John W. Spencer Nature Study papers, 1897-1912.
Collection Number: 21-24-238
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library
DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY
Title:
John W. Spencer Nature Study papers, 1897-1912.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Collection Number:
21-24-238
Abstract:
Correspondence about nature study leaflets, agricultural problems, including some
with members of the state legislature and some personal correspondence.
Abstract:
Also, an engraved silver goblet given to Mr. and Mrs. John Walton Spencer, June 11-12,
1912.
Creator:
Spencer, John W.
Quanitities:
2 cubic feet.
Language:
Collection material in English
Deputy Chief of Extension Work, Cornell University.
Correspondence about nature study leaflets, agricultural problems, including some
with members of the state legislature and some personal correspondence.
Also, an engraved silver goblet given to Mr. and Mrs. John Walton Spencer, June 11-12,
1912.
INFORMATION FOR USERS
John W. Spencer Nature Study papers, #21-24-238. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections,
Cornell University Library.
Names:
Cornell University. Extension Work
Cornell University -- : Faculty.
CONTAINER LIST
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Description
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Date
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Correspondence
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Scope and Contents
Correspondence sent to John W. Spencer, primarily requesting Nature Leaflet reports,
from schoolchildren, teachers and other educators. A small number of letters are more
personal in nature.
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| Box 1 | Folder 1 |
January - October 1897
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1897-01-01-1897-10-30 |
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34 pieces
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| Box 1 | Folder 2 |
November 1897
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1897-11-01-1897-11-09 |
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29 pieces
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| Box 1 | Folder 3 |
November 1897
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1897-11-10-1897-11-17 |
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29 pieces
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| Box 1 | Folder 4 |
November 1897
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1897-11-17-1897-11-26 |
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30 pieces
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| Box 1 | Folder 5 |
November 1897
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1897-11-26-1897-11-30 |
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29 pieces
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| Box 1 | Folder 6 |
December 1897
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1897-12-01-1897-12-07 |
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32 pieces
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| Box 1 | Folder 7 |
December 1897
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1897-12-07-1897-12-11 |
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26 pieces
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| Box 1 | Folder 8 |
December 1897
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1897-12-11-1897-12-15 |
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26 pieces
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| Box 1 | Folder 9 |
December 1897
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1897-12-16-1897-12-22 |
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25 pieces
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| Box 1 | Folder 10 |
December 1897
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1897-12-22-1897-12-31 |
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35 pieces
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| Box 1 | Folder 11 |
January 1898
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1898-01-01-1898-01-06 |
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25 pieces
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| Box 1 | Folder 12 |
January 1898
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1898-01-06-1898-01-14 |
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28 pieces
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Scope and Contents
Includes letter inquiring whether John Spencer is related to other Spencers in the
state; also a letter from his cousin Edgar A. Spencer.
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| Box 1 | Folder 13 |
January 1898
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1898-01-14-1898-01-24 |
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27 pieces
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| Box 1 | Folder 14 |
January 1898
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1898-01-24-1898-01-31 |
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39 pieces
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Scope and Contents
Includes letter describing the plight of farmers in society (Jan 28).
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| Box 1 | Folder 15 |
February 1898
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1898-02-01-1898-02-07 |
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25 pieces
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| Box 1 | Folder 16 |
February 1898
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1898-02-07-1898-02-11 |
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31 pieces
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| Box 1 | Folder 17 |
February 1898
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1898-02-16-1898-02-16 |
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26 pieces
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Scope and Contents
Includes letters from Anna Comstock, J. H. Comstock, Martha Van Rensselaer.
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| Box 1 | Folder 18 |
February 1898
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1898-02-16-1898-02-25 |
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30 pieces
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Scope and Contents
Includes letter from Martha Van Rensselaer
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| Box 1 | Folder 19 |
February 1898
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1898-02-25-1898-02-28 |
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21 pieces
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Scope and Contents
Includes letter from Anna Comstock
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| Box 1 | Folder 20 |
March 1898
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1898-03-01-1898-03-07 |
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25 pieces
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Scope and Contents
Includes letter signed "Comstock", probably J.H.
