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George Washington Patterson papers

 Collection
Identifier: A.P31

Scope and Contents

Letters addressed to George Washington Patterson on a variety of subjects, with emphasis on local, state and national politics, and business affairs of the Chautauqua Land Office at Westfield. Patterson was agent of the Land Office for many years, also Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1848, and a member of the House of Representatives, 1877-79.

Creator

Dates

  • Creation: 1822-1890

Language of Materials

English

Extent

10 linear feet (around 8200 items)

Access

The George Washington Patterson 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

Deposited in the University Library, June, 1944, by Mrs. Frank W. Crandall. Additional letters received August, 1945. The collection was made an outright gift to the University Library in 1955, following the death of Mrs. Crandall., by her two sons, Francis Crandall and G. Patterson Crandall.

Preferred Citation

[Item title, item date], George Washington Patterson Papers, A.P31, Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester

Related Archival Materials

William Henry Seward Papers Microform Edition.

William Henry Seward Papers: Please note: The collection has been microfilmed for preservation purposes, and users will be referred to the microform edition. William Henry Seward Papers Addition: Materials added to the collection after it was microfilmed in 1981.



George M. Grier Papers, 1800-1881.



Elijah Miller Papers, 1782-1861.



Thurlow Weed Papers, 1816-1894.

Separated Materials

Circulars removed from the George Washington Patterson papers, cataloged as broadsides: Bogardus, Robert -- The Harrison Corresponding Committee of the city of New-York... 1835 -- Clark, Festus -- On this day ... 1831 -- Comparative trade of Troy and Albany. 1836 -- Gordon, Thomas F. -- The public nature of the work proposed in the annexed prospectus... 1835 -- There may, and probably will, be made at the next session of the legislature, another effort to repeal the law abolishing imprisonment for debt ... 1833 -- Whig Party. New York (State) -- Plan of organization, adopted by the Whig State Convention at Utica ... 1838, Whig Party. New York (State) Erie County -- Whig head quarters. Committee room ... 1848.

Title
George Washington Patterson papers
Author
Finding aid prepared by Rare Books and Special Collections staff
Date
undated
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Library Details

Part of the Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation Library

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