Crafts Family Collection
Collection
Identifier: mss-970
Family correspondence (1785-1908); correspondence (1820’s) on mineral collections with James A. Paddock; letters (ca. 1800-50) from state politicians and lawyers; land and road surveys; business papers, mostly land transactions, including 187 pieces of Elkanah Phelps in the eastern Townships of Quebec; drafts of resoultions on grievances of Eastern Townships settlers; papers (1840s) of Crafts as an insurance agent; and other papers on social, educational, literary, and religious matters. Includes materials relating to the Canadian Rebellion of 1838, Craftsbury academy, and the Vermont State Bank.
Dates
- 1780-1908
Creator
- Crafts Family (Person)
Access:
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights:
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Curator of Manuscripts.
Extent
10 Cartons
Overview
Family correspondence (1785-1908); correspondence (1820’s) on mineral collections with James A. Paddock; letters (ca. 1800-50) from state politicians and lawyers; land and road surveys; business papers, mostly land transactions, drafts of resoultions on grievances of Eastern Townships settlers, papers (1840s) of Crafts as an insurance agent, and other papers on social, educational, literary, and religious matters.
Physical Location
Library Research Annex; contact uvmsc@uvm.edu for access.
Creator
- Crafts Family (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Crafts Family Collection, 1780-1908
- Status
- completed
- Date
- 1998
- Language of description
- English
Revision Statements
- 2015-04-20: Revised
Repository Details
Part of the University of Vermont Libraries, Special Collections Repository
Contact:
Silver Special Collections Library
48 University Place, Room B201
Burlington Vermont 05405 U.S.A. US
(802) 656-2138
(802) 656-4038 (Fax)
uvmsc@uvm.edu
Silver Special Collections Library
48 University Place, Room B201
Burlington Vermont 05405 U.S.A. US
(802) 656-2138
(802) 656-4038 (Fax)
uvmsc@uvm.edu
