Manuscripts
Sallie Ryan diaries
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Diaries: volumes 1-8
Manuscripts
The collection consists of 33 items including 25 volumes of diaries and journals from 1910 to 1944 kept by Sallie Ryan. They describe her life in Seattle, Washington during World War I while three sons were in the service, the death from influenza of her fourth son Russell, and her life in Los Angeles, California, after 1919. There are also 2 letters, 2 telegrams, and a biographical sketch, with photographs, of Sallie Ryan.
HM 54325
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Volumes 15-21
Manuscripts
The collection consists of 33 items including 25 volumes of diaries and journals from 1910 to 1944 kept by Sallie Ryan. They describe her life in Seattle, Washington during World War I while three sons were in the service, the death from influenza of her fourth son Russell, and her life in Los Angeles, California, after 1919. There are also 2 letters, 2 telegrams, and a biographical sketch, with photographs, of Sallie Ryan.
HM 54325
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Volumes 9-14
Manuscripts
The collection consists of 33 items including 25 volumes of diaries and journals from 1910 to 1944 kept by Sallie Ryan. They describe her life in Seattle, Washington during World War I while three sons were in the service, the death from influenza of her fourth son Russell, and her life in Los Angeles, California, after 1919. There are also 2 letters, 2 telegrams, and a biographical sketch, with photographs, of Sallie Ryan.
HM 54325
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Volumes 22-25
Manuscripts
Box also includes letters, telegrams, and biographical sketch (HM 54326-54328).
HM 54325
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Samuel Ryan Curtis papers
Manuscripts
Personal correspondence of Samuel Ryan Curtis, chiefly his letters to his brother Henry Barnes Curtis (1799-1885), a prominent Ohio lawyer. Included are: a 1828 letter from West Point, discussing the cadet life and national politics (including the presidential elections); letters recounting Curtis' service in the Mexican War (1846, July - 1847, Nov.), his political and professional activities in 1849 and 1857, the Civil War (including the battle of Pea Ridge), and post-war service
mssCU 1-83
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Samuel Ryan Curtis papers : Addenda, (bulk 1860-1890)
Manuscripts
Miscellaneous letters and correspondence of Samuel Ryan Curtis, chiefly letters addressed to him, documenting his political, and military career. The collection includes: letters and newspapers clippings related to 1860 presidential elections and Curtis' own campaign, including the tallies for various Iowa counties; correspondence related to his removal from the Dept. of Missouri in 1863, including a lengthy letter from Jacob Brinkerhoff to his brother Henry B. Curtis, describing his meeting with Abraham Lincoln regarding the case (1863, Nov. 11), and letters to Curtis from his friends and colleagues.
mssHM 66420-66484