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| Edward Hitchcock Wade papers -- 1862-1864 |
Creator: Wade, Ellen N. Extent: 20 items Abstract: The Edward Hitchcock Wade papers are made up of letters from Mr. Wade to his sister, Ellen N. Wade (also given as Nancy Ellen Wade) in Northampton, Mass., during his Civil War service in the 14th Connecticut Infantry Regiment. |
| Levi Wade collection -- 1866-1902 |
Creator: Wade, Levi Clifford, 1843-1891 Extent: 3 volumes Abstract: This collection consists of a diary (108 pages), a school notebook (111 pages), and a scrapbook (approximately 15 pages) related to Levi C. Wade, a Massachusetts lawyer and director of the Mexican Central Railway Company in the late-19th century. The diary is an account of Wade's visit to Mexico City in the late months of 1879 to win governmental support for his proposed railway, and a record of his observations on contemporary Mexican politics. The school notebook contains Wade's lecture notes from the Newton Theological Institute and from his law studies. The scrapbook holds material related to Wade's death and to his sons, among other subjects. |
| Wadsworth family papers -- 1833-1853 |
Creator: Wadsworth family Extent: 15 items Abstract: The letters in this collection are from Alice Colden Wadsworth to her son and his family, who were early settlers to Michigan. |
| Josephine Wakely papers -- 1862-1868 |
Creator: Wakely, Josephine, b. ca. 1845 Extent: 22 items Abstract: The Josephine Wakely papers contain correspondence from several Civil War soldiers from Whiteford, Michigan, primarily describing battles, attitudes, and duties. |
| George B. Walbridge papers -- 1851-1852 |
Creator: Walbridge, George B. Extent: 18 items Abstract: The George B. Walbridge papers consist of the correspondence of an entrepreneurial businessman in the areas of groceries and shipping around Buffalo, NY. |
| Walker family papers -- 1832-1910 (bulk 1838-1880) |
Creator: Walker family Extent: 2.25 linear feet Abstract: The Walker family papers (1,962 items) contain the 19th-century letters and documents of the Walker family of Vermont, Illinois, and Minnesota. The bulk of the papers relate to Houghton Walker's mercantile businesses in Illinois. Other topics covered include the Civil War, the Mexican War, migration and settlement in Illinois and Wisconsin, Indian affairs, and religion. |
| Henrietta Walker autograph album -- 1900-1902, 1945, 1964 |
Creator: Walker, Henrietta, d. 1982 Extent: 3 items Abstract: The Henrietta Walker autograph album contains 48 autographed cards signed by presidents, politicians, and other famous people in the early 20th century. The collection also includes a Christmas card sent to Walker by Colonel F. W. Marshall, and a letter to Walker from Barry Goldwater. |
| Lewis Walker letter books -- 1813-1880 (bulk 1813-1815) |
Creator: Walker, Lewis, ca. 1770-1840 Extent: 2 volumes and 3 loose items Abstract: Lewis Walker letter books contain copies of letters written by a citizen of Catoctin Furnace, Maryland, who described the local effects of the War of 1812, as well as the dress and manners of visitors to the town. |
| Richard F. Walker letters -- 1877-1881 |
Creator: Denham, Edward Extent: 21 items Abstract: The Richard F. Walker letters consist of a series of letters written by Walker, Virginia's Superintendant of Public Printing, a member of the Virginia Historical Society, and printer for the Richmond Whig, to Edward Denham in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Walker discussed life and politics in Reconstruction-era Richmond. |
| Howard A. Walsh papers -- 1919-1982 (bulk 1927-1966) |
Creator: Walsh, Howard A., b. 1901 Extent: 0.75 linear feet Abstract: The Howard A. Walsh papers contain diaries, technical papers, and other material related to the life and work of Walsh throughout the first half of the 20th century. |
| War of 1812 collection -- 1806-1860 |
Creator: William L. Clements Library Extent: 2.5 linear feet Abstract: The War of 1812 collection is a miscellaneous collection of approximately 300 single items relating to the War of 1812. The papers cover many aspect of the war on both the American and British sides, including naval and military operations, regimental matters, trade issues, and state and national politics relating to the war. |
| James Noble Ward journal -- 1843-1844 |
Creator: Ward, James Noble, 1823-1858 Extent: 1 volume Abstract: The James Noble Ward journal concerns Ward's experiences as a cadet at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, in 1843 and 1844. He described his return to New York following a furlough to his Georgia home and discussed his coursework, drill, and other daily experiences at the academy. |
| Zael Ward notebook -- 1833-1843 |
Creator: Ward, Zael, 1791-1864 Extent: 1 volume Abstract: The Zael Ward notebook contains notes on civil cases that Ward heard as justice of the peace in Harmony, New York; financial accounts; and records of marriages he performed in Harmony, New York, and Cottrellville, Michigan. |
| Warder-Haines papers -- 1789-1854 (bulk 1822-1854) |
Creator: Warder, Elizabeth Haines Extent: 0.5 linear feet Abstract: The Warder-Haines papers (178 items) contain letters collected by Elizabeth Haines Warder, a Quaker from southeastern Pennsylvania, concerning her extended family and friends, primarily between the 1820s and 1850s. Much of the collection consists of letters between the women of the families concerning sickness, death, childbirth, and personal matters, as well as the anti-slavery movement, science and medicine, and Quakerism in Germantown, Philadelphia, and Cincinnati. |
| Michael Warner papers -- 1805-1950 |
Creator: Warner, Michael, Jr. and Warner, Michael III, 1829-1864 Extent: 84 items Abstract: The Warner papers consist of letters relating to the Warner family including Michael Warner III's Civil War service. |
| Warner, New Hampshire, Congregational conversion narratives -- 1817-1823 |
Creator: Warner Congregational Church (Warner, N.H.) Extent: 26 items Abstract: The collection includes 26 conversion narratives of members of the Congregational Church in Warner, New Hampshire. |
| William Warre notebook -- 1803-1804 |
Creator: Warre, William, Sir, 1784-1853 Extent: 1 volume Abstract: Sir William Warre composed this 70-page volume, which contains military orders, notes on trigonometry, and a translated history of the Battle of Rossbach, while serving with the British Army's 52nd Regiment of Foot in the early 19th century. The military material provides details about the daily life of the regiment, particularly its activities while stationed in winter quarters in southeast England between 1803 and 1804. |
| Moses Warren, Jr., letters -- 1796-1797 |
Creator: Warren, Moses, Jr., 1762-1835 Extent: 12 items Abstract: The Moses Warren, Jr., letters document Warren's travels through New York and the Western Reserve with the Connecticut Land Company. |
| Peter Warren papers -- 1738-1764 (bulk 1744-1751) |
Creator: Warren, Peter, Sir, 1703-1752 Extent: 1.25 linear feet Abstract: The Peter Warren papers are the letters, documents, and financial papers of Admiral Peter Warren, the British naval officer who led the siege of the French fortress at Louisbourg in 1745. The collection primarily contains material related to the Louisburg expedition in 1745 and the British occupation of the outpost. The Peter Warren papers were originally part of the Thomas Gage papers. |
| Booker T. Washington collection -- 1897-1915 |
Creator: William L. Clements Library Extent: 11 items Abstract: This collection is comprised of 11 letters that Booker T. Washington wrote between 1897 and 1915. Five letters are addressed to William Hayes Ward, editor of the Independent, about William Hannibal Thomas's The American Negro. The remaining items pertain to his duties as principal of the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute. |
| George Washington collection -- 1758-1799 |
Creator: William L. Clements Library Extent: 0.25 linear feet Abstract: The George Washington collection contains miscellaneous letters and documents written and received by George Washington, first President of the United States, relating to personal, political, and military matters. Most of the items in the collection date from the period during and after the Revolutionary War. |
| Washingtoniana collection -- 1602-1932 |
Creator: William L. Clements Library Extent: 0.25 linear feet Abstract: The Washingtoniana collection (approximately 160 items) contains letters and documents concerning George Washington and his extended family, as well as items that discuss Washington and his legacy. |
| Waterford (N.Y.) Overseer of the Poor account book -- 1922-1931 (bulk 1929-1931) |
Creator: Waterford (N.Y.). Overseer of the Poor Extent: 1 volume Abstract: This account book (approximately 120 pages) documents payments made by the overseer of the poor in Waterford, New York, to destitute men and women between January 1922 and December 1931. Most disbursements consisted of groceries and coal, though some individuals received medical assistance or shoes. Each of 569 unique entries contains the recipient's name, age, gender, country of birth, and cause of poverty, along with the amount and type of relief provided. |
| Charles S. Watkins letterbook -- 1853-1854 |
Creator: Watkins, Charles S. Extent: 50 pages Abstract: Charles Watkins' letterbook contains copies of letters written by Watkins while searching for gold in California in 1854. |
| Orville E. Watson letters -- 1878-1885 (bulk 1878-1882) |
Creator: Watson, Eliza J. Extent: 24 items Abstract: This collection contains 22 letters that Orville E. Watson wrote to his mother while attending Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio, between 1878 and 1882, as well as 2 letters he wrote after graduating. He discussed his coursework and his social life, which included membership in a fraternity. |
| Watt family record book -- 1863-1885 |
Creator: Watt family Extent: 1 volume Abstract: The volume contains diary entries and copied letters, obituaries, and recipes relating to the Watt family and the military service of several of its members. |
| Aulder Watt correspondence -- 1917 |
Creator: Watt, Aulder, 1895-1971 Extent: 13 items Abstract: This collection is made up of 12 letters that Private Aulder M. Watt received and 1 letter that he wrote while serving with Company H of the 10th Regiment, Illinois National Guard, at Camp Lincoln, Illinois, in 1917. Olive Stone, his fiancée, wrote 11 of the letters from her home in Clinton, Illinois, about their separation, and an aunt composed 1 letter concerning family news. Watt's letter to Olive pertains to his wages and recent labor strikes. |
| Anthony Wayne family papers -- 1681-1913 |
Creator: Wayne family Extent: 7 linear feet Abstract: The Anthony Wayne family papers contain correspondence, diaries, documents, and accounts relating to several generations of the Wayne family of Pennsylvania. Of particular note is material concerning Anthony Wayne's service in the American Revolution and the Northwest Indian War, and William Wayne's service with the 97th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment in the Civil War. |
| Hiland H. Weaver papers -- 1861, 1864-1865 |
Creator: Weaver, Hattie Extent: 11 items Abstract: The Hiland H. Weaver papers contain 11 letters written by an officer of the 3rd Iowa Independent Light Battery during his service in the western theater of the Civil War. |
| Webb family letters -- 1891 |
Creator: Webb family Extent: 3 items Abstract: This collection contains 3 letters (32 pages) that Thomson W. Webb ("Tommie") wrote to her sisters and aunt while visiting family members in Clarksdale, Mississippi, in March 1891. She reported extensively on her social outings, which included dances, parties, and interactions with local men. |
| Nathan B. Webb journals -- 1862-1864 |
Creator: Webb, Nathan B., 1842-1891 Extent: 1,165 pages (5 volumes) Abstract: The diaries of Nathan Webb include vivid descriptions of life in one of the most active Union cavalry regiments, the 1st Maine, during the Civil War. Webb's thoughtfulness, candor, and his insight into the minds of soldiers and civilians make his diary a rich resource for the study of the social and military history of the Civil War. |
| Francis H. Webster letters -- 1863 |
Creator: Webster family Extent: 2 items Abstract: This collection contains two letters Francis H. Webster wrote to his siblings while serving with the 1st Massachusetts Heavy Artillery Regiment in 1863. Webster described several aspects of camp life and provided his opinions about the conduct of the war. |
| Alexander Wedderburn, 1st Earl of Rosslyn papers -- 1676-1801 (bulk 1764-1800) |
Creator: Rosslyn, Alexander Wedderburn, Earl of, 1733-1805 Extent: 0.75 linear feet Abstract: The Alexander Wedderburn papers contain correspondence, documents, notes, and writings pertaining to Anglo-American relations during the late 18th century. The papers include items about the Boston Tea Party, the American Revolution, and claims brought under the 1794 Treaty of Amity (Jay Treaty). |
| George Weirick orderly book -- 1814 |
Creator: Weirick, George, 1773-1838 Extent: 1 volume Abstract: The orderly book of George Weirick, who commanded the 77th Regiment of the Pennsylvania militia at Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania, in 1814. |
| Arthur Welch letters -- 1916 |
Creator: Welch, Mrs. M. J. Extent: 0.25 linear feet Abstract: This collection consists of letters, postcards, and photographs related to Private Arthur E. Welch of the United States Army, who served with the 1st Regiment, Company L, in and around Nogales, Arizona, between July and October 1916. Welch discussed everyday life along the United States-Mexico border, his work in a military ice house, and developments in the region's military conflicts. |
| Calow Weld papers -- 1836-1837 |
Creator: Bundy, Philo Extent: 5 items Abstract: The Calow Weld papers contain five letters on major issues of the 1830s, including slavery, immigration, and education. |
| Weld-Grimké family papers -- 1740-1930 (bulk 1825-1893) |
Creator: Weld family and Grimké family Extent: 6 linear feet Abstract: The Weld-Grimké family papers consist of correspondence, diaries, notebooks, autobiographical documents, printed materials, photographs, realia, and newspaper clippings. The collection addresses such subjects as abolition, women’s rights, temperance, religion, education, and the lives of members of the Weld-Grimké family, including Sarah and Angelina Grimké and Theodore Weld. |
| Mary Jane Hale Welles papers -- 1846-1848 |
Creator: Welles, Mary Jane Hale Extent: 6 items Abstract: Mary Jane Hale married Gideon Welles in 1835 and had at least three children. These six letters from Mary Jane to her mother primarily discuss her children's illnesses and exploits, and her social life in Washington D. C. |
| West family papers -- 1697-1880 |
Creator: West family Extent: 2.25 linear feet Abstract: The West family papers are comprised of approximately 1,400 letters, letter books, documents, and financial records pertaining to Reverend Samuel West and his two sons, Benjamin and Nathan P., of Boston. The bulk of the collection (approximately 900 items) relates to business concerns, particularly to Benjamin West's sugar refining firm. |
| James West, Elements of Navigation -- 1785 |
Creator: West, James Extent: 1 volume Abstract: Elements of Navigation, a manuscript adaptation of John Robertson’s work of the same name, provides instruction and practical exercises in arithmetic, geometry, trigonometry, geography, astronomy, and navigational principles (781 pages). The volume is heavily illustrated with mathematical diagrams. It also contains a 1785 copy of a ship log for a 1772 voyage from England to Madeira, (21 pages). |
| Martin S. Webster journals -- 1856; 1863-1865; 1870-1896 (bulk 1863-1865) |
Creator: Webster, Martin S., b. ca. 1840 Extent: 2 volumes Abstract: Martin Webster's journals record his service with Battery I, 3rd New York Light Artillery, from 1863 to 1865, during which the regiment was stationed in northeastern North Carolina, primarily at New Bern. |
| Western America collection -- 1831-1889 |
Creator: William L. Clements Library Extent: 39 items Abstract: The Western America collection is a group of miscellaneous individual items relating to the settlement of the western United States, including present-day Wisconsin, California, Oregon, and Missouri. |
| Western Brand book -- 1899-1900 |
Creator: Anonymous Extent: 1 volume Abstract: This volume (198 pages) contains 184 pages showing various branding marks used by horse and cattle dealers throughout the western United States in the late 19th century, as well as 15 pages of accounts recording purchases of cattle in December 1899 and January 1900. The 184 pages of brands are divided into several sections based on the types of identifying marks used; approximately 1,480 brands are represented. The notebook is accompanied by a 35-page pamphlet entitled "Cattle Brands of Texas," published in the mid-20th century. |
| Western Reserve (Ohio) collection -- 1796-1808 |
Creator: William L. Clements Library Extent: 23 items Abstract: The Western Reserve (Ohio) collection contains documents related to the sale and purchase of land in the Western Reserve and in the state of Ohio, shortly after it gained statehood. |
| Leander Wetherell letters -- 1847-1896 |
Creator: Wetherell, Leander, d. 1885, and Wetherell, Mary Extent: 5 items Abstract: Leander Wetherell, a newspaper editor and teacher from Rochester, New York, and Boston, Massachusetts, received 4 personal letters between 1847 and 1865. Among other topics, his correspondents discussed the publishing industry, slavery, and differences between men and women. Mary, his widow, received a letter from one of his former acquaintances in 1896. |
| Sylvanus A. and Rachel Wheat papers -- 1848-1880 |
Creator: Wheat family Extent: 126 items Abstract: The Sylvanus Wheat papers contain the incoming and outgoing correspondence of Wheat, a soldier in the 144th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment; the papers shed light on his Civil War service in 1862-1863, as well as on the activities of the Wheat family. |
| John Wheeler journal and essays -- 1859 |
Creator: Wheeler, John Extent: 1 volume Abstract: This volume contains a journal and two essays composed by New Hampshire native John Wheeler in 1859. He kept the journal between December 1858 and September 1859, detailing his experiences after moving to Albemarle County, Virginia, to teach school. He later wrote an essay in which he reflected on the cultural differences between New England and Virginia. In a second essay, he discussed "the three learned professions": law, medicine, and divinity. |
| Peter F. Wheeler account books -- 1832-1872 |
Creator: Wheeler, Peter F., b. 1811 Extent: 2 volumes Abstract: These two account books record the income and expenses of Peter F. Wheeler, a palm leaf splitter and farmer who lived in Grafton and Petersham, Massachusetts, in the mid-19th century. One volume primarily concerns the costs of finishing calfskins and other labor performed in Grafton between 1832 and 1847, and the second records Wheeler's finances between 1860 and 1872. |
| Abraham Whipple papers -- 1763-1793 |
Creator: William L. Clements Library Extent: 0.25 linear feet Abstract: The Abraham Whipple papers contain letters and documents relating to Whipple's employment with Rhode Island merchant Nicholas Brown and Company (1763-1767), and his service in the Continental Navy, 1776-1780. The collection documents his 1778 mission to France, his role in the southern naval operations during the Revolutionary War (1780), and various other letters, bills of lading, accounts, and receipts. |
| James A. Whipple papers -- 1846-1862 |
Creator: Whipple, James A., 1826-1861 Extent: 1.75 linear feet Abstract: The James A. Whipple papers contain correspondence, documents, and drawings related to Whipple's career as an engineer during the mid-19th century. Whipple's interests in submarines and naval engineering are documented throughout the collection, which includes correspondence, documents, drawings, and patents. |
| Robert and George Whitcomb papers -- 1862-1867 |
Creator: Whitcomb, Eli and Whitcomb, Harriet Extent: 36 items Abstract: The Whitcomb letters reflect a small portion of the Civil War service of brothers George and Robert Whitcomb in the 169th New York Infantry Regiment. These papers include reflections on draftees, draft resisters, deserters, paroled Union soldiers, and active service. |
| Patrick White letterbook -- 1791-1794 |
Creator: White, Patrick Extent: 1 volume (0.25 linear feet) Abstract: Patrick White, a merchant in Petersburg, Va., was in partnership with Conway Whittle of Norfolk from 1791 to 1794, specializing in trading grain and flour. The Patrick White letterbook contains copies of 235 business letters of the Virginia mercantile firm of White, Whittle, & Co., written between August 20, 1791 and July 18, 1794, and 462 letters of Patrick White & Co., July 27, 1794 through August 14, 1797. |
| William White Sermon, Of Anticipation of Heaven -- [18th-19th century] |
Creator: White, William, 1748-1836 Extent: 1 volume Abstract: In this 68-page sermon, Bishop William White of the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania explored the topic of salvation and the Christian promise of heaven. |
| Albert Whiteley notebooks -- 1838-1839 |
Creator: Whiteley, Albert, 1817-1893 Extent: 2 volumes Abstract: Albert Whiteley of Columbia County, Maryland, compiled these two notebooks while a student at Jefferson Medical College between 1837 and 1839. He recorded detailed lecture notes from numerous physicians on topics such as surgery, anatomy, obstetrics, general medicine, and chemistry. |
| Roy M. Whiteman letters -- 1918-1919 |
Creator: Whiteman family Extent: 6 items Abstract: This collection is made up of 6 letters that Roy M. Whiteman sent to his family in Burlington, Iowa, while stationed in France in late 1918 and early 1919. Whiteman wrote about his recovery following an injury, his travels in France, and his life in the U.S. military. |
| Whitfield-Barnett correspondence -- 1917-1921 |
Creator: Whitfield, Tacey Barnett Extent: 42 items Abstract: This collection is made up of 42 letters that Robin Whitfield wrote to his girlfriend and future wife, Tacey Barnett of Clarksville and Nashville, Tennessee, from 1917-1921. He wrote of his experiences at Camp Dodge, Iowa, and Brest, France, during World War I, and commented on his life in Clarksville after the war. |
| Edmund Whitman papers -- 1830-1881 |
Creator: Whitman, E. B. (Edmund Burke), 1812-1883 Extent: 65 items Abstract: The Edmund Whitman papers contain personal and military accounts and records concerning Whitman's teaching, Civil War service as chief quartermaster, and post-war work locating the graves of Union soldiers. |
| Whitney family letters -- 1839-1843 |
Creator: Redfield, Mary Jane Whitney, b. 1821 and Whitney, William Wallace, 1817-1847 Extent: 30 items Abstract: This collection is comprised of 30 incoming letters to Mary Jane Whitney and her brother, William Wallace Whitney, of Albany, New York. Eliza Whitney wrote 13 letters to Mary about her experiences at the Albany Female Academy, and William and George Whitney each wrote letters to Mary about their lives in Albany. Asa Whitney, a machinist and railroad entrepreneur, sent Mary and William news from home and updates on his business affairs. |
| Bert C. Whitney diary -- 1918-1919 |
Creator: Whitney, Bert C., 1893-1973 Extent: 1 volume Abstract: This 132-page diary chronicles the experiences of Bert C. Whitney, of Washington, Michigan, who served with the 304th Sanitary Train in France during World War I. Whitney described his transatlantic voyages, his experiences near the front line at Verdun in late 1918, and his travels around France after the armistice. |
| Whittemore-Low family papers -- 1729-1955 (bulk 1840-1939) |
Creator: Whittemore familyLow familyand Extent: 7.5 linear feet Abstract: The papers of the Whittemore, Low, Peck, Parmelee, and Bonticou, families, primarily of Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. The collection concerns the families' military service, genealogy, travel, and social activities. |
| Richard Whitworth papers -- [1765]-1836 |
Creator: Whitworth, Richard, 1734-1811 Extent: 1 volume Abstract: The Richard Whitworth papers contain letters and documents relating to explorers Robert Rogers and Jonathan Carver and several of their moneymaking ventures in North America, which Whitworth oversaw and encouraged. |
| Wiccopee Mills labor records -- 1854-1858 |
Creator: Wiccopee Mills and New York Rubber Company Extent: 2 volumes Abstract: These 2 volumes contain labor records for a cotton mill in Wiccopee, New York, between 1854 and 1857. The books document male and female workers' names, their positions, and the amount of time they worked. Also included are similar records for the New York Rubber Company in 1858. |
| Francis Wickham diary -- 1796 |
Creator: Wickham, Francis, 1770-1797 Extent: 1 volume Abstract: The Francis Wickham diary contains entries for August-October 1796, when Wickham served with the British Royal Navy in Martinique. He wrote about Martinique's wildlife, navy life, travels, and other topics. |
| Jonathan S. Wilcox diaries -- 1844-1875 |
Creator: Wilcox, Jonathan S., 1791-1875 Extent: 13 items Abstract: The Jonathan S. Wilcox diaries document nearly 30 years in the life of a storekeeper in Madison, Connecticut, including his support for the Democratic Party, his religious and business activities, and his opposition to the Civil War. |
| William B. Wilcoxson papers -- 1862-1865 |
Creator: Wilcoxson, Susan M. and Wilcoxson, Mary Ann Extent: 31 items Abstract: William Wilcoxson served in the 2nd Connecticut Light Artillery Battery during the Civil War. This collection of letters home to his mother and sister document his wartime activities, including a stay at the U.S. General Hospital in Annapolis and later hospitalizations in New Orleans. |
| Albert Wilder papers -- 1862-1864 |
Creator: Wilder family Extent: 34 items Abstract: The Albert Wilder papers primarily consist of Wilder's letters home to his sister, Sarah, and brother-in-law, William, while he served in the Civil War. Wilder enlisted in the 39th Massachusetts Infantry in 1862 at the age of 21 and died after being wounded near Spotsylvania, Pennsylvania, 1864. |
| Asa Waldo Wildes daybook -- 1849-1864 (bulk 1857) |
Creator: Wildes, A. W. (Asa Waldo), 1822-1894 Extent: 1 volume Abstract: The Asa Waldo Wildes daybook contains an account of his 1857 trip from Detroit to Michigan's Upper Peninsula via Lake Huron and Lake Superior, as well as poetry, financial accounts, and a draft of an 1857 survey report. |
| Wilkes County, Georgia collection -- 1778-1867 (bulk 1778-1830) |