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| Box 1 | Folder 21 |
March 1898
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1898-03-08-1898-03-15 |
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Scope and Contents
Includes letter from a teacher (Jackson) at Tuskagee Normal and Industrial Institute
during the period when Booker T. Washington was Principal.
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| Box 1 | Folder 22 |
March 1898
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1898-03-16-1898-03-21 |
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23 pieces
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Scope and Contents
Includes telegram from Albany, "Bill signed today" re: Nixon Bill.
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| Box 1 | Folder 23 |
March 1898
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1898-03-22-1898-03-26 |
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30 pieces
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Scope and Contents
Includes letter from his Cousin; Includes letter from Martha Van Renssalaer
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| Box 1 | Folder 24 |
March 1898
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1898-03-26-1898-03-30 |
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24 pieces
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| Box 1 | Folder 25 |
March 1898
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1898-03-31 |
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13 pieces
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Scope and Contents
Includes passenger list for American Line sailing from NY to Southampton, with LH
Bailey listed as passenger.
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| Box 1 | Folder 26 |
April 1898
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1898-04-01-1898-04-05 |
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29 pieces
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Scope and Contents
Includes brief letter from LH Bailey in Strasbourg regarding edits to manuscript.
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| Box 1 | Folder 27 |
April 1898
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1898-04-06-1898-04-13 |
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28 pieces
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| Box 1 | Folder 28 |
April 1898
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1898-04-15-1898-04-30 |
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30 pieces
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Scope and Contents
Includes letter from G. W. Carver when Director of Tuskagee Normal and Industrial
Institute
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| Box 1 | Folder 29 |
April 1898
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1898-04-16-1898-04-19 |
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28 pieces
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| Box 1 | Folder 30 |
April 1898
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1898-04-19-1898-04-21 |
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29 pieces
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| Box 2 | Folder 1 |
April 1898
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1898-04-22-1898-04-25 |
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32 pieces
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| Box 2 | Folder 2 |
April 1898
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1898-04-26-1898-04-29 |
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26 pieces
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| Box 2 | Folder 3 |
April 1898
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1898-04-29-1898-04-30 |
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24 pieces
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Scope and Contents
Includes letter from Martha Van Rensselaer
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| Box 2 | Folder 4 |
May 1898
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1898-05-01-1898-05-03 |
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20 pieces
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| Box 2 | Folder 5 |
May 1898
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1898-05-03-1898-05-05 |
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33 pieces
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| Box 2 | Folder 6 |
May 1898
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1898-05-06-1898-05-09 |
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29 pieces
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| Box 2 | Folder 7 |
May 1898
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1898-05-09-1898-05-12 |
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30 pieces
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| Box 2 | Folder 8 |
May 1898
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1898-05-12-1898-05-16 |
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26 pieces
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Scope and Contents
Includes Spencer's response to earlier letter regarding family geneaology (in 1-12)
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| Box 2 | Folder 9 |
May 1898
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1898-05-16-1898-05-19 |
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30 pieces
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Scope and Contents
Includes letter from Martha Van Rensselaer
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| Box 2 | Folder 10 |
May 1898
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1898-05-19-1898-05-23 |
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30 pieces
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| Box 2 | Folder 11 |
May 1898
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1898-05-23-1898-05-25 |
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29 pieces
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| Box 2 | Folder 12 |
May 1898
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1898-05-05-1898-05-26 |
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36 pieces
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| Box 2 | Folder 13 |
May 1898
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1898-05-27-1898-05-29 |
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29 pieces
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| Box 2 | Folder 14 |
May 1898
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1898-05-29-1898-05-31 |
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30 pieces
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Scope and Contents
Includes responsefrom a teacher (Jackson) at Tuskagee Normal and Industrial Institute
during the period when Booker T. Washington was Principal.
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| Box 2 | Folder 15 |
June 1898
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1898-06-01-1898-06-02 |
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28 pieces
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| Box 2 | Folder 16 |
June 1898
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1898-06-02-1898-06-04 |
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28 pieces
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| Box 2 | Folder 17 |
June 1898
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1898-06-05-1898-06-07 |
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30 pieces
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| Box 2 | Folder 18 |
June 1898
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1898-06-07-1898-06-10 |
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28 pieces
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| Box 2 | Folder 19 |
June 1898
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1898-06-10-1898-06-13 |
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26 pieces
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| Box 2 | Folder 20 |
June 1898
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1898-06-14-1898-06-17 |
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32 pieces
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| Box 2 | Folder 21 |
June 1898
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1898-06-18-1898-06-21 |
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27 pieces
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| Box 2 | Folder 22 |
June 1898
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1898-06-22-1898-06-25 |
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30 pieces
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| Box 2 | Folder 23 |
June 1898
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1898-06-26-1898-06-28 |
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26 pieces
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| Box 2 | Folder 24 |
June 1898
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1898-06-28-1898-06-30 |
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17 pieces
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Scope and Contents
Includes a letter from his cousin.
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| Box 2 | Folder 25 |
July 1898
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1898-07-01-1898-07-10 |
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25 pieces
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| Box 2 | Folder 26 |
July 1898
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1898-07-11-1898-07-20 |
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27 pieces
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| Box 2 | Folder 27 |
July 1898
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1898-07-21-1898-07-31 |
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27 pieces
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Scope and Contents
Includes letter from a colleague in Paris commenting on the French army; includes
composition by an 18 yr old still in school entitled "The Future", commenting on many
new inventions, the Spanish-Ameriacn war and imagining the future.
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| Box 2 | Folder 28 |
August 1898
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1898-08-01-1898-08-10 |
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23 pieces
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| Box 3 | Folder 1 |
August 1898
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1898-08-11-1898-08-19 |
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31 pieces
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| Box 3 | Folder 2 |
August 1898
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1898-08-22-1898-08-31 |
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32 pieces
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Scope and Contents
Includes letter from cousin Edgar Spencer.
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| Box 3 | Folder 3 |
September 1898
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1898-09-01-1898-09-08 |
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30 pieces
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| Box 3 | Folder 4 |
September 1898
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1898-09-08-1898-09-12 |
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28 pieces
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| Box 3 | Folder 5 |
September 1898
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1898-09-12-1898-09-14 |
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21 pieces
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| Box 3 | Folder 6 |
September 1898
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1898-09-15-1898-09-16 |
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22 pieces
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| Box 3 | Folder 7 |
September 1898
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1898-09-17-1898-09-20 |
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29 pieces
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Scope and Contents
Includes letter from cousin Edgar Spencer.
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| Box 3 | Folder 8 |
September 1898
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1898-09-20-1898-09-23 |
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28 pieces
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| Box 3 | Folder 9 |
September 1898
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1898-09-23-1898-09-25 |
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27 pieces
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| Box 3 | Folder 10 |
September 1898
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1898-09-26-1898-09-27 |
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31 pieces
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| Box 3 | Folder 11 |
September 1898
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1898-09-28-1898-09-30 |
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31 pieces
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| Box 3 | Folder 12 |
October 1898
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1898-10-01-1898-10-03 |
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29 pieces
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| Box 3 | Folder 13 |
October 1898
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1898-10-03-1898-10-05 |
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27 pieces
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| Box 3 | Folder 14 |
October 1898
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1898-10-06-1898-10-08 |
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27 pieces
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| Box 3 | Folder 15 |
October 1898
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1898-10-08-1898-10-11 |
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26 pieces
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Scope and Contents
Includes clipping from "Primary Education" journal about the Bureau of Nature Study".
