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F. Other holdings include:
1. History and genealogy of the PARKER family, 1741-1890, 1 v., compiled by Caroline PARKER of Sherman, Chautauqua County in 1890. 2. Records of the Busy Bee Sewing Society, 1884-94, 2 v., including constitution, bylaws, list of members, secretary's minutes, and financial records.
3. Records of the Sunbeam Sewing Society, 1886-87, 1 v.
Thirty volumes and three pieces, unarranged and uncatalogued, available for use upon application to the librarian. There is no photostat service.
186. SHERRILL. ~ SHERRILL-KENWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY, Main Route No. 1. Librarian, Florence McDonald. Hours: 1:30 p.m. ~ 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. - & p.m., Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday.
History and Purpose. - Founded in 1922 to provide reading material for the inhabitants of Sherrill. Manuscripts may be purchased, none are sold or exchanged, and gifts and conditional deposits are welcomed. The library is housed in a one-story, non- fireproof, frame building, erected in 1921, with ample room for expansion.
Holdings
John E. GILLETTE'S Map of Oneida County, 1858, showing all townships, town plans, and sections of Utica by wards.
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Skancatolos - Skancatolos Library Association (187 - 188B) Spencerport - Farmers Library Company of the Town of Ogden
One item, accessible upon request to the librarian. There is no photostat service.
187. SKANEATELES. - SKANEATELES LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, Lake and State Streets. Librarian, Alice E. Washburn. Hours: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
History and Purpose. - Established in 1806 and in- corporated in 1877 for the use of its members. There is no definite program of specialization and no policy with respect to manuscripts, but gifts are accepted. It is housed in a two-story, nonfireproof, stone building, erected in 1888, with adequate space for records.
Holdings
Handwritten copies of school newspapers, consisting mostly of essays, verses, school notes and miscel- laneous items, published by the Peoples Academy of Skaneateles, N. Y., for the period Jan. 3, 1844 - Dec. 1845, 45 pieces.
There are 45 pieces, none of which are arranged or cata- logued. These are available to any users. Photostatic copies may be obtained at standard rates.
188. SPENCERPORT. - FARMERS LIBRARY COMPANY OF THE TOWN
OF OGDEN. Librarian, Mrs. Mina A. Lapp. Hours: 2 p.m. - 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. - 9 p.m., daily except Thursday.
History and Purpose. - Founded in 1815, it is used for general library purposes. It neither buysnor sells manuscripts, but is glad to accept any as gifts. It is housed in a two-story, non- fireproof, brick building, erected in 1908, with limited space for records.
Holdings
A. Assessor's Book, May 1863 - Oct. 1864, 1 v., contain- ing a list of persons in Division No. 10 of Collection District No. 28 of the State of New York, their location, articles, assessed valua- tion, and amount of tax.
B. World War papers relating to service of Ogden rosi- dents. Included are: list of the people of the town of Ogden who were in the World War and their service records; letters to and from these people
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Springville - Griffith Institute Library
(1880 - 189D)
while in active service in France or in train- ing camps in the United States; scrapbook, 1917-40, consisting mostly of clippings concerning these people; and records of the "Nationals of Ogden, " a local organization founded in 1917 to help those from Ogden in service in the World War, 2 v., including minutes of meetings, committee reports, records of membership, disbursements, receipts, and records and correspondence of World War veterans from the town of Ogden. Miscellaneous papers, including a convoyance of 2 acres of land by James WADSWORTH to the library in 1833, and a history of the library from 1815 to date, discussing carly settlers, the receipt of land in 1833, and the present building.
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Four volumes and 103 pieces, unarranged and uncatalogued, accessible upon application to the librarian. There is no photo- stat service.
189. SPRINGVILLE. ~ GRIFFITH INSTITUTE LIBRARY. Librar- ian, Lucy A, Bensley. Hours: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
History and Purpose. - Springville Academy was in- corporated by the State Legislature March 19, 1827 and was chartered by the Regents of the University of the State of New York on Jan. 26, 1830. In 1867 the name of the Academy was changed to the Griffith Institute in consideration of the liberal donation givon to the institution by Archibald Griffith, of the town of Concord. The library was founded in 1830 to furnish reference and research material to faculty and students. It has no fields of specializa- tion and no policies as to the purchase, sale, or exchange of manu- scripts, but gifts and deposits are welcomed. It is housed in a three-story, fireproof, brick building, erected in 1909, with ade- quate space for the storage and use of records.
Holdings
A. Records of School District No. . 6, Town of Concord,
1871-90, 1 v., comprising minutes of meeting (1871), salary accounts (1882-86), and poll list of electors (1878-90).
B. School tax assessment roll, Springville, 1883.
C. Journals of Trustees of Union School No. 1, 1886-99,
2 v., containing accounts of salaries, receipts, and disbursements.
D. Daybook of Springville Board of Education, 1886-92,
1 v.
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E. Lettor book of Clerk of Board of Education, 1889- 1909, 1 v.
F. Regents record books, 1900-1904, 1917-22, 2 v.
G. Griffith Institute records, including: subscription list, citing sums paid to the Trustees of Springville Academy for building a cupola for the Academy, Dec. 25, 1832; annual reports (4) of the treasurer, 1885-88; trustees' reports (7), 1891-97; report of G. A. BOLLES, Principal, 1902-4; annual financial reports of the Board of Education of Griffith Institute, 1873-1915, 1 v .; reports of principals, 1873-93, 1 v., listing students, subjects, ratings, and graduates; and records of Delta Alpha Society of Griffith In- stitute, 1917-20, 1 v., including constitution and bylaws, lists of members, and minutes of meetings.
Eleven volumes and 13 pieces, entirely arranged in chrono- logical order, but uncatalogued. Materials are available for use upon application to the librarian. Photostatic copies may be obtained at current rates.
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190. SPRINGVILLE. - SPRINGVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY. Librar- ian, Lucy A. Bensley. Hours: 3 p.m. - 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. , daily.
History and Purpose. - Founded in 1880 to serve the reference and research needs of the community. It does not buy, sell, or exchange manuscripts, but will accept gifts and deposits. It is housed in a one-story, nonfireproof, brick building, con- structed about 1900, with inadequate space for its holdings.
Holdings
A. Records of Mercantile and other Business Transactions,
1851-97, 5 v. and 20 pieces, including: ledgers of BENSLEY Bros., owners of a general store in Springville (1854-55, 1891, 2 v. ); D. W. BENSLEY'S ledger of his hardware and lumber business (1856- 69, 1 v.); lodger of RICHMOND and HOLMES, owners of a general store (1859-60, 1 v.); book of tolls, receipts, agreements, and other papers of the Springville and Boston Plank Road Company (1851- 55, 1 v. and 6 pieces); and bills (13) of Spring- ville merchants, including RICHMOND and GRISWOLD (1858), A, D. JONES (1867-94), George A. PERSONS (1887), J. T. SHUTTLEWORTH (1896), George D. CONGER (1897), C. T. WINNER (1897), and others.
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Stockton - Mary E. Seymour Memorial Free Library
(1903 - 191B)
B. Records of Springville Academy, 1837-56, 1 v. and
4 pieces, including accounts of E. MACK as treasurer (1856, 1 v.), tuition bills, and other papers.
c. Records of Griffith Institute, 1887-98, 79 items, including trustees' report (1887), treasurer's report (1889), certificates of attendance (5), and bills (72) payable by and to the Institute.
D. Minutes of Meetings of School District No. 23, 1831- 75, 1 v.
E. Records of the Ladies Benevolent Society of the First Presbyterian Church, Springville, 1835-51, 1 v., comprising constitution, list of members, and minutes of meetings.
F. Miscellaneous materials, including: lodger of City Club, 1909-14, 1 v., citing standing of and ac- counts with members, receipts, and disbursements; memorandum book of William W. REEDS (c. 1850, 1 v.); and letter (in French) from Matthow LEISER of the Imperial Guard, Chassours, Voltigours 4th Regiment, Co. 3, to his parents, dated Paris, Doc. 10, 1812, describing march to Paris and do- tails of training and citing accounts.
There are 10 volumes and 104 pieces, unarranged and uncata- logued. Materials are accessible to research by permission of the librarian. Photostat service at standard rates.
191. STOCKTON. - MARY E. SEYMOUR MEMORIAL FREE LIBRARY. Librarian, Mrs. Mabel Rider Sullivan. Hours: 2 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Monday; 10 a.m. - 12 m. and 2 p.m. - 5 p.m., Saturday.
