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Contains photographs found in the third volume of the Kane family photograph album. The photographs primarily depict people known to the Kane family. These include photographs of the deceased Thomas L. Kane, and many unnamed people who are presumably Kane or Wood family members. Materials are largely undated and unlabeled, but presumably date from the mid-19th century to early 20th century.

Scope and Contents Contains photographs and related materials by or of the Kane family. The photographs depict a wide variety of people and places, including Kane family members, the town of Kane, Pennsylvania, England and Scotland, and Thomas L. Kane's Civil War regiment "The Bucktails." Also included are the original steel plate of a portrait of Thomas L. Kane, and five printings from that plate. Materials are largely undated and unlabeled, but presumably date from the mid-19th century to early 20th...

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Contains photographs found in the second volume of the Kane family photograph album which were not mounted. The photographs primarily depict people and portraits of people known to the Kane family. These include Thomas L. Kane's father, John K. Kane, and many unnamed people who are presumably Kane or Wood family members. A single photograph depicts a living room. Materials are largely undated and unlabeled, but presumably date from the mid 19th century to early 20th century.

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Contains photographs and related materials of the Kane family that were not found in the three-volume family photograph album. These include a steel printing plate of a portrait of Thomas L. Kane in his Civil War uniform, five prints made from that plate, a photograph of George Q. Cannon, and two photographs of unknown people. Materials are largely undated and unlabeled, but presumably date from the mid 19th century to early 20th century.

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Contains photographs found in the pages of Kane's written history of the settlement of the town of Kane, Pennsylvania. Subjects include Kane family members, the Kane family home, landscapes, and buildings around the town of Kane. Materials are largely undated and unlabeled, but presumably date from the mid-to-late 19th century.

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Materials include a letter from Francis John King to his wife Martha King while working for the Findlay Oil Refining Company. This letter was written during his first week working for the company. Topics include his health, his new office, and hotel room. Dated October 7, 1886.

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Letters from Davidson to her father, Fielding Garr, her mother, Pauline Turner Garr, her sister, Nancy Garr Badger Stringham, and her nephew, Rodney C. Badger, written from Richmond, Indiana concerning family, the Civil War, polygamy and the persecution of the Mormons. Also includes genealogical information and a letter from Virginia B. Cutler to R.L. Ashby concerning the Davidson letters.

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Contains correspondence between Louisa and assorted family, friends, publishers, and others, on personal, family and business matters. Materials dated approximately 1862 to 1888.

Abstract The first part of this collection contains select papers from the life of Samuel Russell, Sr. The bulk of these papers are hand copied letters from John M. Vaughn, a frequent correspondent of Samuel Russell who lived in Washington, D.C., during the Civil War. The second half of the collection contains the papers of his son, Samuel Russell, Jr. Many of these papers include documents from when Russell Jr. worked as William Henry King's secretary in Washington, D.C., while King served in the US...

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Collection consists of letters to and from Samuel Russell, covering topics of family matters, missionary work, and travel. Two documents mention Civil War events. Also includes a tribute to Russell's sister Isabella M. Johnson upon her funeral, and a receipt for rent and provisions. Materials dated 1843 to 1928.