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Archives related to: Squier, Frank
| title | Squier family papers, 1746-1888 (bulk 1816-1888) | repository | The New-York Historical Society |
| description | Correspondence and papers, 1746-1888 (bulk 1816-1888), of the Squier family. The material includes a 1746 letter from Philip Squier to his mother, Elizabeth, and a notebook containing miscellaneous accounts and receipts, 1775-1778, kept by Ephraim Squier, but most of the material is nineteenth century. Ephraim Squier was a farmer in Ashford (Conn.); the collection contains a large number of his letters, most of them to his son Joel, who became a Methodist minister, working in Bethlehem (N.Y.) and other places in New York State. Joel Squier's papers include 18 pocket diaries, kept at various times between 1833 and 1879; a record of marriages performed by him between 1831 and 1876; about 50 manuscript sermons; pocket expense books for 1839-1840 and 1868; a brief autobiographical sketch; legal documents, some relating to his bankruptcy, deeds, and receipts; and correspondence, most of it with his sons, Ephraim George Squier, Charles Wesley Squier, and Frank Squier. Location: New York Historical Society Manuscripts Collection Call Number: Mss Squier Collection |
| extent | 2 linear feet (4 boxes). |
| formats | CoCorrespondence Personal Papers |
| access | Please contact repository for access and restrictions. |
| record link | http://www.bobcat.nyu.edu:1701/primo_library/libweb/action/display.do?fn=display&doc=nyu_aleph000801952&vid=NYU |
| record source | http://www.bobcat.nyu.edu |
| updated | 03/16/2023 10:29:57 |
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| title | Letter to E. George Squier February 16, 1849 | repository | National Anthropological Archives |
| description | Concerns the Walum Olum" of the Delawares. Also other correspondence from Frank Squier, 415 Lexington Avenue, New York City-- nephew of E. G. Squier and owner of the original. 3 pages. |
| extent | 3 pages |
| formats | Manuscript |
| record link | http://siris-archives.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=131360K6G4582.5165&menu=search&aspect=subtab157&npp=50&ipp=20&spp=20&profile=all&ri=&term=%22Squier%2C+Frank%22&index=.GW&x=9&y=12&aspect=subtab157&term=&index=.AW&term=&index=.SW&term=&index=.TW&term=&index=.FW |
| finding aid | Local Number: NAA MS 4475 |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:14 |
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| title | Ephraim George Squier Papers, 1838-1905. | repository | Indiana Historical Society |
| description | Correspondence, printed articles, transcripts, clippings, notebooks, and scrapbooks. The correspondence, 1842-1905, is mostly to Squier. Correspondents include Francis Parkman, David Dixon Porter, and Joseph Henry. There is also diplomatic correspondence, some in Spanish, and letters to and from Squier’s nephew Frank Squier. Printed articles include copies of Squier’s contributions to the ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA on Central and South American topics, and there is material from the Honduras Interoceanic Railway Company. Scrapbooks and notebooks include an 1839 diary; Squier’s poems; reviews of his work; archaeological writings, apparently copied from other sources; and the 1849 charter of a company to build a canal across Nicaragua. There are also drawings and maps of archaeological sites in Central America. The microfilm contains a listing of correspondence, biographical material, and correspondence. Biography/History Note: Squier was a journalist, diplomat, and archaeologist. He edited newspapers in New York and Ohio, and wrote books on Native American antiquities and the Civil War. Squier negotiated a treaty for an interoceanic canal across Nicaragua, and was involved in plans to build a railroad across Honduras. About 1860 he became chief editor for Frank Leslie’s Publishing House. He married Miriam Florence Follin, who later married Frank Leslie. Notes: Some of the collection is held in transcript or photostat. Call Number: M 0262, OM 0056, F 0353 |
| extent | 3 boxes, 3 oversize folders, and 1 reel microfilm. |
| formats | Correspondence Printed Materials Scrapbooks Notebooks Microfilm |
| access | None |
| record link | http://www.indianahistory.org/library/manuscripts/collection_guides/m0262.html |
| record source | http://opac.indianahistory.org/ |
| finding aid | Collection guide on the repository's website. |
| acquisition information | Gift of Eli Lilly, Indianapolis, 1958; microfilm made in July, 1971. Accession Number(s): 58.0002 ; 71.0705 |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:14 |
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