History and Purpose. - Founded in 1899 to provide reading and reference material to the residents of Stockton. It does not buy, soll, or exchange manuscripts, but will accept gifts and conditional deposits. It is housed in a two-story, nonfiro- proof, brick voncor building, orected in 1889, with ample space for the storage and use of records.
Holdings
A. Records of the Presbyterian Church of Stockton and Gerry, 1819-57, 1 v., containing Church Covenant, Articles of Admittance, names of originators, lists of members, records of baptisms, and min- utes of meetings.
B. Minutes of Meetings of School District No.
10, Town of Chautauqua, 1816-53, 1 v.
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Syracuse - Court of Appeals Library
(1910 - 193) Syracuse - Onondaga Historical Association
C. Military Roll of the Town of Stockton, Chautauqua County, 1851, 1 v.
Three volumes, accessible upon request to the librarian. Photostat service at current rates.
192. SYRACUSE, - COURT OF APPEALS LIBRARY, Jefferson and Montgomery Streets. Librarian, T. Aaron Levy. Hours: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., weekdays, except Saturday afternoon.
History and Purpose. ~ The library was established April 9, 1849, and received its first books from the old Court of Chancery Library in Saratoga Springs, which was abolished by the Constitution of 1846. It specializes almost exclusively in materials pertaining to law. It accepts gifts and makes purchases, but will not sell or exchange manuscripts. The library is housed in the Onondaga County Court House, a five-story, nonfireproof building, constructed in 1904-7, with adequate storage space.
Holdings
A. Copies of lectures on law delivered in the Albany Law School by Professors EDWARDS and HARRIS, 1877- 78, 1 v.
B. Stenographic minutes of trials (7) held in the coun- ties of Oswego, Onondaga, Oneida and Cortland, 1885-1901, 17 v. (typed). Six of these were criminal trials, involving persons known locally.
There are 18 volumes, all of which are catalogued and arranged by subject. No qualifications are necessary to gain access to the manuscripts, and the custodian will furnish photostatic copies at current prices.
193. SYRACUSE. - ONONDAGA HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION, 311 Montgomery Street. President, Dr. Herbert G. Coddington. Secretary, Harry C. Durston. Hours: 10 a.m. - 12 m., and 2 p.m. - 5 p.m., weekdays.
History and Purpose. - The Association was organized January 16, 1862 and charterod April 29, 1863 for the purpose of preserving records relating to the history of Onondaga County. It seeks to arouse and increase general interest in historical work; assist students in local and general history by preserving and mak- ing available materials confided to its care; collect and preserve implements or articles illustrative of the customs of the Onondaga
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(193A1 - 193A12)
Nation and of the Iroquois League; gather manuscripts, books, maps, newspapers, pictures, or other materials "which have reference to the condition or history of the county or any of its parts; " and publish such matter "as may be thought desirable to embody in per- manent form for better preservation." Manuscripts are acquired by gift and deposit, none are purchased or sold, and exchanges may be effected under certain conditions. The Association is housed in a five-story, somifireproof, brick building, acquired in 1906. Spacc is adoquato, but there is nocd for propor facilities for the storage of the Association's holdings.
Holdings
A. Public Records, including:
1. Minutos of the Board of Supervisors, Onondaga County, 1794-1812, 1 v.
2. Election List, Fabius and Tully, 1799.
3. Onondaga County Assessment Rolls, 1804-6.
4. Rovonuo Accounts, 1813-15, 1 v., comprising a record of duties collected from distilled liquors in the 22d district of Now York Stato by Luthor MARSH, Collector of Revenues. 5. Tax Rolls, Town of Salina, 1842, 2 v. 6. Records of the Town of Lafayette, 1817-59, over 4,000 piccos, comprising assessment rolls, affidavits, appointments, bail bonds, cash disbursements, deeds and mortgages, election returns, excise tax reports, highway records, licenses, officers' bonds, receipts, resigna- tions, records of overseers of the poor, tax levies, vital statistics, and other data.
7. New York State Census, Town of Camillus Election District No. 1, Onondaga County, 1845, 1 v. 8. Census of Onondaga Indians, 1896-1905, 1 v., comprising annual enumerations of the Indians in the Onondaga Reservation.
