Abstract

This collection consists of photocopies of documents used by Charles Calvin Stuart (b. 1909) to compile genealogical data on his family, ancestors, and the ancestors of his wife. The source documents include birth, marriage, and death certificates, Bible records, and genealogical correspondence. There are also copies of documents concerning Union soldier Charles Palfray Bosson (1839-1918), Robert Josselyn (b. 1810), and Mary Morse of Otego, NY.

Abstract Deweese Ware DeWitt (1889-1985) was a graduate of Burdett College (Boston, Mass.) who established the DeWitt Grocery Company of Brattleboro, Vermont, in 1889.The collection contains original documents, ephemera, photographs, genealogical material, and newspaper clippings. The original documents include DeWitt’s scrapbook, bank books, ledgers, and his diary. The photo albums include many photographs taken while hiking or at the top of mountains in Vermont. There are also several...

Abstract George Willis Solley (b. 1864) was a professor at what is now Springfield College (Springfield, Mass.). His wife, Sarah Josephine Elizabeth (Dickson) Solley (1855-1940), specialized in languages, philosophy, religion, and chemistry.Collection includes correspondence by Arthur R. Bedient, a letter by a Civil War soldier, a letter from a U.S. soldier in Italy during World War II, financial papers, an autograph book, and photographs. Sarah’s interest in chemistry is represented by a...