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1Title:  Lucinda White Brown Diary     
 Creator:  Brown, Lucinda White 
 Dates:  1854 
 Abstract:  Lucinda White Brown (1822-1917) was the wife of Rev. S. J. Brown, of Perry, New York, and great-granddaughter of one of the first Universalist ministers in Maine. The collection consists of her 1854 diary that kept during a trip to the western United States. 
 Call #:  MS 0004 
 Extent:  0.10 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  Brown, Lucinda White, 1822-1917. | Travelers -- United States -- Diaries. | Women -- New York -- Perry -- Diaries. | United States -- Description and travel -- 1848-1865.
 
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2Title:  Butler Ives Papers     
 Creator:  Ives, Butler 
 Dates:  1850-1864 
 Abstract:  Butler Ives was a surveyor in and around Oregon City and Portland, Oregon. In 1850, Ives left Detroit, Michigan, for California and Oregon, but by 1855 was back in Michigan. In 1860, he traveled extensively throughout the United States and records of his observations are in one of these volumes. The collection consists of diaries containing meteorological observations, financial accounts, surveying notes, and other data relating to Butler's activities while surveying in Oregon and while traveling throughout the United States. Also contains letters written in 1864. 
 Call #:  MS 3011 
 Extent:  0.20 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  Ives, Butler. | Surveyors -- Oregon -- Correspondence, reminiscences, etc. | Oregon -- Surveys. | United States -- Description and travel -- 1848-1865.
 
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3Title:  Justus Lafayette Cozad Autobiographical Account     
 Creator:  Cozad, Justus Lafayette 
 Dates:  1840-1931 
 Abstract:  Justus Lafayette Cozad (1833-1910) was a native of Cleveland, Ohio, who worked as a surveyor in Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska, a railroad engineer in Indianapolis, and as a partner in a land-title business in Cleveland. The collection consists of a handwritten autobiography by Cozad, two typescript copies of the autobiography, newspaper and journal articles about Cozad and his family, copies of correspondence, excerpts from Cozad's diaries, news clippings, and comments on his later years written by his daughter, Gertrude. 
 Call #:  MS 3142 
 Extent:  0.20 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  Cozad, Justus Lafayette, 1833-1910. | Indians of North America -- Reservations. | Slavery -- United States. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- History. | United States -- Description and travel -- 1848-1865.
 
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4Title:  Benjamin A. Rogers Diary     
 Creator:  Rogers, Benjamin A. 
 Dates:  1853-1854 
 Abstract:  Benjamin A. Rogers (1823-1904) was a resident of Northfield, New Hampshire. He married Adda Rundlet at Sanbornton Bridge, New Hampshire, on October 1, 1853. The collection consists of a diary kept by Rogers on his seven month honeymoon trip through the East and South (October 1853-May, 1854) 
 Call #:  MS 3768 
 Extent:  0.10 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  Rogers, Benjamin A., 1823-1904. | Slavery -- United States -- Condition of slaves. | Spirituals (Songs) -- United States. | United States -- Description and travel -- 1848-1865. | Texas -- Description and travel.
 
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5Title:  Daniel May Papers     
 Creator:  May, Daniel 
 Dates:  1848-1888 
 Abstract:  Daniel May (1819-1888) was a Poland, Ohio druggist and bookseller. He married the sister of President William McKinley. The collection consists of diaries of Daniel May and his son Daniel Todd May, miscellaneous papers, receipts, newspaper clippings, and stories by Alfred May based on the diaries of Daniel May. Topics of the diary entries include William McKinley, and events in Poland, Ohio. 
 Call #:  MS 3674 
 Extent:  1.20 linear feet (3 containers) 
 Subjects:  May, Daniel, 1819-1888. | McKinley, William, 1843-1901. | Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) | Poland (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. | United States -- Description and travel -- 1848-1865. | United States -- Centennial celebrations, etc. -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
 
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6Title:  Consul Willshire Butterfield Papers     
 Creator:  Butterfield, Willshire 
 Dates:  1849-1890 
 Abstract:  Consul Willshire Butterfield (1732-1782) was an editor and historian. The collection includes diaries, research materials, and original ms. copies or printed editions (with handwritten revisions) of books and articles by Butterfield. Includes 6 diaries kept on a trip to California (1849), diary kept on a trip to San Francisco (1851), and Butterfield's writings on William Crawford, the Washington-Crawford letters, La Salle and La Durantaye, Simon Girty, and Jean Nicolet. 
 Call #:  MS 0055 
 Extent:  1.00 linear feet (3 containers) 
 Subjects:  Crawford, William, 1732-1782. | Butterfield, Consul Willshire, 1824-1899. | Crawford, William, 1732-1782. Correspondence. | Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Correspondence. | La Salle, Robert Cavelier, sieur de, 1643-1687 | Girty, Simon, 1741-1818. | Nicolet, Jean, 1598-1642. | San Francisco (Calif.) -- Description. | California -- Description and travel. | United States -- Description and travel -- 1848-1865.
 
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