Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation
Horace Greeley papers
Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872
A.G79
/repositories/2/resources/795
1 box(es)
(1 box of 35 items)
1839-1871
English
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Scope and Contents
The collection consists chiefly of positive photostats of a group of letters written by Horace Greeley (1811-1872) to Harrison Howard concerning the establishment of the People's College, Havana, New York, copied from originals in the Regional History Collection, Cornell University. There are also original letters written by Greeley to various people.
Access
The Horace Greeley 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
Photostats gift of G. Van Deusen, July 12, 1949.
Original letters gift of Charles A. Brown, 1914 and Robert F. Metzdorf, January 30, 1969, and purchased from Mary A. Benjamin, October 6, 1948, and from Bodley Bookshop, November 16, 1948, and Walter Benjamin, March 12, 1949, and April 11, 1949.
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], Horace Greeley Papers, A.G79, Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester
Schools
Education
New York (State)--Montour Falls
Correspondence
Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872
Howard, Harrison
People's College (Montour Falls, N.Y.)
Horace Greeley to Harrison Howard photostats/repositories/2/archival_objects/1600231July 31, 1851/repositories/2/archival_objects/160024September 25, 1851/repositories/2/archival_objects/160025October 1, 1851/repositories/2/archival_objects/160026October 22, 1851/repositories/2/archival_objects/160027November 2, 1851/repositories/2/archival_objects/160028November 4, 1851/repositories/2/archival_objects/160029February 8, 1852/repositories/2/archival_objects/160030May 27, 1852/repositories/2/archival_objects/160031June 9, 1852/repositories/2/archival_objects/160032November 17, 1852/repositories/2/archival_objects/160033June 17, 1853/repositories/2/archival_objects/160034October 25, 1853/repositories/2/archival_objects/160035January 30, 1854/repositories/2/archival_objects/160036March 7, 1854/repositories/2/archival_objects/160037August 21, 1854/repositories/2/archival_objects/160038September 12, 1852/repositories/2/archival_objects/160039February 11, 1856/repositories/2/archival_objects/160040October 17, 1856/repositories/2/archival_objects/160041December 17, 1856/repositories/2/archival_objects/160042June 21, 1860/repositories/2/archival_objects/160043June 24, 1860/repositories/2/archival_objects/160044February 20, 1864/repositories/2/archival_objects/160045February 27, 1868/repositories/2/archival_objects/160046August 8, 1871/repositories/2/archival_objects/160047