Hayes-Coleman family papers

Collection

Identifier: A.H42

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Correspondence, documents, diaries, physician's "visiting books," household accounts, photographs, and memorabilia of various members of the Hayes-Coleman family of Canandaigua, New York. They are primarily concerned with the Canandaigua area, but they include, either in the original or in transcript, diaries and letters relating to Frederick, Maryland, Brooklyn, New York, ranch life in Colorado, and the life of an art student in Paris in 1890. Transcripts of practically all of the material, with illustrations and careful documentation, have been made by Mrs. Elizabeth Hayes Goddard.

Original Cock-Coleman papers are in the possession of the Maryland Historical Society, Baltimore, Maryland. The original Augustus Graham Collection is owned by the Long Island Historical Society, Brooklyn, New York. The original Edward Graham Hayes Colorado material is at the Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Creator

Hayes family (Family)
Coleman family (Family)

Dates

Creation: 1796-1964

Language of Materials

English

Extent

18 box(es) (18 boxes, 1 scrapbook)

Access

The Hayes-Coleman Family Papers is open for research use. Researchers are advised to contact the Rare 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

Gift to the University of Rochester by Mrs. Elizabeth Hayes Goddard, Mr. George McGill Hayes and Mr. Nelson Taylor Hayes, October, 1964.

Additional correspondence, legal papers, photographs, and memorabilia were given by George M. Hayes in May, 1972 and October, 1973.

A gift of material from George M. Hayes, December 21, 1979, relating to the Antis, Coleman and Hayes Families was added to Box 11, Folders 14-17.

Additional material was received in 1997 and in September, 2003 material was given by Diane Bergh.

Preferred Citation

[Item title, item date], Hayes-Coleman Family Papers, A.H42, Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester