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Albert Raymond Barton diaries

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Description: Six diaries of Albert Raymond Barton of Rome, New York for the period from January 1, 1862 to December 31, 1870. The detailed, regular entries describe the social, political, and religious scene in Oneida and Schuyler Counties; Barton's trips to Vermont, Massachusetts, and New York City; his work and apprenticeship to local physicians; medical studies and practice; involvement in various religious and political societies, and his active participation in Republican electoral politics, including Abraham Lincoln's re-election in 1864 and Ulysses S. Grant's presidential campaign of 1868. Barton also recounts local and national news and rumors of the progress of the war, the Emancipation Proclamation, the "Copperheads," the draft and the New York draft riots, the New York State elections of 1863 and 1865, Lincoln's assassination, and the politics of Reconstruction.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1862-1879.
Call number: mssHM 83822-83827

Clara Barton correspondence

Manuscripts

The collection consists of correspondence between members of the extended Barton family, almost half of which was written between 1863 and 1864, and some pieces of ephemera. Topics addressed within the correspondence include the Civil War and wartime medical conditions, Clara's humanitarian efforts and the Barton family's affairs. One of the letters mentions Abraham Lincoln, Stephan A. Douglas and the 1860 presidential election. Correspondents include Clara Barton, her brother, Stephen Barton, and his wife, Elizabeth Rich Barton; their son, Samuel Rich Barton, and his wife, Amelia Barton; and other relatives of the Barton family including Stephen Emery Barton, Leander T. Poor, Bernard Barton Vassall and Irving S. Vassall Barton.

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Clara Barton correspondence

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Albert C. Cleveland diaries

Manuscripts

Diaries kept by Albert C. Cleveland (1839-1903) covering 1860-1865 describe his life in Batavia, IL and Chicago in 1860-1861, and his Civil War service with the 42nd Illinois Infantry Regiment. Entries from January 1960 to August 1861 include accounts of the 1860 presidential campaign and election day in Illinois, the arrival of Abraham Lincoln in Chicago, and other events in the city such as the explosion of the steamship Globe, lectures by Edward Everett and Artemis Ward, a public reading of Lincoln's inaugural address, mayoral elections, the parade of state troops, Cleveland's own enlistment, and a trip to Wisconsin. The rest of the diaries cover Cleveland's Civil War service, from August 1861 when the 42nd Regiment was organized, to his discharge in December 1865. Entries describe Cleveland's experiences in Missouri, Mississippi, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, and Texas, including John C. Frémont's 1861 campaign in Springfield, MO (including an account of freeing enslaved Black people), operations against New Madrid, MO., advance and siege of Corinth, MS; siege and capture of Nashville, advance on Murfreesboro, TN; The Battle of Stones River, the Chattanooga-Ringgold campaign, the 1863 Campaign in East Tennessee, and the occupation of Alabama and Texas.

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William Raymond letter to Mrs. J.M. Raymond

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Letter from William Raymond to his mother and sister, written from San Pedro, California, shortly after Raymond had returned from an oceanography research trip on Catalina Island. Raymond was in charge of hydrographic work for the expedition, as well as lending his expertise in conchiferous mollusca. He accompanied William E. Ritter, a professor of zoology at U.C. Berkeley who in 1903 secured funding from Ellen Browning Scripps and E.W. Scripps to found the Marine Biological Association of San Diego, which later became the Scripps Institute of Oceanography at UC San Diego. Raymond's fellow researchers included zoologists Charles A. Kofoid and Calvin O. Esterly, as well as men named Cady, Bancroft, and Jorrey. The letter also mentions work being done by geologist Ida Shepard Oldroyd and zoologist Alice Robertson. Raymond writes of dredging work near Silver Canyon, in the harbor at Avalon near the Isthmus, at Little Harbor, and at Long Point. He describes the topography of the ocean floor and of "small but good" harvesting results. Raymond writes of the types of conch shells collected, some of which were "new to the trip, if not undescribed." They later discovered a few "extremely rare species...so rare that Mrs. Oldroyd says that have not even at Washington a good one." Raymond writes extensively of the sorting and preserving process, as well as answering his mother's questions about his cooking and camping conditions. He mentions sailing to the island on the Banning brothers' steamer Hermosa, and notes that "the Bannings are trying to start a new town at the Isthmus," although in Raymond's opinion "better places for a town might be imagined." Back in San Pedro he reflected on the future of such expeditions, noting that "Ritter is in a quandary about how to keep the work going." He was optimistic that "L.A. people seem enthusiastic about our work" and that a donor had given $25 at a recent lecture. Raymond hoped that "there will be something for our expenses" and thought he might not make further research trips. Includes envelope.

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Raymond Carver audiocassettes

Manuscripts

Two audio cassettes. One is an invterview with Ray Carver in May 1983 conducted by Kay Bonetti, and the other is Carver reading "Nobody Said Anything," "A Serious Talk," and "Fat," while he was in New York City in May 1983.

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Raymond Girvigian architectural records and drawings

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This collection documents the professional work of architect and historic preservationist Raymond Girvigian, including business records, blueprints, architectural plans, project files, and photographs. Based in Pasadena, Girvigian consulted on many aspects of preservation architecture such as adaptive reuse, historic preservation, restoration, feasibility studies, seismic rehabilitation, and historic designation. Projects include the Bradbury Building, California State Capitol building, Pasadena Central Library and other branches, the Mission Inn, municipal buildings in La Puente and Pico Rivera, and religious buildings across LA County. The collection also includes documentation of Girvigian's work with preservation law at the local, state, and federal levels.

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