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Terry, James, 1844-1912. Papers, 1733-c. 1910.

Title: Papers, 1733-c. 1910.

The first five boxes of the collection contain Terry's correspondence, arranged in alphabetical order by writer, c. 1880s-c. 1910. There are some drafts of responses by Terry and a series of notes he kept on a trip to Alaska. Most of the correspondence pertains either to bookplates or to the history of various New England libraries. Some of the letters pertain to Terry's book, to his four "Ex Libris Leaflets," and to his 1906 "open letter" attacking Albert C. Bates, the Librarian of the Connecticut Historical Society. Correspondents include: Charles Dexter Allen (1865-1926); William Elliott Baillie (1848-1931); Albert Carlos Bates (1865-1954); Charles E. Cameron ( - ); Charles Edward Clark (1850-1911); Patrick Kevin Foley (1856-1937); Susan Denison Gallaudet, Mrs. Edward Miner ( - ); Louis Pope Gratacap (1851-1917); William Fowler Hopson (1849-1935); Frederick James Libbie (1866-1927); and Nathaniel Paine (1832-1917). Many of the persons who corresponded with Terry also wrote to the engraver Edwin Davis French (1851-1906) and letters from them are included in the Society's Edwin Davis French Papers. Letters from persons with information on libraries are often filed under the name of the library or the town in which it was located, not the personal name of the writer. Folders 3, 4, and 5 in Box 5 contain miscellaneous correspondence and random notes on libraries and bookplates. Folder 6 contains a 1733 land deed of one of Terry's ancestors and twenty-two pencil drawings by Terry. Box 6 includes notes by Terry on early American engravers, arranged in alphabetical order by engraver's name; his notes on engravers Amos Doolittle (1754-1832) and Abner Reed (1771-1866); his bookplate exchange list and address book of collectors, dealers, and others; his notebook list of libraries in New Hampshire; and his notebook on Indian relics and other antiquarian matters. Box 7 includes Terry's notebook on early Connecticut libraries; a folder with three items of the Bedford, New Hampshire, Library, 1848; and a folder with the 1738/39 deed of covenant of the Philogrammatican Society (a library) in Lebanon, Connecticut. There are also orignial record books of the following Connecticut libraries: Union Harwinton Library, four volumes, 1798-1850s; Warren, one volume, 1791-c. 1809; Friendship Library in West Symsbury, one volume, c. 1793-c. 1805; North Killingworth, one volume, 1825-1850s; Plymouth First Parish Sunday School Library, one volume, 1860s?; Apprentices Literary Association and Young Mechanics Institute in New Haven, one volume, 1826-1830s; Hadlyme Library, one volume, 1789-1830s; and Woodbridge, one volume, 1787-1790s. The first two boxes on the octavo shelf contain Terry's cardfile of notes on early American libraries, arranged in alphabetical order, and the third box holds his cardfile of notes on early American bookplates.

ArchivalResource: 7 boxes.3 v. ; octavo.

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Terry, James, 1844-1912. Letter, 1870 November 5, Terryville, Conn., to George C. Moore.

Title: Letter, 1870 November 5, Terryville, Conn., to George C. Moore.

Encloses list of books he desires to obtain, including several poetical works possibly owned by poetess mentioned but not named.

ArchivalResource: 2 leaves ; 25 x 20 cm.

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James Terry family papers 1838-1953 1879-1894 Terry, James family papers

Title: James Terry family papers 1838-1953 1879-1894 Terry, James family papers

The Terry family papers contain correspondence, documents, and other items pertaining to pertaining to the family of James Terry, Jr., who was curator of the Department of Archaeology and Ethnology at the American Museum of Natural History in the early 1890s. The materials concern Terry's lawsuit against the museum regarding his private collections, his archaeological career, and life on the Terry family farm in the 1830s.

ArchivalResource: 0.75 linear feet

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Terry, James, 1844-1912. Papers, 1878-1916.

Title: Papers, 1878-1916.

The majority of the collection contains Terry's correspondence, arranged in alphabetical order by writer. Many of the letters deal with collecting and researching ceramics, particularly Staffordshire. Plates, pitchers and other pieces discussed often contained historical scenes of the United States and universities in blue. He often corresponded with Edwin Atlee Barber, another noted collector of porcelain. Additional letters pertain to Terry's collecting of books and bookplates. Several of the documents make reference to items from George Washington's Mount Vernon estate, including a letter from Amy Townsend inquiring about Washington's banquet table. Some of the correspondence is accompanied by photographs. One folder features information on china manufacturers with depictions of delft. Another document with the heading, Isaac B. Farrar, traces the history of a Vermont pottery. Also included in the collection are manuscript catalogs of the James Terry Collection. One is entitled: "A Descriptive Catalogue of a portion of the contents of my Colonial Dining Hall at my house 78 Wethersfield Avenue, compromising historical furniture, silver, prints, portraits, and historical china." Another is a descriptive catalogue of items in the Terry Collection loaned to the Mattatuck Historical Society by Mira E. Terry in 1916. Finally, the collection contains a phrenological description of Terry by L.N. Fowler, done on March 10, 1848 in New York.

ArchivalResource: 1 box.

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Terry, James, 1844-1912. James Terry correspondence, 1909-1910.

Title: James Terry correspondence, 1909-1910.

A collection of hand written and printed letters regarding the state of the parks in Hartford, Connecticut. Terry was opposed to the influence Rev. Francis Goodwin had with the Park Board.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder.

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Terry, James, 1844-1912. Collection, 1711-1829.

Title: Collection, 1711-1829.

Records of the Congregational Church in Canterbury, Conn. from its beginning in 1711. Records of the Separate Church in Canterbury, Conn., Connecticut's first Separate Church, from about 1744. The records document many of the divisions between Congregationalists and Strict or Separate Congregationalist. Minutes include the censure or excommunication of members for inappropriate behavior, and letters discuss questions on infant baptism and the ordination of pastors. Other letters illuminate divisions within the state's Congregational Churches and their attempts at reconciliation. Notices inform the Separate Church in Canterbury of other churches selecting ministers or scheduling a day of fasting and prayer. Includes a petition of he General Assembly regarding liberty of conscience.

ArchivalResource: Records, 1711-1829: 1 v. (1 box) ; 33 cm.Records, 1733-1815: 0.5 linear ft. (1 box)

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Terry, James, 1844-1912. James Terry archaeological explorations, 1875-1882.

Title: James Terry archaeological explorations, 1875-1882.

Draft of an account of James Terry's archaeological explorations, in burial and other sites, in California and Oregon. A native of Terryville, Connecticut, Terry spent many years working with the American Museum of Natural History in New York. He was living in Hartford at the time of his death.

ArchivalResource: 1 volume.

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Terry family. Terry family papers, 1795-1939 (inclusive).

Title: Terry family papers, 1795-1939 (inclusive).

Papers of five family members, the children and daughter-in-law of Alfred and Clarissa Terry, make up the major part of the collection. The most prominent figure is Alfred Howe Terry, a Civil War general in the Union army, whose correspondence and military papers relate to the Fitz-John Porter case, the Indian campaigns (1870s) and reminiscences of military service and the Civil War. Included are orders for the court martial of General Custer and drawings supposedly given to Terry by Sitting Bull. Other family members include his brother, Adrian, who also served in the Civil War, and Adrian's wife, Isadore Wright Terry, whose correspondence includes letters from her husband during the war describing his experiences. The papers of Elizabeth Howe Terry include a diary (1875) kept on an ocean voyage to Europe, while the papers of Harriet Wadsworth Terry, the second lady principal of Vassar College, are largely made up of family correspondence. Papers of other family members and memorabilia, including Civil War mementos and a prescription for the cure of cholera make up the remainder of the papers.

ArchivalResource: 5 linear ft. (13 boxes)

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