautics--United States--History. | Airplanes--Design and construction | Gliders (Aeronautics) | Clippings. | Correspondence. | Photographs. | Scrapbooks | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 16 | Title: | Leavenworth papers, 1850-1907 | Requires cookie* | | | Accession: | 30.209.35 | | | | Creator: | Leavenworth, F.P. [Frederick Peabody] | | | | Abstract: | Captain F.P. Leavenworth was a resident of Petersburg, Virginia. Capt. Leavenworth was the son of the Rev. A.J. Leavenworth, President of [Leavenworth] Female College, Petersburg, Virginia. Related collection outside The Henry Ford: Frederick Peabody Leavenworth Papers, #3663, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. | | | | Subjects: | Leavenworth, Frederick Peabody, b. 1833. | Petersburg (Va.) | Correspondence | Clippings | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 18 | Title: | Robertson papers, 1860-1865 | Requires cookie* | | | Accession: | 00.1427 | | | | Creator: | Robertson Family | | | | Abstract: | The Robertson papers are the lettera of Isaac and John Robertson to family members in Ohio. They were sent from various military camps of the Union Army during the Civil War and describe some of the battles in which the brothers participated. Included in the collection is a letter informing Mrs. Robertson that the effects of John, deceased, had been shipped from the hospital in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Another letter accompanied pension forms from the Ohio Military Claim office. Of particular interest are the patriotic motifs on some of the stationery. | | | | Subjects: | Robertson Family | Robertson, Isaac | Robertson, John | Civil War, U. S., 1861-1865 | Correspondence | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 20 | Title: | Charles P. Steinmetz papers, 1853-1921 | Requires cookie* | | | Accession: | 00.1399 | | | | Creator: | Steinmetz, Charles Proteus, 1865-1923 | | | | Abstract: | Charles Steinmetz, German born author and inventor, joined General Electric in 1893. The papers include correspondence in German to his sister, a manuscript on motors, and 184 patents. | | | | Subjects: | Steinmetz, Charles Proteus, 1865-1923 | Steinmetz, Clara | General Electric Company | Engineers | Inventors | Motors | Correspondence | Design patents | Postcards | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
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