Scope and content Includes correspondence, contracts, labor and carpenter accounts, itemized accounts and plans for the construction of the American House, shops, a malt house, foundry and various dwellings in Buffalo, and other items relating to Colonel Clemons' activities as a builder (1828-1845); goldsmith accounts (1843-1845); general household and expense accounts (1828-1846); a series of letters from Alanson Palmer, a patent broker, land speculator, and builder, relating to their mutual interests in the...

Scope and content Includes correspondence to Louis A. Missillier from J.S. Peck, vice president of Crowell and Little Construction Company, concerning compensation to Missillier for work on Mennen Hall, and Sigma Phi and Psi Upsilon fraternities (1929-1934); Missillier's union dues book and working card (United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local 11, Cleveland); large notebook with labor estimates and payroll accounts (1932-1934); purchase orders, monthly cost sheets, subcontractors'...