The James C. Stevens Memorial Collection
Collection — Box: MSS Box 49
Identifier: MSS 2021.0021
Scope and Contents
Collection comprises a selection of documents relating to the James Stevens line of the Stevens family of Greenville, NY. Included in the collection are miscellaneous papers related to fraternal orders and agricultural ventures as well as municpal and court papers which concerned the family. Of particular note is a Road Book listing the freeholders of various road districts in Greenville and the number of days labor they were required to contribute to the maintenance of the Town's roads. Also included is a minutes book of meetings held by the American Party [the Know Nothings] in Greenville in the 1850s. This minutes book lists membership and summarizes meetings.
Dates
- 1812 - 1902
Extent
.1 Cubic Feet (One legal size document container) : Handwritten documents, bound ledgers, and assorted forms.
Arrangement
Materials are sorted in chronological order.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
These materials were accepted into the collections of the Greene County Historical Society from descendants of James Stevens prior to 1977.
- Title
- The James C. Stevens Memorial Collection
- Author
- Jonathan Palmer
- Date
- 2021-08-25
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- English
- Sponsor
- Raymond Beecher
Repository Details
Part of the Vedder Research Library Repository