COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
Business and personal papers of Samuel Silver, a glass-blower in Clayton N.J., including record books in which he listed accounts received for blowing glass. Also, a treasurer's book, 1890, for the glass bottle workers' union, Local Assembly #406, National Trade Assembly #143 of the Knights of Labor, and payment authorization vouchers; genealogical information on the Silver family; photograph of Samuel Silver, Sr.; and photocopied miscellaneous Silver family letters. Also, "Silver Notes from South Jersey" by Samuel F. Silver, 1992.
Dates
- 1859-1901.
Creator
- Silver, Samuel. (Person)
- Silver, Samuel F. (Title of work: Silver Notes from South Jersey..) (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
Extent
13 volumes.
150 items.
Abstract
Business and personal papers of Samuel Silver, a glass-blower in Clayton N.J., including record books in which he listed accounts received for blowing glass. Also, a treasurer's book, 1890, for the glass bottle workers' union, Local Assembly #406, National Trade Assembly #143 of the Knights of Labor, and payment authorization vouchers; genealogical information on the Silver family; photograph of Samuel Silver, Sr.; and photocopied miscellaneous Silver family letters. Also, "Silver Notes from South Jersey" by Samuel F. Silver, 1992.
Physical Description
Record books, a treasurer's book, vouchers, genealogical information, a photograph, correspondence, a pamphlet, and other papers.
General
- Contact Information:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524 rareref@cornell.edu http://rmc.library.cornell.edu
- Compiled by:
- K. Jacklin
- Date completed:
- February 1970
- EAD encoding:
- Martin Heggestad, December 2003
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Compiled by K. Jacklin
- Date
- December 2003
- 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
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)
rareref@cornell.edu