Frederick A. Chase papers

Collection

Identifier: D.549

Staff Only

Biographical / Historical

Frederick Augustus Chase (1833-1904) was a Presbyterian minister and reformer. He was born in King's Ferry, NY, near the shore of Cayuga Lake. In the 1850's he wrote on behalf of the Lecture Association and was living in Homer, NY, about 20 miles east of his birthplace. Chase later attended the Union College, the University of Michigan, and Auburn Theological Seminary. He was a clergyman in parishes throughout New York State, and president of the Lyons Female College in Clinton, IA. For over thirty years, he was professor of natural science at Fisk University, a historically black university in Nashville. According to his gravestone, his date of death is April 23, 1904.

Scope and Contents

The Frederick Chase papers, 1855-1858, consists of 13 autograph letters signed, all replies to an invitation to lecture by Frederick A. Chase of Homer, New York. All the letters, some with their original envelopes, wereare enclosed in a larger envelope with "Lecture Association Correspondence," and the names of the people invited to speak on the front. The collection also includes a cabinet card photograph of Chase. The letters present a snapshot of the mid-nineteenth century lecture circuit.

Creator

Chase, Frederick, 1833-1903 (Person)
Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872 (Person)
Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874 (Person)
Saxe, John Godfrey, 1816-1887 (Person)
Taylor, Bayard, 1825-1878 (Person)
Mann, Horace, 1796-1859 (Person)
Chapin, Harriet Newland, -1881 (Person)
Beecher, Thomas Kinnicut, 1824-1900 (Person)

Dates

Creation: 1855-1858

Language of Materials

English

Extent

.1 cubic feet

Access

The Frederick Chase papers is open for research use. Researchers are advised to contact the Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester prior to visiting. Upon arrival, researchers will also be asked to fill out a registration form and provide photo identification.

Use

Reproductions are made upon request but can be subject to restrictions. Permission to publish materials from the collection must currently be requested. Please note that some materials may be copyrighted or restricted. It is the researcher's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other case restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the collections. For more information contact rarebks@library.rochester.edu

Preferred Citation

[Item title, item date], Frederick Chase Papers, D.549, Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester