Hiram Putnam papers, 1780-1885
2 boxes (1 linear feet)
Collection number: MRBC.MS.00056
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> Collection Overview | Hiram Putnam papers, 1780-1885 2 boxes (1 linear feet) Collection number: MRBC.MS.00056 Abstract: The papers of Hiram Putnam and his wife Elizabeth Osgood. Includes correspondence, bills of lading related to the China trade (1823-1829) and other business documents; account books; and letters relating to his business and political interests in Syracuse, NY, especially those related to the public schools. There is also correspondence related to Dudley Post Phelps of a personal and religious nature and his poetry; copies of The Phelps record (Syracuse, N.Y., 1885), a genealogy of the Phelps family; and correspondence to Samuel Holten, related to the U.S. Continental Congress from John Avery, James Lovell and Azor Orne. Terms of Access and Use: Restrictions on access: Restrictions on use: The collection is open to research according to the regulations of the Mortimer Rare Book Room. The Hiram Putnam Papers are the physical property of the Mortimer Rare Book Room, Smith College. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors of the works or their legal representatives. Mortimer Rare Book Collection |