Seward Forest Papers [manuscript], 1833-1974.

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Seward Forest Papers [manuscript], 1833-1974.

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Papers of the Seward and Dunn families contain correpondence of John H. Dunn and Robert Merritt Seward and correspondence of Walter M. Seward with his mother and with the managers of his farm in Triplett, Va. Finances, local news, a lingering illness of his mother's, and the daily and seasonal routine at the farm are the chief topics. Seward's medical practice in New York city generated an 1888 patient ledger, and letters from his patients and some from insurance companies. There are also notes from a University of Virginia chemistry class taught by John w. Mallet. A law suit, 1910-1911, over Brunswick Co., Va. land holdings produced a large amount of correspondence, particularly with Seward's attorney, E.R.F. Wells of Norfolk. The collection also contains his will, a transcript of the above case, medical school notebooks, a daybook, 1892-97, and daily calendars, 1897-1914, from his practice. Of interest is a letter, 1871, from a prison inmate. There is also a farm journal, 1857-1888, with farm records, births, marriages and deaths, chiefly of the Dunn family. Papers of Seward Forest naturalist John B. Lewis, contain correspondence, checklists of plants and birds, work books, a card index of plants, and newspaper columns on nature topics. M. L. Fernald is a correspondent. Papers of Seward Forest director and University of Virginia Associate Professor of Forestry Alfred Akerman contain correspondence; papers as professor of forestry at the University of Georgia and with the Virginia Forest Service, 1921-1926; writings including pamphlets, articles and letters to the editor; papers as a U. Va. professor including notes, examinations and correspondence; and biographical material on Walter M. Seward and Robert Sharp. Correspondents include David C. Barrow, George F. Peabody, C. S. Sargent, and C. A. Schenck and his brother Clement Akerman. Papers of Seward Forest document the daily operation of the Forest and include information on personnel, lumber sales and sawmill operations. Directors Alfred Akerman and Guy Estes are principal correspondents. The effects of the Depression and World War II are documented by correspondence concerning employment, rationing, effect of the draft and wartime government regulations. Of interest is the World War II correspondence of Akerman and crewmember Ervin H. Wright with the 29th Inrfantry Division, later killed in action in Normandy on D-Day. Photographs of the forest and personnel are also included.

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Dunn, Susan Everett Branch Seward.

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Peabody, George Foster, 1852-1938

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United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 116th

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Dunn family.

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University of Virginia

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Seward, Walter Merritt, 1862-1932.

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Mallet, John William

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University of Virginia Professor of Chemistry. From the description of Autobiographical sketch of John William Mallet [manuscript] 1900. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647954954 ...

Sharp, Robert, 1851-1932

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Seward, Robert M. (Robert Merritt), fl. 1857-1860.

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United States. Army. Infantry Division, 29th

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Dunn, John H., fl. 1833-1843.

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Barrow, David C. (David Crenshaw), 1852-1929

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"David Barrow Jr. served as chancellor of the University of Georgia from 1906 to 1925, a position roughly analogous to the modern presidency of that institution... David Crenshaw Barrow Jr. was born in 1852 in Oglethorpe County, where his father, David C. Barrow Sr., was a leading planter and a trustee of the university... Barrow was educated at the University of Georgia, receiving both a B.S. and a degree in engineering in 1874. After trying the law and geological surveying, he became in turn a...

Fernald, Merritt Lyndon, 1873-1950

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Lewis, John B.

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University of Virginia. Seward Forest.

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Akerman, Alfred,

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Wright, Ervin H., d. 1944.

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Wells, E. R. F.,

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Sargent, Charles Sprague, 1841-1927

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Sargent graduated from Harvard in 1862, taught horticulture at Harvard and was director of the Arnold Arboretum. From the description of Papers of Charles Sprague Sargent, 1862-1879 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76972874 Dendrologist, first director of Arnold Arboretum, and professor of agriculture, 1879-1927. From the description of [Horticultural list and autograph], n.d. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 55531532 S...

Schenck, Carl Alwin, 1868-1955

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Carl Alwin Schenck, founder of the first forestry school in the United States, Biltmore Forest School (1898-1913), was born in Darmstadt, Germany on March 25, 1868. Prior to the opening of the school at the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina, he studied forestry in Tubingen and Giessen Universities, receiving a Doctorate of Philosophy. In 1895, he was appointed forester of the Biltmore Estate. He returned to Germany to marry Adele Bopp in 1896, and settled in North Carolina, where he o...

George Foster Peabody School of Forestry

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