George S. Kephart family papers, 1791-1985.

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George S. Kephart family papers, 1791-1985.

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Legal documents, 1791-1897, include articles of agreement, deeds, mortgages, and property titles in and around Ithaca, New York, drawn up by Horace Mack, Sr. and Jr., Benjamin G. Ferris, and Joshua Ferris. Also included are affidavits of application for military land grants by Revolutionary War soldiers, 1818; maps of Tioga County (New York) township divisions, surveyed, 1808; will of Thomas Hathway bequeathing a portion of land to the Publick Universal Friend (Jemima Wilkinson), 1795; expense account, probably of Benjamin Ferris, for a trip to Albany, 1827; and correspondence between Mack and Ferris family members about banking, legal favors, and property interests. Personal papers include bills and receipts, 1804-1902; a deed for land in Montgomery County, New York for John Shelly signed by Governor George Clinton; a well water analysis, Ithaca, New York, 1895; manuscripts on local history, 1901, 1975; and miscellaneous correspondence. Also, material concerning the Riley and Kephart families. Correspondence of Horace Kephart and printed material pertaining to his work as a naturalist and early advocate for establishing the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Papers relating to George S. Kephart include photograph album/scrapbooks from Bangor, Maine, New York-Minneapolis, Klamath, Oregon, and Chicago-Washington; personal reminiscences; materials about World War I service in France; writings and publications; Cornell Crew materials; and materials about the Kephart Glen in the Cornell plantations. Memorabilia, primarily relating to Leonard W. Kephart (Class of 1913), including postcards, letters, programs, photographs, clippings, and a variety of items from his time at Cornell and later. Also inscribed copy of "Courtney: Master Oarsman - Champion Coach" by Margaret K. Look, "The Cornell Navy," by C.V.P. Young, and 1913 Cornell Students' Handbook.

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Public Universal Friend, 1752-1819

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The Public Universal Friend (born Jemima Wilkinson; November 29, 1752 – July 1, 1819) was an American preacher born in Cumberland, Rhode Island, to Quaker parents. After suffering a severe illness in 1776, the Friend claimed to have died and been reanimated as a genderless evangelist named the Public Universal Friend, and afterward shunned both birth name and gendered pronouns. In androgynous clothes, the Friend preached throughout the northeastern United States, attracting many followers w...

Hathway, Thomas.

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Ferris family.

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Shelly, John

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Mack, Horace, Sr.

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Ferris, Eliza Ann.

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Kephart, Leonard W.

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Cornell University. Class of 1950.

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Cornell University Class of 1878. From the description of Parody commencement program, 1878. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63937832 ...

Mack, Horace, Jr.

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New York (State). Governor (1801-1804 : Clinton)

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Kephart, George S.

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George S. Kephart is the great-grandson of Horace Mack, Sr. and Eliza Ann Ferris, and the grandson of Horace Mack, Jr. and Lucy Wheeler. From the description of George S. Kephart family papers, 1791-1985. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64071713 ...

Cornell University

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Kephart family.

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Riley family.

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Ferris, Benjamin.

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Ferris (1919- ) (Harvard, M.D. 1943) has taught environmental health and safety at the Harvard School of Public Health since 1958, and has also served as director of environmental health and safety, Harvard University Health Service since that time. His research has primarily been concerned with problems of respiration in disease, particularly poliomyelitis. From the description of Papers of Benjamin G. Ferris, Jr. 1971-1979 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 2814...

Mack family.

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Kephart, Horace, 1862-1931

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Horace Kephart (1862-1931) was a noted naturalist, woodsman, journalist and author. In 1904 he gave up a career at the St. Louis Mercantile Library and moved to western North Carolina to engage in outdoor pursuits and study the region. He settled in the Bryson City area of Swain County. Kephart wrote two books--Camping and Woodcraft and Our Southern Highlanders--based on his skills and observations. He has been called the "Father of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park" because of his involve...

Ferris, Joshua

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Justice of the peace (1830-1831) Tompkins County, New York. From the description of Joshua Ferris papers, 1831-1847. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63938577 ...