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Farris family

 Family

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Ferris and Lovejoy family papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1505
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, legal documents, genealogy, memorabilia, poetry, and literary manuscripts of Warren Angus Ferris (1810-1873); his mother, Sarah Gray Ferris Lovejoy (1785-1964); stepfather, Joshua Lovejoy (1771-1824); brother-in-law, American painter Lars Gustaf Sellstedt; and other family members. Includes also papers and correspondence regarding W.A. Ferris and his work by Walter McCausland and Fred Rosenstock.

Dates: 1771-1964

Ferris family photographs and negatives

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS P 408
Scope and Contents

Collection includes photographs, some hand-colored, and some corresponding negatives with images of the Ferris family. Photographs were originally taken between the 1860s and the 1970s.

Dates: approximately 1860-1979

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Albumen prints 1
Cartes-de-visite 1
Correspondence 1
Gelatin silver prints 1
Genealogies 1