Berry family letters and photographs
Scope and content
Letters from William (Will) B. Berry and J. Romeyn Berry to their wives, children, and grandchildren, mainly Lizzie Gould, Harriet E. Berry, and Harriet Berry Tyson; and one typewritten letter from "Lid" to the family (January 16, 1960). Also includes two letters to John Stanton Gould, one from Andrew Dickson White and one from Ezra Cornell (1873). Most of the letters are from towns in upstate New York. Photographs are of children in the family: Lizzie and Annie Gould, Harriet B. Tyson, and Romeyn Berry when he was nine or ten years old. The photos of Romeyn Berry are tintypes. Also included is a manuscript legal document concerning the sale of land in London, signed by Benjamin Stock (May 8, 1699).
Dates
- 1699-1960-(bulk 1873-1890)
Creator
- Berry family. (Family)
- Berry, Romeyn, 1881-1957. (Person)
- White, Andrew Dickson, 1832-1918. (Person)
- Cornell, Ezra, 1807-1874. (Person)
- Gould, John Stanton, 1810-1874. (Person)
- Stock, Benjamin. (Person)
- Berry, Harriet E. (Person)
- Tyson, Harriet Berry. (Person)
- Berry, William B., active 1887-1890. (Person)
Language of Material
In English.
Extent
.1 cubic feet. (.1 cubic feet.)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
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