Edward Griffith Miner papers

The Edward Griffith Miner papers consist almost entirely of correspondence, with some business and personal papers. The bulk of the papers relate to Rochester and New York State business, civic, educational, industrial, and social matters from the 1890s to Mr. Miner's death in 1955. There are large groups of papers devoted to Mr. Miner's association with the Pfaudler Company, the University of Rochester, Chamber of Commerce organizations, banks, investment companies, dairy shows and companies, railroads, book dealers, etc. Considerable material is concerned with his personal life and background and includes diaries and appointment books, correspondence with friends and family, biographical data, financial and legal papers, awards and citations, speech material for the years 1914-1947, and material relating to Mr. Miner's travels in this country and abroad. Family papers include correspondence to and from Mr. Miner's father, Dr. James Miner, his brothers and sisters, wife and children, Elinor (Miner) Lamont and Ranlet Miner; also to and from family connections by marriage, including Thomas S. and Thomas W. Lamont, New York City financiers, and the Ranlet family.

Series I: Correspondence with individuals, and Series II: Correspondence by topic, are both arranged alphabetically, either by last name or notable subject of discussion.

Standout items include a glass plate image of President Lincoln, as well as a letter that Lincoln wrote to Edward G. Miner on February 19, 1858, and a letter that Miner wrote to Ned on April 22, 1892 describing the other two items.