Curtis family papers

Collection

Identifier: A.C97

Staff Only

Biographical/Historical note

In 1802 Silas Curtis(s) (1776-1845) married Avis (sometimes spelled "Avice") Newton Shelton (1779-1858). The papers in this collection relate to their six daughters (one son died at age 23).

Helen Martha (b. 1804) m. Ambrose Shelton

Jane Mehitabel (b. 1805) m. George Wells

Hannah Susan (b. 1810) m. Edwin Shelton

Nancy Maria (b. 1815) m. James Scribner

Abigail Avis (b. 1816) m. Silas H. Marks

Elizabeth Sophia (b. 1818) m. Nathan Birdseye Booth(e)

Scope and Contents

The collection includes letters from Abigail Curtis Marks of Lockport to Silas Curtis of Stratford, Connecticut; family photographs; genealogical data on Shelton family of Connecticut; autograph album; and journal of a Lockport flour mill, used as a scrapbook.

Creator

Curtis (Family : Curtis, Silas, 1776-1845) (Family)

Dates

Creation: 1837-1887

Language of Materials

English

Extent

.5 cubic feet (1 container)

Access

The Curtis Family 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

Presented by Mrs. Avis Tarrant Burke of Bloomington, Indiana, June 23, 1952.

Preferred Citation

[Item title, item date], Curtis Family Papers, A.C97, Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester