Papers, 1865-1940, 1880-1925 (bulk)
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Papers, 1865-1940, 1880-1925 (bulk)
Papers of Cleveland Abbe, Jr. and Cleveland Abbe, Sr. Cleveland Abbe, Jr. papers include correspondence, 1880-1919, with family members, including his wife Frieda, son Ernest, uncle Robert, father Cleveland, Sr., mother Frances, brothers Truman and William, A.B. Williams, and others concerning family matters, meteorology, his ouster from the National Weather Bureau during World War I for "German sympathies," and other matters; letter books; autograph books, 1882, 1887; Harvard yearbook, 1894; school notebooks; and diary and datebook, 1889-1890, 1913-1915. Manuscripts, clippings, and offprints of articles and translations by Cleveland Abbe, Jr. and others on meteorology and geology. Photographs, 1898-1918, of Cleveland Abbe, Sr., Cleveland, Jr., Frieda, and other family members, and colleagues and friends, including a number of Japanese scientists. Cleveland Abbe, Sr. papers include correspondence, 1889-1916, concerning genealogy of the Colgate and Abbe families, College of the City of New York alumni activities, proposed National University, and other matters. Files, including correspondence, 1898-1912, copies of documents, 1848-1857, notes, and printed genealogy concerning meteorologist James P. Espy. Other material includes Ernest Abbe's albums of German and American postcards and advertising stamps; bibliography, obituaries, death announcements, and other memorial letters concerning Cleveland Abbe, Sr., 1916-1917; and death notice for Cleveland Abbe, Jr., 1930.
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