Business and personal correspondence and miscellaneous papers of the Hill, Atkinson, Fleming, Greene, and Popham families of Scarsdale, N.Y., and Bellows Falls, Vt. Includes letters (1813-1819) to William Hill on the European market for American cotton, flaxseed, potash, etc.; four letters (1851-1852) to Margaret Hill from Anna McNeill Whistler mentioning the poor health of the artist James Whistler and his favorable reactions to life at West Point;

Farm records and family papers.

Collection includes schedules, interviewers' notes, correspondence, and other records containing information on individuals, households, farms, neighborhoods, and organizations gathered during the following projects in New York and elsewhere.

Political canvass for School District No. 1, German Flats, in Herkimer County, consisting of a list of names with each person's political party (Democrat, Whig, Doubtful, Alien, or Abolition). All of the people listed are either Democrats or Whigs.

Land map, manuscripts, legal papers, photographs and photo album, account book, diaries, and printed material, mostly related to farm land in Warren, Herkimer County, New York, and Cobleskill, Schoharie County, New York. Family members represented in the collection include David Lawyer, Marius Lawyer, and Marquis Lawyer.