Roland Russell Dennis papers

Collection

Identifier: A.D41

Staff Only

Biographical/Historical note

Roland Dennis was the European agent for the Whitman & Barnes Company during the 1890's and was in charge of their London office. He was concerned with the European promotion and sales of binders, farm machinery, and rubber horseshoes. His niece, Anna D. Myers, married William Henry Seward III on August 24, 1893.

Scope and Contents

Letters of a business and personal nature, to and from Roland Russell Dennis. Also in the collection are European and American patents, legal and financial papers concerning patents, corporate and personal statements of accounts, bills and receipts, Civil War appointments and an appointment as a special agent to investigate trade conditions in Europe, letter press copy books, account books, an address book, advertisements, clippings, and miscellaneous memorabilia. Letters have been indexed from William Henry Seward, William Henry Seward III and William Henry Seward IV, Anna D. Meyers Seward, Andrew Dickson White, Wendell Phillips Garrison, Charles Dana Gibson, Oscar Solomon Straus, William Renwick Riddell, Frederick James Volney Skiff, and Albert Bigelow Paine.

Creator

Dennis, Roland Russell (Person)

Dates

Creation: 1831-1913

Language of Materials

English

Extent

5 box(es) (5 boxes, 100 folders, 6 letter press copy books, 2 account books, 1 address book)

Access

The Roland Russell Dennis Papers is open for research use. Researchers are advised to contact the Rare Books Special Collections & Preservation Department prior to visiting. Upon arrival, researchers will also be asked to fill out a registration form and provide photo identification.

Use

In consultation with a curator, reproductions may be made upon request. Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from a curator. Researchers are responsible for determining any copyright questions.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

From the estate of William Henry Seward III, April 1951.

Preferred Citation

[Item title, item date], Roland Russell Dennis Papers, A.D41, Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester