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Hugh Fred Cameron Photograph Album, 1898-1912

approximately 121 photographs in 1 album

The Hugh Fred Cameron photograph album contains approximately 121 photographs related to a young man in New England including images from vacations with friends in Maine, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire as well as snapshots from Cameron’s final year at Brown University in 1909.

The Hugh Fred Cameron photograph album contains approximately 121 photographs related to a young man in New England including images from vacations with friends in Maine, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire as well as snapshots from Cameron’s final year at Brown University in 1909.

The album (25.5 x 18 cm) is bound in green cloth with "Photographs" stamped in gold on the front cover. Most photographs are accompanied by hand-written captions identifying people, places, activities, and dates. Images of particular interest include group portrait photographs showing Cameron with his friends and family posing on the beach, hiking, wearing baseball uniforms, interacting with pet cats and dogs, celebrating Labor Day, and engaging in a number of aquatic activities (including yachting in Bristol, Rhode Island) as well as a portrait of Cameron from his youth sitting alongside the members of the “Hope Orchestra.” Additional photographs show commencement activities and buildings at Brown University including the John Carter Brown Library and Lyman Gymnasium as well as class traditions at Wellesley College including the Alumni Game, Tree Day, and the “Ancient Greek Dance of the Huntresses above Lake Waban.”

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I. Cased Images

The David V. Tinder Collection of Michigan Photography cased images series consists of 132 cased photographs (primarily daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, and tintypes), the majority of which were produced by 25 photographers mainly based in Michigan between 1845 and 1950. The vast majority of these images are studio portraits depicting 19th-century men, women, and children from middle and upper class backgrounds in formal individual and/or group portraits. The series includes 65 daguerreotypes, 38 ambrotypes, 28 tintypes and 1 snapshot. There are approximately 42 images where the subjects have been identified but not the photographers, 54 images where the photographers have been identified but not the subjects, 17 images where both the photographers and subjects have been identified as well as 18 images where neither the photographers nor subjects have been identified. All items in this series have been individually cataloged. Item-specific catalog records with more in-depth information as well as links to digital versions of these materials are accessible through University of Michigan Library Search. For best results, keyword search specific photographer names and/or subject names.

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Individual newspaper issues collection, 1733-1985

5.75 Linear Feet — 2131 items

This collection contains individual issues or short runs of 18th-20th century American newspapers, compiled from a variety of sources and donations.

The Individual Newspaper Issues Collection consists of scattered issues of a variety of American newspapers, from the 18th to the 20th century. The majority of papers are from the Northeastern United States, the Midwest, and the American South, with a few selections from other states such as Alaska, California, and Hawaii. Newspapers document items of local, national, and international news, covering a variety of topics such as agriculture, Civil War, commerce, politics and government, religion and spirituality, slavery and abolition, and women's history. Some examples of newspapers for more targeted audiences include Forlorn Hope, the first newspaper published within a prison by an incarcerated person, and The Radii, produced by Levi S. Backus for Deaf readers.

Note: This collection represents a small portion of the Clements Library's newspaper holdings, including only items that are not part of bound volumes or larger archival collections. Search the library catalog and finding aids for additional materials.

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Isaac S. Clough collection, 1856-1883

39 items

This collection is comprised largely of advertising broadsides and broadsheets relating to Isaac S. Clough's work as an inventor and manufacturer, his work with a wholesale and retail store, and his work as a salesman and patentee between 1856-1883 in New York and Philadelphia. Among others, Clough's inventions include fly, mosquito, cockroach, and mouse traps; illuminated lanterns; combination knife-fork-spoon style cutlery; firecracker guns; automaton jig dancers; cane seats; shoe blacking; boot jacks; and other "Housekeeping articles and Yankee notions."

This collection is comprised largely of advertising broadsides and broadsheets relating to Isaac S. Clough's work as an inventor and manufacturer, his work with a wholesale and retail store, and his work as a salesman and patentee between 1856-1883 in New York and Philadelphia.

Clough's inventions include fly, mosquito, cockroach, and mouse traps; illuminated lanterns; pastry board attachments; combination knife-fork-spoon style cutlery; firecracker guns; automaton jig dancers (being caricatures of African American dancers); cane seats; shoe blacking; boot jacks; and other "Housekeeping articles and Yankee notions." Also present are a small handful of receipts dating from around 1861 to 1872, one letter to Clough, one typed poem/jingle about his fly trap, several product labels, and a number of business cards and price lists printed on cards.

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Israel Snow Papers, 1829-1904 (majority within 1829-1869)

33 items

This collection is made up of letters, documents, and a logbook relating to Captain Israel Snow of Thomaston and Rockland, Maine, and vessels, ship captains, and shipments of goods in the early and mid-19th century.

This collection is made up of letters, documents, and a logbook relating to Captain Israel Snow of Thomaston and Rockland, Maine, and shipping and other nautical subjects in the early and mid-19th century.

