Howe family papers, 1861-1935.
Collection Number: 6373

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library

DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
Howe family papers, 1861-1935.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Collection Number:
6373
Abstract:
Correspondence from Almon A. Jaynes to Grace Howe. WWI letters to Grace Howe from a number of soldiers. Twenty-six daily diaries of Grace Howe, 1905-1935. Photographs of Grace Howe, her sister Josephine Howe, A. A. Jaynes, among others.
Creator:
Howe, Henry J.
King, Dorris Howe.
Quanitities:
.5 cubic feet.
Language:
Collection material in English
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Henry J. Howe enlisted on Aug. 24, 1861 at Vesper, N.Y., mustered in as a private, Oneida Independent company, Cavalry in September of 1861. He served three years and mustered out in September of 1864.
Series I. Henry J. Howe Civil War Materials Box 1
Series II. Letters Box 2
Series III. Notes Box 2
Series IV. Photographs Box 2
Series V. Diaries Box 2
INFORMATION FOR USERS
Cite As:

Howe Family papers, #6373. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
Scope and content

Correspondence from Almon A. Jaynes, Chaplain 3rd New York Infantry, to Grace Howe of Syracuse, N.Y. Letters home to his sister, Dorris Howe King, 3 photographs of Howe in uniform, and a business card for H. J. Howe, Jeweler and Watch Maker. Other WWI letters to Grace Howe from a number of soldiers. Twenty-six daily diaries of Grace Howe, 1905-1935. Photographs of Grace Howe, her sister Josephine Howe, A. A. Jaynes, among others.
SUBJECTS

Names:
Howe, Henry J.
Howe, Grace.
Howe, Josephine.
Jaynes, Almon A.
United States. Army
United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 3rd (1914-1918)
Oneida Independent Company, Cavalry
Places:
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Subjects:
World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives.
Form and Genre Terms:
Diaries.
Photographs.
CONTAINER LIST
Container
Description
Date
Series I. Henry J. Howe Civil War Materials
Box 1 Folder 1
Miscellany
Box 1 Folder 2
Civil War Letter
 1861-1865
Box 1 Folder 3
Transcriptions
 1861-1865
Series II. Letters
Box 2 Folder 1
Ellen Cramp
 1918
Box 2 Folder 2
James Culver
 1918
Box 2 Folder 3
Irving J. Davis
 1917-1918
Box 2 Folder 4
Paul B. Eddy
 1917-1918
Box 2 Folder 5
Lester M. Gilliam
 1918
Box 2 Folder 6
Almon A. Jaynes
 1907-1916
Box 2 Folder 7
Almon A. Jaynes
 1917
Box 2 Folder 8
Almon A. Jaynes
 1918
Box 2 Folder 9
Almon A. Jaynes
 1919-1924
Box 2 Folder 10
Almon A. Jaynes
 1932-1932
Box 2 Folder 11
Almon A. Jaynes
Box 2 Folder 12
Thomas S. Knott
 1918
Box 2 Folder 13
William Russell
 1917
Box 2 Folder 14
J. Kennedy Sebold
 1917-1918
Box 2 Folder 15
Anna N. Stuart
 1918
Box 2 Folder 16
Thomas Talbott
Box 2 Folder 17
Gerald G. True
 1917-1918
Series III. Notes
Box 2 Folder 18
Notes
 1933-1934
Series IV. Photographs
Box 2 Folder 19
Photographs
Series V. Diaries
Box 2 Folder 20
G.M. Howe
 1905
Box 2 Folder 21
[G.M. Howe]
 1908
Box 2 Folder 22
[G.M. Howe]
 1909
Box 2 Folder 23
[G.M. Howe]
 1910
Box 2 Folder 24
[G.M. Howe]
 1911
Box 2 Folder 25
[G.M. Howe]
 1912
Box 2 Folder 26
[G.M. Howe]
 1913
Box 2 Folder 27
[G.M. Howe]
 1914
Box 2 Folder 28
[G.M. Howe]
 1915
Box 2 Folder 29
[G.M. Howe]
 1916
Box 2 Folder 30
[G.M. Howe]
 1917
Box 2 Folder 31
[G.M. Howe]
 1918
Box 2 Folder 32
[G.M. Howe]
 1919
Box 2 Folder 33
[G.M. Howe]
 1920
Box 2 Folder 34
[G.M. Howe]
 1921
Box 2 Folder 35
[G.M. Howe]
 1922
Box 2 Folder 36
[G.M. Howe]
 1923
Box 2 Folder 37
[G.M. Howe]
 1924
Box 2 Folder 38
[G.M. Howe]
 1925
Box 2 Folder 39
[G.M. Howe]
 1928
Box 2 Folder 40
Grace M. Howe
 1929
Box 2 Folder 41
[G.M. Howe]
 1931
Box 2 Folder 42
[G.M. Howe]
 1932
Box 2 Folder 43
Grace M. Howe
 1933
Box 2 Folder 44
[G.M. Howe]
 1934
Box 2 Folder 45
Grace M. Howe
 1935
Box 2 Folder 46
Unidentified, journal of building a house