Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation
Roland Russell Dennis papers
Dennis, Roland Russell
A.D41
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5 box(es)
(5 boxes, 100 folders, 6 letter press copy books, 2 account books, 1 address book)
1831-1913
English
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Biographical/Historical note
Roland Dennis was the European agent for the Whitman & Barnes Company during the 1890's and was in charge of their London office. He was concerned with the European promotion and sales of binders, farm machinery, and rubber horseshoes. His niece, Anna D. Myers, married William Henry Seward III on August 24, 1893.
Scope and Contents
Letters of a business and personal nature, to and from Roland Russell Dennis. Also in the collection are European and American patents, legal and financial papers concerning patents, corporate and personal statements of accounts, bills and receipts, Civil War appointments and an appointment as a special agent to investigate trade conditions in Europe, letter press copy books, account books, an address book, advertisements, clippings, and miscellaneous memorabilia. Letters have been indexed from William Henry Seward, William Henry Seward III and William Henry Seward IV, Anna D. Meyers Seward, Andrew Dickson White, Wendell Phillips Garrison, Charles Dana Gibson, Oscar Solomon Straus, William Renwick Riddell, Frederick James Volney Skiff, and Albert Bigelow Paine.
Access
The Roland Russell Dennis 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.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
From the estate of William Henry Seward III, April 1951.
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.
Preferred Citation
[Item title, item date], Roland Russell Dennis Papers, A.D41, Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester
Agricultural machinery
American Civil War (1861-1865)
Correspondence
Patents
Legal instruments
Account books
Businessmen
Dennis, Roland Russell
Whitman and Barnes Company
Series I: Correspondence/repositories/2/archival_objects/146737Indexed correspondence/repositories/2/archival_objects/1467431835-1912English.11Correspondence/repositories/2/archival_objects/3107431831-March 1895English.12-9Correspondence/repositories/2/archival_objects/310751April 1895-1905English.21-11Correspondence/repositories/2/archival_objects/3107621906-1913English.31-2Series II: Letter press copy books/repositories/2/archival_objects/146739Letter press copy books/repositories/2/archival_objects/1467461890-189631-3Letter press copy books/repositories/2/archival_objects/1467471897-191141-3Series III: Legal and financial papers/repositories/2/archival_objects/146741Account books/repositories/2/archival_objects/1467481882-189644-5Address book/repositories/2/archival_objects/14674946Patents for rubber horseshoes/repositories/2/archival_objects/1467501890-1894English.51Legal documents and agreements concerning horseshoe patents/repositories/2/archival_objects/1467511894-1897English.52Financial patent papers concerning horseshoe patents/repositories/2/archival_objects/1467531894-1898English.53Miscellaneous legal and patent papers/repositories/2/archival_objects/1467541892-1903English.54Corporate statements and stock prospectuses/repositories/2/archival_objects/1467551892-1913 English.55Whitman and Barnes Company: Annual reports, statements, stockholders/repositories/2/archival_objects/1467561900-1908English.56Personal statements of accounts/repositories/2/archival_objects/1467571892-1910English.57Legal papers concerning estate of Ernest Dore of which Dennis was appointed executor/repositories/2/archival_objects/1467581911English.58Bills and receipts/repositories/2/archival_objects/1467591891-1913English.59-17Civil War appointments, 1864, 1865; Special Agent appointment, 1907
/repositories/2/archival_objects/146760English.518Advertisements/repositories/2/archival_objects/146761English.519Clippings/repositories/2/archival_objects/146762English.520Memorabilia /repositories/2/archival_objects/146763English.521Real estate in Seattle, Washington/repositories/2/archival_objects/310770English.522Patents/repositories/2/archival_objects/1467521894-1897523