Garnsey family papers, 1847-1984.

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Garnsey family papers, 1847-1984.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/73965607

Collection includes diaries, 1850-71; scrapbook about Cyrus Garnsey III and World War I, compiled by his father, Cyrus Garnsey Jr.; letters to Cyrus Garnsey and Mercy Harris Garnsey from Ira Harris, 1847-70; personal letters, clippings, and telegrams, 1917-51, collected by Cyrus Garnsey Jr. about his work with the United States Fuel Administration; estate andfinancial papers relating to Cyrus Garnsey Jr., Mary Woolsey Pettis and other Garnsey family members, primarily concerning Lakeholme, the Garnsey family home in Seneca Falls, N.Y.; letters, notes, clippings, and research materials about the Sullivan Expedition, historical markers, the Johnston Farm, the Montezuma Marsh bird refuge, Luke Swetland, Judge William I.Grubb, and other interests of Cyrus Garnsey Jr.; also a family history byElizabeth Pettis Lamb, 1984; and letters relating to the Iroquois turtle shell rattle from Chief Jesse Lyons, Chief of the Onondagas. Maps and letters relating to Cayuga Lake Park; early material relating to Cyrus Garnsey's attending Brown University and his obituaries; Croix de Guerre and memorial certificate for Cyrus Garnsey III, who died in World War I; and letters and pictures relating to Cyrus Garnsey, Jr. and his resemblance to Robert E. Lee. Also, "An Addition to the Garnsey Family History," typescript by Elizabeth Lamb, 1993.

1.9 cubic ft.

Cornell University Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8111422

Cornell University Library

Related Entities

There are 9 Entities related to this resource.

Pettis, Mary Woolsey.

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Garnsey, Cyrus.

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Garnsey family.

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United States. Fuel Administration

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American governmental wartime regulatory agency. From the description of Fuel Administration miscellaneous records, 1916-1919. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754869838 ...

Lamb, Elizabeth Pettis.

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Garnsey, Cyrus, III.

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Lyons, Jesse.

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Garnsey, Cyrus, Jr.

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Harris, Ira, 1802-1875

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American jurist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Albany, 1863 Jul. 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270498182 Albemarle County, Va., Court officer. From the description of Papers of Ira Harris [manuscript], 1843-1871. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647816426 ...