Creator: Wilkes County, Georgia Extent: 222 items Abstract: The Wilkes County, Georgia collection is made up of probate inventories, estate records, indentures, receipts, accounts, and other documents relating to the inhabitants of Wilkes County, Georgia. |
| John Wilkes papers -- 1741-1790 |
Creator: William L. Clements Library Extent: 423 items (7 volumes) Abstract: The John Wilkes papers contain Wilkes's incoming and outgoing correspondence on topics such as politics, financial difficulties, and family matters. Also included are 13 contemporary portraits, several literary reviews by Wilkes, and a parody of his poem "An Essay on Woman," by an unknown author. |
| John Wilkey, Jr., collection -- 1944-1946 |
Creator: Wilkey, John, Jr., 1920-1990 Extent: 14 items Abstract: The John Wilkey, Jr., collection is comprised of military documents, correspondence, ephemera, and photographs related to John W. Wilkey, Jr., who served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. |
| John Darragh Wilkins papers -- 1862-1865 |
Creator: Wilkins, Mrs. John Darragh Extent: 64 items Abstract: The John D. Wilkins papers are comprised of West Point graduate and career army officer John Wilkins' letters to his wife during his service in the Civil War. Wilkins served in the 3rd and 15th Infantry regiments of the U.S. Army. |
| Elizabeth Willard correspondence -- 1834-1846 |
Creator: Barry, William, 1805-1885 Extent: 10 items Abstract: The Elizabeth Willard correspondence contains 9 letters written by Willard to her friend and later husband, Reverend William Barry of Framingham, Massachusetts, as well as a letter to Elizabeth composed by her friend A. A. Kent. |
| Henry H. Willard papers -- 1862-1863 |
Creator: Willard family Extent: 11 items Abstract: The letters of Henry H. Willard provide a brief glimpse of his duties and experiences as a private in Company E of the 4th Indiana Cavalry during the Civil War. |
| Jared Willard travel recollections -- 1833-1841 (bulk 1833) |
Creator: Willard, Jared Extent: 1 volume Abstract: This volume contains a narrative of Jared Willard's travels from Madison, Connecticut, to Buffalo, New York, via railroad and the Erie Canal, as well as a later shopping list and genealogical information about the Field and Wilcox families. |
| Amelia Lippincott and Esek Hartshorne Williams letters -- 1833-1848 (bulk 1838-1841) |
Creator: Williams, Amelia Lippincott, b. 1814 and Williams, E. H. (Esek Hartshorne), 1807-1887 Extent: 22 items Abstract: This collection is made up of the incoming and outgoing correspondence of Amelia Lippincott Williams of New York City and her husband, Esek Hartshorne Williams of Red Bank, New Jersey. The bulk of the collection is comprised of 15 letters that Esek wrote to Amelia during their courtship and while traveling for business reasons during the first few years of their marriage. Amelia and Esek received the remaining 7 letters from friends and family members in New York and New Jersey. |
| Edward Jones and Helen B. Williams letters -- 1908-1912 |
Creator: Burton family Extent: 10 items Abstract: This collection consists of 10 letters Edward Jones Williams and his wife, Helen Burton Williams, wrote to her mother and sisters in Wisconsin between 1908 and 1912, while the couple lived in the Panama Canal Zone, where Edward worked for the Isthmian Canal Commission. The correspondence provides insight into their daily lives in Central America. |
| Ephraim Smith Williams Genealogy of the Williams Family from Their First Settlement in America -- 1868 |
Creator: Williams, Ephraim Smith, 1802-1890 Extent: 1 volume Abstract: This manuscript volume chronicles the genealogy of the descendants of Robert Williams, a native of Wales who settled in Roxbury, Massachusetts, around 1638. The book, written by Ephraim Smith Williams in 1868 and presented to his daughter Jenny, concentrates on his branch of the family and includes information about the Gotee family, his wife's ancestors, and a brief biographical sketch of his father, Oliver Williams. |
| Isaiah Williams and Ellen White correspondence -- 1842-1870 (bulk 1842-1855, 1864) |
Creator: Williams, Ellen Emerson, 1826-1877 Extent: 0.25 linear feet Abstract: The Isaiah Williams and Ellen White correspondence is made up of letters to and between Williams, White, and members of the White family. The letters pertain to the couple's courtship, religion, and social and family news from Massachusetts and Buffalo, New York. |
| John Williams journal -- 1814-1836 |
Creator: Williams, John, 1790-1877 Extent: 1 volume, 7 documents Abstract: John Williams, a farm laborer in Chester, Massachusetts, composed 183 pages of daily, one-line journal entries from January 1, 1814, to October 9, 1836. He recorded news about his own family and neighbors, such as births, marriages, and deaths; wrote about his labor on farms and travel to nearby towns; and provided brief remarks on local events and politics. |
| Nathan Williams family correspondence -- 1816-1851 (bulk 1839-1851) |
Creator: Williams, Thomas, 1779-1876 and Williams, Nathan Witter, 1816-1902 Extent: 25 items Abstract: This collection contains correspondence related to Nathan W. Williams, a Yale graduate and preacher in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, including incoming correspondence from friends and family members and his siblings' correspondence with their father, Reverend Thomas Williams of Providence, Rhode Island. Family members shared social news and updates about their travels, and Nathan's friends commented on their lives around New England. |
