Scope and content
Papers of a tanner in Elmira, New York, including correspondence with leather dealers in Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, etc.; also two letters from John Bowman, who was hunting hides in Michigan (1855). Account books and personal records include a memorandum and diary of a trip to Chicago by way of the lakes in 1849; broadsides of prices current in leather exchange, two penmanship books, four newspapers, a book catalog, trade card, two pamphlets, two maps, and a music copy sheet.
Dates
- 1848-1929.
Creator
- Bowman, Henry. (Person)
- Bowman, John. (Person)
Extent
.4 cubic feet. (.4 cubic feet.)
Language of Materials
English
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
Contact:
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)