Container List
Series II. Lamb, Correspondence, 1769-1892, undated (bulk 1876-1892)
Scope and Contents noteLetters received arranged by sender; copies and drafts of letters sent arranged chronologically. Most correspondence in this series pertains to Lamb's work as historian and writer, although there are a few personal items. Two small collections of correspondence between others sent to Lamb are also included in this series. |
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Subseries 1. Letters received from publishers, 1876-1890
Scope and Contents noteLetters from Lamb's publishers, A.S. Barnes & Co. and University Press/ John Wilson & Son, regarding History of the City of New York. |
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| Container 1 | Container 2 | Title | Date | |
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| Box: 6 | Folder : 1 | Letters received, A.S. Barnes & Co. |
1876-1890 | |
| Box: 6 | Folder : 2 | Letters received, A.S. Barnes & Co., re: subscriptions for History of the City of New York, vol. 2 |
1880 | |
| Box: 6 | Folder : 3 | Letters received, University Press/ John Wilson & Son |
1876-1880 | |
Subseries 2. Letters received, 1871-1892, undated
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| Container 1 | Container 2 | Title | Date | |
| Box: 6 | Folder : 4 | Letters received, A - B |
1877-1892, undated | |
| Box: 6 | Folder : 5 | Letters received, C - D |
1871-1892, undated | |
| Box: 6 | Folder : 6 | Letters received, J. Watts DePeyster |
1877-1886, undated | |
| Box: 6 | Folder : 7 | Letters received, E - H |
1878-1885, undated | |
| Box: 6 | Folder : 8 | Letters received, I - M |
1878-1892, undated | |
| Box: 6 | Folder : 9 | Letters received, N - V |
1878-1892, undated | |
| Box: 6 | Folder : 10 | Letters received, W |
1878-1889, undated | |
| Box: 6 | Folder : 11 | Letters received, unidentified (also alienated envelopes) |
1877-1881, undated | |
Subseries 3. Letters sent, 1871-1886, undated
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| Container 1 | Container 2 | Title | Date | |
| Box: 6 | Folder : 12 | Lamb, copies and drafts of letters sent |
1871-1886, undated | |
Subseries 4. Letters, collections, 1769-1880, undated
Scope and Contents noteOne collection consists of letters, mostly to John Reade, 1790-1804, from various senders including Richard Harison, Walter Livingston, and George Ludlow. This John Reade does not appear to be related to the Reades in Lamb's family. Lamb refers to the collection as "autographs." Sent to her by John W. Hamersley, 1880 (his note included). Another small collection, letters between R.M. Hartley and John A. Bryan, pertains to the New York Juvenile Asylum. |
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| Container 1 | Container 2 | Title | Date | |
| Box: 6 | Folder : 13 | Letters between R.M. Hartley and John A. Bryan, 1861, sent to Lamb |
1861, undated | |
| Box: 6 | Folder : 14 | Collection of letters, mostly to John Reade, 1790-1804 |
1769-1828, 1880, undated | |
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