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United States -- Social life and customs.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:

Camp family papers

 Collection
Identifier: 891
Abstract

Includes papers of the related Osborn and Camp families.

Dates: 1817-1953.

Daniel Alden Reed papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1907
Abstract

Includes correspondence with constituents, colleagues, and others, newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous materials concerning taxation, tariff policies, and other aspects of his work.

Dates: 1914-1960.

Free list

 Collection — Manuscript box 32 - folder 1: [Barcode: 31924070595719]
Identifier: 1142m
Scope and content

Manuscript list of names, possibly an invitation list, some marked with an "x." Some of the names are followed by "& Mrs." or "& friend." At the end of the list are titles of officers' positions, such as Officer of the Guard, Officer commanding, Field Officer, etc. At the end of the list are individuals who have been assigned a "gold ticket" and a "silver ticket."

Dates: 1820.

Goldwin Smith papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 14-17-134
Abstract

Correspondence; scrapbooks; journals; clippings; addresses; translations; drafts, manuscripts, and articles; printed copies of works by or about Goldwin Smith

Dates: 1819-1921,-1844-1915 (bulk).

James Tobin letter : Canandaigua, N.Y.

 Collection — Manuscript box 3 - folder 1: [Barcode: 31924065239919]
Identifier: 466
Scope and content

Letter to a friend in Ireland describing economic, agricultural, political, and social conditions and activities in the Canandaigua region in particular and in the United States in general, with comments on immigration, the development of transportation, and other aspects of American life.

Dates: 1834 Feb. 13.

John Lewis letters

 Collection — Manuscript box 28 - folder 1: [Barcode: 31924065245775]
Identifier: 872
Scope and content Letters and essays by Lewis in New York City, written for relatives in England, in which he describes his experiences as a clerk in a grocery and liquor business, and also describes in considerable detail American habits, foods, clothing, toys, weddings, funerals, Christmas customs, love of candy, schools, churches, newspapers, politics, shipping, railroads, the building of the Brooklyn Bridge, the business interests of his sons, and many aspects of the local and national scene; in one...
Dates: 1872-1881.

Kernan family papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 772
Abstract

Letters, clippings, speeches, and miscellaneous items relating to the activities of the Kernan family of Utica. Also, included are genealogical records of the Hyde, Butler, Avery, and Clapp families.

Dates: 1776-1922.

Oliver Sheppard papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 395
Scope and content Papers of the Cornell University Class of 1874 include class statistics, programs, notebooks, clippings, photographs, tickets, and material pertaining to an 1898 reunion. Also, minutes, lodge books, certificates, communications, and other documents pertaining to Sheppard's involvement in the Masonic order in Yates and Ontario Counties, New York; also, correspondence with John Livy Lewis. Sheppard personal correspondence refers to Hamilton College and Yale University, and local and national...
Dates: 1841-1914.

Robert Trent Jones, Jr. memorabilia

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31924112448356]
Identifier: 6856
Scope and content

"American Festivals: Celebrating America's National Holidays, A Symphonic Oratorio" with music by Nolan Gasser and text by Robert Trent Jones, Jr. (CD and DVD). Poems by Robert Trent Jones, Jr., "Rhyme & Reason" (2015), which contains art work and photographs of golf courses and group portraits. Also, 2009 calendar, "Approaching the Green."

Dates: 2008-2015.