The Correspondence Series consists of 10 letters Israel Snow received from professional acquaintances between October 2, 1829, and November 21, 1849, mostly regarding vessels, captains, and shipments of goods along the Atlantic seaboard and to New Orleans. He corresponded with men in Norfolk, New York, and Philadelphia, and received news from his home in Thomaston, Maine. Though most writers focused on cargo, consignments, ship arrivals, and finances, others commented on personal issues; for example, Israel Thorndike briefly mentioned his attempt to establish a school (December 12, 1836). The remaining items are a letter from Israel L. Snow to his father about business in Mobile, Alabama, written on a printed "Merchants' and Planters' Price-Current" (October 12, 1850), and a letter from Snow to his wife Lucy, concerning his safe arrival in Hull, England, and his plans to return home (August 27, 1840). One letter written by M. Sumner to R. B. Fuller from Rockland, Maine, on June 24, 1869, relates to a shipment aboard the Schooner Wanderer. Its relation to the Snow family is currently unknown beyond the Rockland connection.

The Documents Series consists of 19 documents, with three relating directly to Israel Snow, listed below.

  • A copy of a deed between Daniel Weed and John Jameson pertaining to land in Thomaston, Maine (original dated March 9, 1804; copy dated September 12, 1844). The copy was mailed to Israel Snow.
  • A receipt for Israel Snow's payment of income tax to the United States Internal Revenue, dated August 1, 1865.
  • A receipt from the United States Treasury for Israel L. Snow's payment for U.S. bonds, dated October 11, 1865.
The remainder of the documents relate more generally to ships and the shipping industry of Rockland, Maine, and the surrounding area. International trade was being conducted with England, Brazil, and Peru. The connection of these items to the Snow family is currently unknown. Several items relate to the Schooner Wanderer. Items include an 1848 warranty deed for a shipyard lot, a borrower's bond relating to the Bark Rambler, an 1869 agreement between ship masters for salvage, as well as surveys and notarized documents of the condition of vessels or their damage, appraisals of ship value, bills and receipts, and insurance and legal documents. One document for the Rockland Insurance Company, dated March 28, 1867, relates to a schooner being under fire during the Civil War, leading to its abandonment.

The Logbook Series consists of one volume, "Abstract Log of Barque Jenny Pitts," covering voyages between 1853 and 1857, many captained by Israel Snow. Voyages include those from Cardiff to San Francisco; San Francisco to Hong Kong; Hong Kong to Shanghai; Shanghai to London; London to Cuba; and possibly one other to Bordeaux.

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James Furnis letter book, 1755-1759 (majority within 1755-1758)

179 pages (1 volume) and 1 letter

The James Furnis letter book contains copies of letters from a British commissary of stores and paymaster to the Royal Artillery and army comptroller of ordnance in North America, primarily stationed in Albany and New York City. He communicated frequently with British officers, independent merchants, and the Board of Ordnance in London, revealing decision-making processes for supplying and managing the Royal Artillery in America. These letters also supply information on troop movements and estimates of dead and wounded after battles.

The James Furnis kept his letter book (179 pages) from July 23, 1755, to December 16, 1758, while serving as British commissary of stores and paymaster to the Royal Artillery and as army comptroller of ordnance in North America. The volume contains 114 letters, all official in nature. He communicated frequently with British officers, independent merchants, and the Board of Ordnance in London, revealing decision-making processes for supplying and managing the Royal Artillery in America. These letters also supply information on troop movements and estimates of dead and wounded.

Furnis wrote the bulk of the entries from Albany and New York City, but also wrote while on short trips to Philadelphia and Boston. Recipients are officers, engineers, and merchants at Albany, New York, Owsego, Fort Edward, Fort William Henry, Boston, and Philadelphia. His letters offer in-depth descriptions of fort upkeep and artillery management and activities. Of particular interest are 24 dispatches from Furnis to the Board of Ordnance in London, which detail the Braddock expedition, describe the poor state of order at Fort Edward, and provide a firsthand account of the siege and capture of Fort William Henry by the French army under Montcalm (August 3-26, 1757).

Furnis wrote the first entry from Fort Cumberland, Maryland, in August 1755, about a month after Braddock's defeat at the Battle of the Monongahela.

Other notable entries include:
  • 4 letters from Furnis to John Ewing, an independent merchant in Boston from whom the British Military purchased military stores.
  • 7 letters to Major General Abercrombie, including a letter that concerned supplies for Abercrombie's failed attack at Fort Carillon, and the positions of Colonel Williamson, who at that time was laying siege to the French Fort at Louisbourg in Halifax (June 22, 1758).
  • A letter to William Saltonstall, commissary of Royal Artillery at Halifax, written during the Siege of Louisbourg (May 79 1758).
  • A letter giving a full account of the siege on Fort William Henry, between July 31 and August 10, 1757, with discussions of General Webb, Lord Loudoun, Lieutenant Colonel John Young, and Montcalm, and with notes on the preparations of Fort Edward and Fort William Henry in June (August 27, 1757).

An additional loose letter from John Bradstreet to James Furnis (September 2, 1759, Albany, New York) is located in the front of the volume. In it, Bradstreet asks if artillery, ammunition, and stores sent west have been stopped for want of carts.