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| Box 3 | Folder 16 |
October 1898
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1898-10-11-1898-10-13 |
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28 pieces
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| Box 3 | Folder 17 |
October 1898
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1898-10-13-1898-10-14 |
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27 pieces
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| Box 3 | Folder 18 |
October 1898
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1898-10-15-1898-10-17 |
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28 pieces
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| Box 3 | Folder 19 |
October 1898
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1898-10-17-1898-10-20 |
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26 pieces
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| Box 3 | Folder 20 |
October 1898
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1898-10-20-1898-10-22 |
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25 pieces
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| Box 3 | Folder 21 |
October 1898
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1898-10-23-1898-10-24 |
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25 pieces
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| Box 3 | Folder 22 |
October 1898
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1898-10-25-1898-10-27 |
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23 pieces
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| Box 3 | Folder 23 |
October 1898
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1898-10-27-1898-10-31 |
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26 pieces
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| Box 3 | Folder 24 |
October 1898
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1898-10-31-Undated |
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28 pieces
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Scope and Contents
Includes a request on postcard for nature leaflets from a teacher in Russia.
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| Box 3 | Folder 25 |
November 1898
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1898-11-01-1898-11-03 |
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28 pieces
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| Box 3 | Folder 26 |
November 1898
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1898-11-03-1898-11-07 |
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25 pieces
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| Box 3 | Folder 27 |
November 1898
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1898-11-07-1898-11-09 |
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26 pieces
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| Box 3 | Folder 28 |
November 1898
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1898-11-10-1898-11-13 |
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26 pieces
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| Box 3 | Folder 29 |
November 1898
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1898-11-14-1898-11-15 |
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28 pieces
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| Box 4 | Folder 1 |
November 1898
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1898-11-15-1898-11-17 |
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29 pieces
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| Box 4 | Folder 2 |
November 1898
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1898-11-17-1898-11-19 |
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28 pieces
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| Box 4 | Folder 3 |
November 1898
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1898-11-19-1898-11-21 |
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30 pieces
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Scope and Contents
Includes letter from Alice Donlevy, Ladies Art Association of NY, with comments on
the usefulness of various leaflets.
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| Box 4 | Folder 4 |
November 1898
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1898-11-21-1898-11-23 |
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25 pieces
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| Box 4 | Folder 5 |
November 1898
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1898-11-26-1898-11-29 |
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23 pieces
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| Box 4 | Folder 6 |
November 1898
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1898-11-29-1898-11-30 |
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22 pieces
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| Box 4 | Folder 7 |
December 1898
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1898-12-01-1898-12-03 |
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24 pieces
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Scope and Contents
Includes letter from Martha Van Rensselaer.
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| Box 4 | Folder 8 |
December 1898
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1898-12-04-1898-12-07 |
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27 pieces
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| Box 4 | Folder 9 |
December 1898
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1898-12-07-1898-12-12 |
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26 pieces
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| Box 4 | Folder 10 |
December 1898
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1898-12-13-1898-12-16 |
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27 pieces
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Scope and Contents
Includes letter from Martha Van Rensselaer.
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| Box 4 | Folder 11 |
December 1898
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1898-12-16-1898-12-21 |
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24 pieces
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| Box 4 | Folder 12 |
December 1898
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1898-12-21-1898-12-26 |
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26 pieces
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| Box 4 | Folder 13 |
December 1898
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1898-12-26-1898-12-30 |
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28 pieces
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Scope and Contents
Includes letter from Anna Comstock about manuscript for chicken leaflet
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| Box 4 | Folder 14 |
December 1898
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1898-12-30-1898-12-31 |
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20 pieces
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| Box 4 | Folder 15 |
January 1899
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1899-01-01-1899-01-27 |
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16 pieces
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| Box 4 | Folder 16 |
January 1899
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1899-01-28-1899-01-31 |
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8 pieces
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| Box 4 | Folder 17 |
February 1899
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1899-02-01-1899-02-13 |
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18 pieces
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| Box 4 | Folder 18 |
February 1899
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1899-02-14-1899-02-18 |
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27 pieces
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| Box 4 | Folder 19 |
February 1899
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1899-02-19-1899-02-21 |
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27 pieces
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Scope and Contents
Includes letter from Martha Van Rensselaer.
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| Box 4 | Folder 20 |
February 1899
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1899-02-22-1899-02-23 |
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27 pieces
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| Box 5 | Folder 1 |
February 1899
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1899-02-24-1899-02-25 |
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28 pieces
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Scope and Contents
Includes letter from Ernest Ingersoll.
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| Box 5 | Folder 2 |
February 1899
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1899-02-25-1899-02-27 |
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23 pieces
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| Box 5 | Folder 3 |
February 1899
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1899-02-27-1899-02-28 |
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22 pieces
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| Box 5 | Folder 4 |
March 1899
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1899-03-01-1899-03-03 |
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28 pieces
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| Box 5 | Folder 5 |
March 1899
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1899-03-04-1899-03-06 |
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26 pieces
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| Box 5 | Folder 6 |
March 1899
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1899-03-06-1899-03-07 |
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26 pieces
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| Box 5 | Folder 7 |
March 1899
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1899-03-07-1899-03-09 |
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29 pieces
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| Box 5 | Folder 8 |
March 1899
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1899-03-09-1899-03-13 |
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26 pieces
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| Box 5 | Folder 9 |
March 1899
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1899-03-13-1899-03-14 |
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24 pieces
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| Box 5 | Folder 10 |
March 1899
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1899-03-14-1899-03-15 |
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24 pieces
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Scope and Contents
Includes letter from Martha Van Rensselaer.
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| Box 5 | Folder 11 |
March 1899
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1899-03-16-1899-03-18 |
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27 pieces
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| Box 5 | Folder 12 |
March 1899
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1899-03-18-1899-03-20 |
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25 pieces
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| Box 5 | Folder 13 |
March 1899
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1899-03-20-1899-03-22 |
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27 pieces
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| Box 5 | Folder 14 |
March 1899
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1899-03-23-1899-03-25 |
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25 pieces
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| Box 5 | Folder 15 |
March 1899
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1899-03-25-1899-03-27 |
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24 pieces
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| Box 5 | Folder 16 |
March 1899
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1899-03-23-1899-03-29 |
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23 pieces
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| Box 5 | Folder 17 |
March 1899
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1899-03-19-1899-03-31 |
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23 pieces
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Scope and Contents
Includes letter from Martha Van Rensselaer.
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| Box 5 | Folder 18 |
March 1899
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1899-03 |
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16 pieces
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| Box 5 | Folder 19 |
April 1899
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1899-04-01-1899-04-03 |
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25 pieces
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| Box 5 | Folder 20 |
April 1899
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1899-04-03-1899-04-06 |
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26 pieces
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| Box 5 | Folder 21 |
April 1899
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1899-04-07-1899-04-08 |
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23 pieces
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Scope and Contents
Includes a letter discussing photography
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| Box 5 | Folder 22 |
April 1899
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1899-04-09-1899-04-30 |
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27 pieces
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| Box 5 | Folder 23 |
May 1899
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1899-05-01-1899-05-16 |
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20 pieces
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| Box 5 | Folder 24 |
May 1899
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1899-05-18-1899-05-19 |
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24 pieces
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| Box 5 | Folder 25 |
May 1899
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1899-05-16-1899-05-17 |
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24 pieces
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| Box 5 | Folder 26 |
May 1899
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1899-05-19-1899-05-21 |
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23 pieces
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| Box 5 | Folder 27 |
May and June 1899
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1899-05-1899-06-30 |
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15 pieces
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| Box 5 | Folder 28 |
May 1899
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1899-05-22-1899-05-23 |
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27 pieces
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| Box 5 | Folder 29 |
May 1899
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1899-05-23-1899-05-24 |
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30 pieces
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| Box 5 | Folder 30 |
May 1899
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1899-05-25-1899-05-26 |
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25 pieces
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| Box 5 | Folder 31 |
May 1899
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1899-05-26-1899-05-29 |
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24 pieces
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| Box 5 | Folder 32 |
May 1899
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1899-05-29-1899-05-30 |
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23 pieces
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| Box 5 | Folder 33 |
May 1899
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1899-05-31 |
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18 pieces
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