9. Register of Voters, Clay, Dowitt, Manlius, and Marcollus, 1859, 6 v.
10. Coroner's Account Book, 1841-43, 1 v., kopt by A. P. BASSETT.
11. Court Records, including: justice docket, town of Elbridge, 1831-39, 1 v .; Supromo Court dockot, 1823-43, 1 v .; arrest warrants; orders for removal of persons liable to become public charges; and other data.
12. Miscellaneous materials, including: legislative petitions; appointments; oaths of office; let- ters patent; papers relating to the State Arsenal in the town of Onondaga, 1809-1913; grand jury report on the condition of the Onondaga Penitentiary, 1860; and other papers.
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(193B1 - 193D2)
B. Church Records, including:
1. Records of Zion Church, Onondaga (1817-57), Presby- terian Church, Onondaga Hollow. (1831-63), United Church of Onondaga Hollow and Salina (1820-22), Sec- ond Presbyterian Church of Onondaga (1822-31), Soci- ety of the Presbyterian Church of Onondaga Valley (1826-1938), and other religious organizations.
2. Rent roll of the First Presbyterian Society of Syracuse, 1878-80, 3 v.
3. Miscellaneous materials, including: sermons of Revs. N. J. GILBERT (1830), Henry R. LOCKWOOD (1894), and others; Rev. Henry GREGORY'S memoir of the Zion Church of Onondaga Hill, and St. Paul's Church, Syracuse, and notes on the ori- gin and progress of the Episcopal Church in Onondaga, 1848; letters in "Mother" Ann AUSTIN'S Bible, 1842-63, 20 pieces, comprising corre- spondence from Bible students and ministers; records of the First Baptist Church of Fayette- ville, copied by Minnie L. KELLOGG;data on Methodist Episcopal Churches of Delhi and Fabius; and doods of pows in the Baptist Moct- ing House in Westmoreland (1807), the First Presbyterian Society of Utica (1818), the Trinity Presbyterian Church of Manlius (1831- 39), and the Christian Church of Plainville, N. Y. (1854).
c. Cemetery Records, comprising copies of inscriptions on tombstones in cemeteries of Camillus, Cicero, Clay, Constableville, De Ruyster, Dewitt, El- bridge, Fabius, Geddes, Lafayette, Lodi, Lowville, Lysander, Manlius, Marcellus, Martinsburg, Onon- daga, Otisco, Pompey, Salina, Skancatoles, Spafford, Syracuse, Tully, and Van Buren.
D. Goncalogical Records, including:
1. Biographical sketches of Joshua V. H. CLARK, William Metcalf CLARK, Charles Loring ELLIOTT, Joshua FOREMAN, Nancy HOLLISTER, Dr. John W. HANCHETT, Lewis Tanner HAWLEY, James H. HINMAN, Albert Alonzo HUDSON, Charles MASON, Allon MUNROE, James NOXON, Rov. James O'HARA, John T. ROBERTS, Maj. Gen. W. H. SLOCUM, Howard SOULE, William STEVENS, Harry THOMAS, Comfort TYLER, Samuel TYLER, Sr., Peter VAN SCHAACK, Daniel WALDO, Dr. George D. WHEDON, Andrew D. WHITE, Horatio Nelson WHITE, Noble E. WHITFORD, Dr. Hiram WIGGINS, John WILKINSON, Dr. Mather WILLIAMS, and Cordelia Young WILLARD.
2. Genealogies of the following families: ANSLEY, CLAPP, COLTON, DANFORTH, DEWITT, FINCH, GIFFORD,
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(193E1 - 193F1)
GORSLIN, HICKS, HITCHINGS, JONES, KELLOGG, KINNE, LAWRENCE, PARSONS, PHILLIPS, POMEROY, ROUNDY, RUST, SLOAN, SPEAS (SPIESS), STEPHEN, THOMAS, TREDWELL, TYLER, UPSON, VAN SCHAACK, WEBSTER, WELLS, WHEATON, WILLIAMS, WOODFORD, and YOUNG.
E. School Records; including:
1. Records of School District No. 2, Cicero, 1823- 87, 1 v.
2. School records; Town of Geddes, 1850-54, 1 v.
3. Records of School District No. 16, Granby, 1824- 39, 1842-59, 2 v .; also Teachers' attendance record of School District No. 4, 1841-61, 1 v. 4. School Records of the Town of Lafayette, 1817- 55, 184 items.
5. Records of School District No. 11, Manlius, 1813- 14, 1 v.
6. Records of School District No. 3, Town of Marcellus, 1824-1906, 1 v.
7. Records of School District No. 16, Town of Onon- daga, 1813-67, 1 v .; also accounts and bills of School District No. 28, 1825-27.
8. Miscellaneous materials, including: testimonial as to scholarship and deportment of Eliza LAWRENCE at the Hartford Female Seminary (1829); record of the designation of territory of the Onondaga Reservation to be served by the establishment of the first Indian School (1845); records of the Syracuse High School Congress and Lyceum (1884-); specimen of shorthand lesson at the Onondaga Academy; cer- tificate of merit issued to Horace WHEATON at the Pompey School (1856); and "Testimonial of Approbation and Estoom" issued to Holon M. DE WOLF at the Troy Female Seminary (1870).
F. Military Records:
1. Papors relating to the Revolutionary War, includ- ing: wookly returns of the 1st New York Regi- mont commanded by Col. Goose VAN SCHAICK, 1781-82, 1 v .; letters and communications of George WASHINGTON, George CLINTON, William DUER, John Morin SCOTT, and Artomus WARD ro- garding military matters; typewritten record of locations of WASHINGTON'S headquarters dur- ing the war, with dates of occupancy; record of bounty grants in the Military Tract; and appointments, payrolls, accounts of disburse- ments for transfer of soldiers and prisoners, bills for the maintenance and care of prisoners, muster rolls, paymaster's receipts, notes on battles and hardships endured by the Continental Army, and record of Revolutionary soldiers buried in Onondaga County.
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(193F2 - 193H)
2. Papers relating to the War of 1812, including: enrollment record for Onondaga County; muster roll of Capt. Daniel MULHOLLAND'S Company of Artil- lery in the 1st Battalion of the 6th Regiment, May 23, 1812; record of soldiers buried in Onondaga Hill; list of Indians who fought in the War of 1812; and Ferdinand Brock TUPPER'S Life of Sir Isaac BROCK, British Brigadier General, containing a record of his engagements in Michigan and along the Canadian border, and a record of TECUMSEH and other Indian chiefs in their engagements as allies of the British. 3. Papers relating to the Civil War, including: rolls of recruits and substitutes; commissions; discharges; records of the 185th Regiment, New York State Volunteers, 1861-65, and of Company D, 51st Regular New York State Militia, 1861-67; service records; mustor rolls; records of bounties for volun- toers and of pensions for widows and families of Onondaga County soldiers; and correspondence, romin- iscences, and other data.
4. Miscellaneous materials, including: records of the Syracuse chapter, S. A. R., and of ROOT Post No. 151, G. A. R .; records of the Syracuse War Chest Association (1917-20); copy of the constitution and bylaws of the Summer Corps, organized Aug. 7,1871, whose object was instruction in martial exercises, sports, and military department; and commissions, discharges, brigade and regimental orders, and other data.
G. Land Papers, including deods, loases, mortgages, maps, ront receipts, potitions for land grants, patents, inventories of ostatos, and correspondence relat- ing to real estate transactions in Onondaga County and vicinity. Namos appearing in those papers include Patrick AGAN, Marvin ARMSTRONG, Nathaniel BAKER, Rutger BLEECKER, Francis H. BLOODGOOD, Jacob DEWITT, Moses DEWITT, Isaac HAGGERT, Elias KANE, Cornelius LONGSTREET, William MAXWELL, Jedediah SANGER, Peter TEN BROECK, Comfort TYLER, Job TYLER, Benjamin F. WHEELER, Thomas WILLIAMS, and many others.