| Samuel Williams papers -- 1814-1856 |
Creator: Williams, Samuel, 1786-1859 Extent: 321 items (0.5 linear feet) Abstract: The Samuel Williams papers contain the correspondence, mainly business-related, of the chief clerk in the office of the surveyor-general of the Northwest Territory. |
| William Williams family collection -- 1808-1851 (bulk 1819-1851) |
Creator: Williams family Extent: 23 items Abstract: This collection is made up of letters and essays related to William Williams of Utica, New York, and to his sons, Samuel Wells Williams and William Frederick Williams. The elder William composed 6 letters to family members and a series of 6 narrative essays about childhood, religion, and travel experiences (including visits to War of 1812 battle sites). Samuel Wells Williams wrote from China, where he worked as a missionary in the mid-1830s. William Frederick Williams wrote extensively of his life in Lebanon and travels throughout the Middle East in 1850 and 1851. |
| Williamson family journal -- 1828-1874 |
Creator: Williamson, Peter, 1795-1886 Extent: 1 volume Abstract: In this volume, Philadelphia pharmacist Peter Williamson transcribed his descriptions of 4 bird-hunting trips he took around the 1830s, his daughter Sarah's account of a trip taken from Philadelphia to northeastern New York in 1828, and genealogical information obtained from three Williamson family Bibles. |
| Willis family papers -- 1863-1902 (bulk 1882-1889) |
Creator: Willis, Milton, b. 1833 Extent: 96 items Abstract: The Willis family papers consist of correspondence from family members in Battle Creek, Michigan and Washington, D.C. to Milton Willis about family matters and business. |
| Wilson family papers -- 1704-1884 |
Creator: Wilson family Extent: 16.25 linear feet Abstract: The Wilson papers contain letters and documents relating to the lives and careers of three generations of the family of William Wilson, residents of Clermont, N.Y. in the mid-Hudson River Valley. |
| John Wilson ledger -- 1794-1816 |
Creator: Wilson, John Extent: 1 volume, with enclosures Abstract: The James Wilson ledger is a volume of approximately 660 pages, made up of accounts for individuals and corporations, mostly in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, between 1794 and 1816. The collection also includes about 50 small items, mostly receipts relating to Wilson's business, that were originally enclosed in the ledger. |
| Molly Wilson papers -- 1945-1946 |
Creator: Wilson, Robert L. Extent: 21 items (0.1 linear feet) Abstract: In 1942, Molly Johnson, an Australian woman, married Robert L. Wilson, an American aide-de-camp. Her papers consist of 21 letters written by Molly to her husband prior to her departure for the United States. The letters provide an Australia bride's perspective of the war bride experience after World War II. |
| Wiltse collection -- 1852-1886 (bulk 1859-1862) |
Creator: Wiltse, Howard W. and Wiltse family Extent: 14 items Abstract: This collection contains correspondence, a school notebook, and other material related to Howard W. Wiltse, a native of Hannibal, New York, who graduated from the University of Michigan Law School in 1861. |
| Winchester family papers -- 1799-1847 (bulk 1810-1818) |
Creator: Winchester, Nancy Extent: 18 items Abstract: The Winchester family papers contain correspondence and one document related to the family of John and Nancy Winchester of Groton, Connecticut. Their son William, a sailor during and after the War of 1812, wrote most of the letters. |
| John A. Winston and Company papers -- 1846-1871 (bulk 1852-1854) |
Creator: John A. Winston and Company Extent: 0.25 linear feet Abstract: The John A. Winston and Company papers consist of incoming business correspondence pertaining to Winston's cotton-growing operation in Alabama. |
| Charles Winstone letterbook -- 1777-1786 |
Creator: Winstone, Charles Extent: 1 volume Abstract: The Charles Winstone letterbook, 1777-1786, contains the business correspondence of Winstone, attorney general and planter in Dominica during and after the American Revolution. |
| Wissahickon Paper Mill papers -- 1844-1845 |
Creator: Anonymous Extent: 7 items Abstract: This collection contains 2 letters and 5 documents concerning the operation of a paper mill on Wissahickon Creek near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1844 and 1845. These include an indenture for the property, financial records and receipts, and correspondence regarding the mill's output and potential technical improvements. |
| Thomas Dwight Witherspoon papers -- 1861-1871 (bulk 1861-1864) |
Creator: Witherspoon family and Rascoe family Extent: 32 items Abstract: Chaplain Thomas D. Witherspoon wrote these letters to members of the Witherspoon and Rascoe families during his Civil War service in the 2nd, 11th, and 42nd Mississippi Infantry Regiments. |
| Charles Wochna letters -- [1953]-1954 |
Creator: Wochna, C. Extent: 27 items Abstract: This collection is made up of 27 letters that Lieutenant Charles Wochna wrote to his parents while serving with the United States Marine Corps in Korea and Japan during the Korean War. |
| Lewis Wolfley letters -- 1837-1840 |
Creator: Wolfley, Lewis, 1807-1844 Extent: 17 items Abstract: The collection consists of 17 items containing 18 letters (one item contains letters from two different correspondents), addressed to Lewis Wolfley, a Navy surgeon. All of the correspondents are doctors, most with naval appointments. Topics include almost exclusively Navy matters, including political debates concerning the Navy during the period, but also scattered references to medical cases and treatments, and some details of financial transactions. |
| Wood family papers -- 1846-1951 (bulk 1846-1925) |
Creator: Wood family Extent: 4 linear feet Abstract: The Wood family papers contain correspondence and other items related to the family of James A. Wood of Lebanon, Connecticut, and his descendants from the mid-19th to the early 20th century. Much of the content pertains to education, family news, and politics. |
| Dudley Woodbridge papers -- 1773-1789 (bulk 1778-1789) |
Creator: Woodbridge, Dudley, 1747-1823 Extent: 28 items Abstract: The Dudley Woodbridge papers contain incoming correspondence related to the Connecticut merchant's business affairs in the late 18th century. |
| Woods family papers -- 1704-1994 |
Creator: Woods family Extent: 139 items (0.5 linear feet) Abstract: The Woods family papers chronicle the establishment of an important family in western Virginia during the 18th and early 19th centuries. While the bulk of the collection pertains to Archibald Woods' (1764-1846) activities as a surveyor and land speculator in Ohio County, the collection also contains several letters from later generations of the family, and documents relating to military and public affairs, including the War of 1812. |
| James R. Woodworth papers -- 1862-1864 |
Creator: Hotchkiss, Lawrence E. Extent: 151 items (0.5 linear feet) Abstract: The James R. Woodworth papers contain the letters and diaries of a Union soldier in the 44th New York Infantry during the Civil War (1862-1864). Woodworth provides detailed reflections on life as a soldier and on his regiment's part in the battles of Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg. |
| Joseph Woory account -- 1666 |
Creator: Woory, Joseph Extent: 6 pages (1 item) Abstract: The Joseph Woory account records the travels of an English expedition that set out from Charles Town on June 16, 1666, to explore the area from Cape Romano down to Port Royal. |
| William D. Workman collection -- 1957 |
Creator: Workman, William D. (William Douglas), 1914-1990 Extent: 42 items Abstract: This collection contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, a typescript, and a photograph related to William D. Workman's appearance on a television program about the integration of schools in the South, originally aired on September 29, 1957. Workman received 23 responses over the following days. Writers most frequently expressed their support of segregated schools, and many also commented on race relations and other political issues concerning the South. |
| Charlotte and Martha Wray papers -- 1839-1872 |
Creator: Mattison, Martha Wray Extent: 0.25 linear feet Abstract: This collection contains the incoming and outgoing correspondence of Charlotte and Martha Wray, sisters who lived in Washington County, New York; Detroit, Michigan; and Iowa in the 19th century. The letters span Martha's time as a schoolteacher in Detroit, Michigan; Charlotte's work as a teacher in Albany, New York; and Charlotte's experiences in Iowa prior to the Civil War. |
| George Wray papers -- 1770-1848 |
Creator: Wray, George, 1728-1804 Extent: 16 volumes (4 linear feet) Abstract: The George Wray papers contain orders, receipts, correspondence, muster rolls, returns, and several bound volumes relating to Wray's work as commissary of the Royal Regiment of Artillery, primarily during the Revolutionary War. |
| Wright family collection -- 1835-1940 (bulk 1835-1868) |
Creator: Morfit, Campbell, 1820-1897 Extent: 18 items Abstract: The Wright family collection consists primarily of correspondence related to the Morfit family and to Wilbur and Orville Wright's uncle, John Wright. |
| Edwin Wright letters -- 1862-1865 |
Creator: Wright, Edwin, 1837-1901 Extent: 29 items Abstract: The Edwin Wright letters are 28 letters written between Jan. 14, 1862, and July 14, 1865, by Edwin Wright, a soldier in the 9th N.Y. Cavalry. The letters were written from various places in Virginia and Washington, D.C., and describe life as a Union solder. Also included are short poems written by Loanda Lake, composed on the letter's envelopes, and one small photograph of Wright. |
| Pamelia Keith Wright papers -- 1876-1903 (bulk 1887-1893, 1897-1903) |
Creator: Keith family Extent: 0.75 linear feet Abstract: The Pamelia Keith Wright papers contain correspondence addressed by Wright to her brother, Sumner Keith, and his family in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. In addition to providing updates on her personal and social life, she frequently wrote of trips taken with her husband to locales in Egypt and England. |
| Nathaniel J. Wyeth collection -- 1831-1853 |
Creator: Wyeth, Nathaniel J. (Nathaniel Jarvis), 1802-1856 Extent: 0.25 linear feet Abstract: This collection is primarily made up of incoming letters to Nathaniel Jarvis Wyeth of Cambridge, Massachusetts. Wyeth corresponded with his siblings, cousins, and other family members about his travels to Oregon, their personal lives, and finances. |
