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Griffin family. Griffin family correspondence, 1794-1829.

Title: Griffin family correspondence, 1794-1829.

Letters written from Mamaroneck, Westchester County, N.Y. and Harlaem, N.Y., primarily from George and Mary Baxter to William and Priscilla Griffin (Griffen), about business and family matters. Other correspondents include William Randel and Daniel Hadden. Also, bond for loan of one hundred pounds, 1794.

ArchivalResource: .1 cubic ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/64075282 View

Blaisdell family. Papers, 1863-1956.

Title: Papers, 1863-1956.

Personal papers of various members of the Blaisdell family, especially of Frank W. Blaisdell. Includes legal documents, receipts and correspondence of his business dealings and activities as executor of various estates. Also includes five daily diaries between 1879-1889 and records reflecting his involvement with the Baptist church in South Waterboro, Maine, and with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows lodge in Waterboro. Collection also contains papers of Elizabeth Blaisdell Dolan including financial and tax documents concerning the estate of Frank W. Blaisdell. Also contained in the collection are a few items belonging to William and Janet Belknap Randel, including scrapbooks of family trips to Finland, Greece and England as well as diplomas, membership certificates and citations from various universities.

ArchivalResource: 1 record carton.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/689026517 View

Randel, William Peirce, 1909-. Research Papers of William Randel, 1872-1992 (bulk 1975-1983).

Title: Research Papers of William Randel, 1872-1992 (bulk 1975-1983).

The William Randel Research Papers consist of correspondence, manuscripts, research notes, photographs, and ephemera. The bulk of the collection consists of Randel's notes and study materials used to write the chapters of his book on Samuel Brannan. These materials consist of handwritten notes regarding useful information found in books and articles; reference and material notations and locations; photocopied articles and texts of interest; newspaper clippings; and photocopied pictures. The notes and study materials cover Chapters 1 through 7 of Randel's book and include additional notes and materials researched by Randel for the purpose of adding to his previous notes. Notable chapter subjects include Sam Brannan's childhood (Ch. 1); Joseph Smith and Mormonism (Ch. 2); Lola Montez (Ch. 4); Gold Rush in California (Ch. 4 & 5); Sam Brannan vs. Central Pacific Railroad (the Big Four including Collis Huntington) court case (Ch. 5); Brannan's divorce (Ch. 6); Mexico territory issues (Ch. 7); and the death of Sam Brannan (Ch. 7). William Randel's research notes have been organized according to their original order as received by the cataloger. The William Randel Research Papers also contain correspondence from and to Randel by various libraries, historical societies, publishers, television and movie companies, and his literary agent, Bertha Klausner. The correspondence covers a variety of subject matters such as Randel's requests for information on Brannan from different institutions; business letters that reveal Randel's book and television proposals; and the rejection of Randel's proposals by publishers and production studios. The bulk of the collection's correspondence consists of letters to and from various libraries and research facilities. These include The Huntington, New York Historical Society, Louisiana State Library, Tulane University Library, UCLA Special Collections, and the Bancroft Library at the University of California, Berkeley. The correspondence is organized chronologically and it should be noted that some folders contain letters written by William Randel and their corresponding return correspondence. A portion of the collection consists of Randel's unfinished manuscripts for his book on Samuel Brannan. The collection contains several different versions and revisions of the story of Brannan. Titles include "The Sam Brannan Story," "Sam Brannan Saga," and "A Thousand A Day." The manuscripts are organized according to their respective titles. Each manuscript is about the life of Sam Brannan. The photographs in the collection consist of photographs of Brannan, photographs of locations and residences related to Brannan, and pictures of artwork associated with Brannan. The collection also contains slides of material associated with Brannan and the city of Calistoga, and also included in the collection are microfilm rolls that contain Randel's research materials on Brannan. The ephemera contains photocopies of articles, newspaper clippings, and several publications; also arranged chronologically.

ArchivalResource: 1,440 pieces.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/612393412 View

Randel, William Peirce, 1909-. William Peirce Randel papers, 1852-1986.

Title: William Peirce Randel papers, 1852-1986.

Correspondence, addresses, proofs, drafts and reprints of articles, reviews, and photographs, all concerning William Peirce Randel's work on Edward Eggleston, a Methodist circuit rider who turned agnostic and then became president of the American Historical Association. The papers in this collection relate to Randel's research and writings on Eggleston and include correspondence with Eggleston family members, research libraries, Twayne Publishers, King's Cross Publishers, his adviser Ralph L. Rusk, and with others who were doing or had done research on Eggleston. Included are Randel's 1945 dissertation, drafts of his 1963 Edward Eggleston: Hoosier Realist, two volumes of Scribner's Monthly Magazine for 1878, which contain the serialized story Roxy by Eggleston; an inventory of the Eggleston collection at Cornell University; and 23 photographs of Eggleston, his home, and locations where he was active. Acquired as part of the Jay B. Hubbell Center for American Literary Historiography at Duke University.

ArchivalResource: 735 items (1.2 lin. ft.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/32604636 View

William Peirce Randel Papers, 1852-1986

Title: William Peirce Randel Papers, 1852-1986

Historian and professor of English, University of Maine. Correspondence, addresses, proofs, drafts and reprints of articles, reviews, and photographs, all concerning William Peirce Randel's work on Edward Eggleston, a Methodist circuit rider who turned agnostic. Includes a bibliography of Randel's writings, and 23 photographs of Eggleston, his home, and various locations where he was active.

ArchivalResource: 1.2 Linear Feet; Approximately 735 Items

http://library.duke.edu/rubenstein/findingaids/randelwilliam/ View

Elmore, James, b. 1867. [Letters], 1945-1955.

Title: [Letters], 1945-1955.

The collection consists of copies of correspondence sent between 1945 and 1955 by Caroline Dunn, librarian of the William Henry Smith Memorial Library; Louella D. Everett, associate editor of Bartlett's Familiar Quotations; Frederick W. Bales, Day editor, The Journal Review of Crawfordsville, Indiana; the editor of The Indianapolis News; William Randel, University of Minnesota; Nellie M. Coats, cataloger, Indiana State Library; and Wayne Guthrie of The Indianapolis News. The letters deal with the authorship of the poem "Sassafras," which appeared over the name of James B. Elmore, which Mr. Elmore refuted. Newsmen and local residents believed that Jesse A. Greene, editor of the Crawfordsville Journal, wrote and published the poem as a joke on Mr. Elmore.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/247154192 View

Randel, William Peirce, 1909-. Papers, 1941-1992.

Title: Papers, 1941-1992.

The collection contains papers of William P. Randel, including correspondence, research materials, drafts of articles, and copies of Maine legislative documents concerning higher education. The correspondence, dating primarily from 1962-1992 and including both incoming letters and copies of outgoing letters, is mostly with various Maine politicians, especially William S. Cohen. It concerns current events of the time including higher education, world affairs, and issues of aging. The collection also contains a letter from Kingsley Amis as well as letters to colleagues and publishers. The research materials concern the author Kenneth Roberts and were collected by Randel in preparation for a possible book about Roberts.

ArchivalResource: 1 box (4 folders)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/141581782 View