H. Records of Mercantile and other Business Transactions, including: data on the erection and operation of the first iron foundry in Onondaga by Nicholas MICKLER, 1770-1827; account book of Owen TYLER, covering business transactions with the Indians; Syracuse House register, 1834-36, 1 v .; shoe- maker's account book, 1845-58, 1 v., containing details of shoe repairing for residents of Spaf- ford, N. Y .; miscellaneous papers of the Porter
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(193 I 1 - 193 I 9)
Manufacturing Company of Syracuse, 1869-89; ac- counts and other business papers of William and Donald KIRKPATRICK, Comfort and Oren TYLER, H. M. GALE, William JONES, and others; articles of incorporation of various telephone and telegraph companies, 1877-1902; business indexes prepared by Frank C. FOOSE, Jr., 1840-1927; and articles of agreement, bills, Continental and Confederate currency, contracts, drafts, inventories, powers of attorney, receipts, records of sale of negro slaves, ships' clearance papers, stock cortifi- cates, and other data.
I. Other holdings include:
1. Centennial Autograph Book of the National Woman Suffrage Association, 1876, 1 v., including a declaration of the rights of women and boaring signatures of Lucretia MOTT, Susan B. ANTHONY, Elizabeth Cady STANTON, Amelia BLOOMER, and others.
2. Minutos of the Agricultural and Mechanical Society of Onondaga County, 1875, 1 v.
3. Proceedings of the Farmers Club of Onondaga County, 1880-81, 1 v.
4. Minutos of the Syracuse Musical Institute, 1849- 57, 1 v.
5. Records of the Onondaga Anti-Horse Thief Society, 1874-1908, 1 v.
6. Diary of Operations of the New York and Pennsyl- vania Boundary Survey, 1877-86, 4 v., prepared for Col. James WORRELL, chairman of the Joint Committee, by H. W. CLARKE, Civil Engineer.
7. Minutes of the Syracuse Tennis Club, 1889-91, 1 v.
8. Records of the Onondaga Chapter, D. A. R., 1893- 1917, 9 v.
9. Miscellaneous materials, including: personal papers of Edward P. BATES, Dr. William M. BEAUCHAMP, Dr. John Otis BURT, Col. Webster R. CHAMBERLIN, Joshua V. H. CLARK, the CLEMONS family, Wellesley P. CODDINGTON, the COLLINS family, Asa DANFORTH, Holon and Francos GIFFORD, Mathow JONES, Donald and William KIRKPATRICK, Barney LINCOLN, Rov. E. W. MUNDY, Albort NILES, William H. SEWARD, Gerrit SMITH, Mrs. William H. H. SMITH, Thurlow WEED, and others; ossays and addressos of Rov. William M. BEAUCHAMP. William A. COMSTOCK (on the life and activities of Moses DEWITT), Rev. George E. DELAVAN (on the town and Congregational Church of Lafay- ette), Mary Josophino HASBROUCK ( on carly Onon- daga settlors), Dr. Ernost HELD, Dr. John B. HOWE (on the growth and development of Syracuse),
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Mary J. JACKSON (on early Syracuse), Dr. J. KNEELAND ( on early doctors of Onondaga County), Col. Emerson KINNE (on the history of the town of Dewitt), Joseph Hawley MURPHY (on the salt industry in Onondaga County), John T. ROBERTS (on "The Business Men of Syracuse Village 1825-1900"), R. R. SLOCUM (on early schools and churches in Onondaga County), William M. SMITH (on the history of the town of Manlius), Dr. George B. SPALDING (on the religious de- velopment of the village of Syracuse), and E. C. WRIGHT (on the coming of the Jesuits and the French to Onondaga County); letters of Horace GREELEY; correspondence and orders re- lating to the Jerry Rescue, 1851; vital sta- tistics compiled by Minnie L. KELLOGG from Syracuse newspapers; notebooks, diaries, scrap- books, and autograph materials; and papers on business, education, the Erie Canal, highways, horse breeding, immigration, the negro in Syracuse, the salt industry, surgery and modi- cal education, temperance, woman suffrage, and other matters.
There are approximately 200 volumes and 10,000 pieces, which have been entirely arranged and catalogued with the aid of the Historical Records Survey. The Association keeps accession books, which contain brief descriptions of all gifts. Materials are accessible to historians and research workers without restrictions. Photostatic copies may be obtained at current ratos.
Sce: Franklin H. Chase's Bibliography of Syracuso History (Syracuse, 1920); Onondaga Historical Association Publications, New Series, 2 v. (1911); and Manual of the Onondaga Historical Association (Syracuse, 1895, 1906, 1931), 3 pamphlets.
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