Gould family papers
Scope and Contents note
This collection consists of correspondence, financial and legal records, reminiscences and other writings, miscellaneous documents, and a small manuscript volume, "Illustrations of Manners and Customs of the Hindoos" with illustrations painted on mica by Indian natives. The greater part of the correspondence consists of letters from Seward Fobes Gould to Alice Hart (who later became his wife), and letters addressed to their son, Fred Seward Gould.
Letters from the following have been indexed:
Bishop, William S.
Topping, Henry
Ward, Henry Augustus
Willard, Mrs. Emma (Hart)
Creator
- Gould family (Family)
- Gould, Seward Fobes (Person)
- Gould, Fred Seward (Person)
- Willard, Emma, 1787-1870 (Person)
Dates
- Creation: 1821-1932
Language of Materials
English
Extent
4 box(es)
Access
The Gould 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
One group of papers with miscellaneous items purchased 10/6/47 from Weiss; others presented by Mrs. Rossiter Seward 5/1/59. Civil War letters, pictures, memorabilia, etc., were the gift of Miss Elizabeth and Mr. Fred S. Gould, June 1945.
Preferred Citation
[Item title, item date], Gould Family Papers, A.G68, Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester
Genre / Form
Topical
Subject
- Gould family (Family)
- Gould, Seward Fobes (Person)
- Gould, Fred Seward (Person)
- Title
- Gould family papers
- Status
- Completed
- 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