COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
Correspondence, diaries (1912-36), indentures, poems, genealogies, photo album, and other materials on the early and contemporary history of Salem, Washington County, New York, including papers relating to the raising of regiments for the Revolutionary War and compensation for the same; a general history of Washington Academy; a Salem letterbook (1794-1882); a notebook of outlines of theological studies kept by Henry M. Davis; two scrapbooks of Albany clippings; and diaries and correspondence of Harry Cole.
Dates
- 1763-1937.
Creator
- Cole, Harry E. (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
After his retirement from the State Department of New York, Harry E. Cole became historian for Salem, New York.
Extent
2.8 cubic feet. (2.8 cubic feet.)
Abstract
Correspondence, diaries (1912-36), indentures, poems, genealogies, photo album, and other materials on the early and contemporary history of Salem, Washington County, New York, including papers relating to the raising of regiments for the Revolutionary War and compensation for the same; a general history of Washington Academy; a Salem letterbook (1794-1882); a notebook of outlines of theological studies kept by Henry M. Davis; two scrapbooks of Albany clippings; and diaries and correspondence of Harry Cole.
Physical Description
Correspondence, diaries, indentures, poems, genealogies, photo album, letterbook, notebook, and scrapbooks.
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:
- N. Dean
- Date completed:
- January 1985
- EAD encoding:
- Martin Heggestad, January 2002
- Davis, Henry M.
- Genealogies.
- Indentures.
- Military service, Voluntary.
- Photographs.
- Poems.
- Salem (N.Y.) -- History.
- Scrapbooks.
- Theology -- Study and teaching.
- United States -- Armed Forces -- Pay, allowances, etc.
- United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783.
- Washington Academy (Salem, N.Y.)
- Washington County (N.Y.) -- History.
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Compiled by N. Dean
- Date
- January 2002
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- ENG
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