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Anthony & Thomas Blaisdell Memorial Collection
Collection — Carton: MSS 158
Identifier: MSS-158
Scope and Contents
This collection includes seven diaries of Elizabeth Miller (1829-1908) of New Baltimore, N.Y. The diaries include daily entries with insights into life in 1860s New Baltimore and surrounding areas. Notable entries include a trip to Albany, N.Y. to view Abraham Lincoln's body lying in state in April of 1865.Collection also contains articles about Miller and the diaries written by Frances Dietz for the Greene County Historical Journal along with notes, background material, and a full...
Found in:
Vedder Research Library
John H. Wood Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2019.0006
Scope and Contents
The collection includes a range of materials, including legal records, property records, correspondence, business and household records, photographs, and memorabilia. Of particular note are the selections of family correspondence from the Civil War and song lyrics written by Levi Wood when he was a soldier. A colored tintype portrait of Levi is included in the collection. The collection also includes an account book, business receipts, and correspondence from Hezekiah’s shoemaking business. In...
Found in:
Vedder Research Library