Eastwood-Bigelow family papers

Collection

Identifier: A.E13

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Eastwood-Bigelow Family Papers includes letters written to and from the Eastwood-Bigelow family members and friends, and are chiefly personal in nature. Included are letters written by Albert Bigelow Paine and Lewis Nathaniel Chase, as well as letters written about the Civil War and trips to California and Europe. Also in the collection are family financial papers, diaries, account books, invitations and calling cards, photographs, newspaper clippings, literary items and recipes.

Creator

Eastwood family (Family)
Bigelow family (Family)

Dates

Creation: 1840-1897

Language of Materials

English

Extent

6 box(es) (1097 letters in 88 folders, 4 folders of personal financial papers, 5 envelopes of memorabilia, 21 diaries, and 7 account books)

Access

The Eastwood-Bigelow 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 to the University of Rochester Library by the estate of Albert Bigelow Eastwood, March 1958.

Preferred Citation

[Item title, item date], Eastwood-Bigelow Family Papers, A.E13, Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester