Ruth Seely Berry McDonald papers, 1850-1959,-1936-1959 (bulk)
Collection Number: 2016
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library
DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY
Title:
Ruth Seely Berry McDonald papers, 1850-1959,-1936-1959 (bulk)
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Collection Number:
2016
Abstract:
Papers and correspondence of Ruth McDonald and her family.
Creator:
McDonald, Ruth Seely Berry, 1913-
Quanitities:
1 cubic feet.
Language:
Collection material in English
Papers of Ruth McDonald and her family include letters from her father, Romeyn Berry,
concerning his writing for the ITHACA JOURNAL, the CORNELL DAILY NEWS, and other publications,
the maintenance of "Stoneposts," his farm at Jacksonville, Tompkins County, events
at Cornell University and in the Ithaca area, Ruth's positions in New York City, mainly
with the publishing firm, Walter J. Black, Inc., his daughter Hilda's service with
the Women's Army Corps during World War II, Ruth's marriage to William Naylor McDonald,
3rd, the family history she wrote, his views on literature and journalism, art criticism,
religion, and current events, and other personal and professional matters; letters
from Hilda, 1942-1945, mainly to her sister and father, those written from France
and England referring in part to the wartime situation in those countries, scattered
correspondence of other relatives, and letters of condolence on the death of Romeyn
Berry; letters from Hendrik Willem van Loon to Ruth concerning his writing and illustrating
and other materials relating to van Loon; letters to Ruth from Katharine ("Kip") Fuertes
and a draft of Miss Fuertes' reminiscences, all of which concern her brother Louis
Agassiz Fuertes, and two of his watercolor sketches of birds; and correspondence,
1850-1941, of the McDonald family of Nashville, Tennessee, and Jacksonville, Florida,
and the related Hicks family, including a letter from Edward D. Hicks about his journey
overland from St. Joseph, Mo. to California.
Also, scrapbooks, photographs, obituary notices, and other clippings of both the
Berrys and the McDonalds, as well as a family history with historical, biographical,
and genealogical information on the Berry family, compiled by Ruth McDonald.
INFORMATION FOR USERS
Ruth Seely Berry McDonald papers, #2016. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections,
Cornell University Library.
Names:
Berry, Romeyn, 1881-1957.
Sanford, Hilda Truslow Berry, 1916-
Van Loon, Hendrik Willem, 1882-1944.
Fuertes, Louis Agassiz, 1874-1927.
Cornell University
United States. Army. Women\'s Army Corps
Walter J. Black, inc
Subjects:
West (U.S.) -- Description and travel.
World War, 1939-1945 -- France.
World War, 1939-1945 -- England.
Families -- Florida -- Jacksonville.
Families -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
Families -- New York (State)
Publishing -- New York (N.Y.)
Journalism -- New York (State) -- Ithaca.
Form and Genre Terms:
Drawings.
Photographs.
Scrapbooks.
CONTAINER LIST
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Container
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Description
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Date
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Scope and Contents
All the material in the collection may not be covered by this guide.
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Series I. Correspondence
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I.a. Letters from Romeyn Berry to Ruth
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1936-1956 | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 1-5 | 1936-09-01-1936-12-01 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 1-5 | 1937-01-15 | |
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Scope and Contents
Refers to article or interview Ruth has done on chimes and chimes ringing, perhaps
for publication in the Cornell Daily Sun
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| Box 1 | Folder 1-5 | 1937-01-22-1937-04-13 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 1-5 | 1937-04-19 | |
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Scope and Contents
Romeyn's remarks on literary criticism
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| Box 1 | Folder 1-5 | 1939-04-19 | |
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Scope and Contents
Romeyn's views on religion
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| Box 1 | Folder 1-5 | 1939-09-06-1943-02-03 | |
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Scope and Contents
One letter is only dated as December 1942
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| Box 1 | Folder 1-5 | 1943-02-13 | |
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Scope and Contents
Ruth's gift of an annotated copy of The Warfare of Science and Theology
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| Box 1 | Folder 1-5 | 1943-02-27 | |
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Scope and Contents
The introduction Ruth wrote to an edition of Ibsen's plays and Rym on Ibsen
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| Box 1 | Folder 1-5 | 1943-03-21-1943-06-26 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 1-5 | 1943-07-29 | |
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Scope and Contents
Sherman Peer's mystery novel
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| Box 1 | Folder 1-5 | 1943-10-06-1945-04-05 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 1-5 | 1945-04-14 | |
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Scope and Contents
Death of Franklin D. Roosevelt
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| Box 1 | Folder 1-5 | 1945-05-09-1956-11-19 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 1-5 | date unknown | |
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Scope and Contents
Letters with no year
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| Box 1 | Folder 1-5 | date unknown | |
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Scope and Contents
44 pp. first and last pages appear to be missing; concerns wages paid for domestic
service in Jacksonville
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I.b. Other letters
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1905-04-26-1944 | ||
| Box 1 |
Ruth Berry McDonald to John March
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1983-03-24 | |
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Scope and Contents
Letter concerning her father Romeyn Berry ('04)
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| Box 1 | Folder 6 |
William Naylor McDonald to Ruth
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1943-03-01 |
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Scope and Contents
From Puerto Rico
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| Box 1 | Folder 6 |
Hilda Truslow Berry to Ruth
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date unknown |
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Scope and Contents
From Des Moines. Hilda is Ruth's sister and in the Women's Army Corps
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| Box 1 | Folder 6 |
Hilda Truslow Berry to Ruth
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1943-11-09-1944-05-16 |
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Scope and Contents
From England
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| Box 1 | Folder 6 |
Hilda Truslow Berry to Ruth
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1944-11-27-1945-08 |
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Scope and Contents
From France some letters not fully dated and last two are to family in general
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| Box 1 | Folder 6 |
Pfc. Mary Lauman to Ruth
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1944-05-15 |
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Scope and Contents
Postcard from Arlington, Virginia. Laumen is with U.S.M.C.W.R.
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I.c. Letters from Romeyn to other family member
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1905-04-25-1955 | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 7 |
Romeyn to William Naylor McDonald
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1942-12-24-1947-06-29 |
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Scope and Contents
Son-in-law
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| Box 1 | Folder 7 |
Romeyn to William McDonald Sr.
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1942-12-07 |
| Box 1 | Folder 7 |
Romeyn to Hilda
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1951-03-30-1955-07-19 |
| Box 2 | Folder 8 | date unknown | |
| Box 2 | Folder 9 |
Hendrik Willem van Loon to Ruth
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1941-1944 |
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Scope and Contents
See attached calendar for complete list of dates and note of contents, 23 items (Doesn't
appear to be attached to this document)
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| Box 2 | Folder 9 |
van Loon Miscellanea
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date unknown |
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Scope and Contents
6 items, see calendar?
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| Box 2 | Folder 10 | date unknown | |
| Box 2 | Folder 11 |
Typed and MSS. drafts of Ruth's sketch concerning Romeyn and sister Harriet's early
life
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date unknown |
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Scope and Contents
2 items. (See Acc. #2027 for final version.)
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Series II. Miscellanea
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| Box 2 | Folder 12 |
Romeyn Berry with son Warner
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1942 |
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Scope and Contents
Photographs by Fenner Studio, Ithaca
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| Box 2 | Folder 12 |
Hester Bancroft Berry with Warner
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1942 |
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Scope and Contents
Photographs by Fenner Studio, Ithaca
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| Box 2 | Folder 12 |
Snapshots
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date unknown |
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Scope and Contents
14 exposures on 4 strips
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| Box 2 | Folder 12 |
Pamphlets on Quakerism
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1951 |
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Scope and Contents
2 items
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| Box 2 | Folder 12 |
The Effect of War on Football
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date unknown |
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Scope and Contents
Article by Romeyn Berry. Clipped from an unidentified Ithaca or Cornell publication.
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| Box 2 | Folder 12 |
Typed copy of William Bright's "Holy Communion Hymn."
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date unknown |
| Box 2 | Folder 12 |
Photocopy of Berry's "Up Our Road" column from The Trumansburg Leader
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1939-04-14 |
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Series III. Scrapbooks
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| Box 2 | Folder 13 |
McDonald (incl. Hicks)
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date unknown |
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Scope and Contents
Clippings, photos, scrapbooks
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| Box 3 |
Rym's scrapbooks
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date unknown | |
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Scope and Contents
2 vols
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| Box 3 |
Sheet music
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date unknown | |
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Scope and Contents
3 items
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