Scope and Contents The collection comprises primarily family letters and ephemera relating to the Becker and Allen families of Catskill, a considerable share of these materials relate directly to the life and career of Mary Becker, a nurse employed for many years at the Catskill Hospital. other notable materials within include: a selection of letters by and concerning the life Samuel Allen, a former resident of Catskill who moved west to California in the 1870s to become a miner; papers and biographical materials...