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Platt R. Spencer Papers

Descriptive Summary

Title
Platt R. Spencer Papers
Identifier
Midwest.MS.Spencer
Repository
The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts
Language
English
Size
39.9 linear feet (44 boxes and 14 oversize boxes)
Predominant Dates
Bulk, 1850-1900
Dates
1827-1951
Collection Stack Location
1 32 4-5, 1 43 8
Abstract
Correspondence, photographs, copybooks, penmanship samples, cashbooks, newspaper clippings, poetry, essays, drawings, artifacts and miscellaneous personal items related to the life and career of Platt Rogers Spencer, penman, poet, and educator who created the Spencerian system of penmanship. The establishment of Spencerian schools of business was a highly successful endeavor in part because the entire family was involved in the business. In his later years, Spencer became involved in the abolitionist movement. Papers describe family life, the abolitionist movement, and conditions during the Civil War. Also included are the letters of son Lyman P. Spencer, a quartermaster’s sergeant in the 2nd Ohio Artillery Regiment, stationed in Munfordville, Kentucky, and Cleveland, Tennessee and the papers of P. R. Spencer’s son-in-law, Junius Sloan, a prominent Chicago artist. In addition to the material on Spencer and Sloan, there is also material on the work of other penmen and other business schools whose specialty was the teaching of fine penmanship.
Language
Materials are in English.
Creator
Spencer, Platt R. (Platt Rogers), 1800-1864

Provenance

Gift, Percy Hayden Sloan, 1950.

Conditions Governing Access

The Platt R. Spencer Papers are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).

Ownership and Literary Rights

The Platt R. Spencer Papers are the physical property of the Newberry Library. Copyright may belong to the authors or their legal heirs or assigns. For permission to publish or reproduce any materials from this collection, contact the Roger and Julie Baskes Department of Special Collections.

Cite As

Platt R. Spencer Papers, The Newberry Library, Chicago.

Processed by

Margarete Gross, 2009.

Processing Information note

This collection was surveyed as part of the Black Metropolis Research Consortium's Survey Initiative on 2011 April 12 by Lisa Calahan.

Biography of Platt Rogers Spencer and Family

Penman, poet, educator and developer of the Spencerian system of penmanship.

Platt Rogers Spencer, developer of the Spencerian system of penmanship, was born in East Fishkill, New York on November 7, 1800 and died in Geneva, Ohio on May 16, 1864. His father, Caleb, a farmer and soldier in the Revolutionary War, died in 1806 at which time the family relocated to largely unsettled Ashtabula County, Ohio. From an early age, Platt was passionate about fine writing and practiced his craft whenever and wherever he could. Since paper was a precious commodity he often had to make do with writing on birch-bark, leather, snow, even the fly-leaves of his mother’s Bible. His original calling was to the ministry, but his struggles with alcoholism derailed those plans and instead, he concentrated his energies on being a clerk and bookkeeper and began his long and profitable career as a teacher of cursive writing. His recovery from alcoholism made him a life-long abstainer and a public advocate for abstinence. He was also an ardent abolitionist (he founded the Ashtabula County Anti-Slavery Society) and devoted himself to public service as treasurer for Ashtabula County, Ohio.

In addition to being a prolific poet, advocate for political causes, founder of business schools in Ohio and New York, he was also an inspiration to his children all of whom followed in their father’s artistic footsteps. At one time, they, their cousins and in-laws—thirty-eight in all—taught the Spencerian system. His son, Lyman Potter Spencer, for example became a noted artist, civil war hero, calligrapher, and teacher. His daughter, Sarah Spencer Sloan, established her own career as a noted calligrapher as well as being wife to a prominent Chicago artist, Junius Sloan. Another daughter, Ellen Spencer Mussey, was a noted writer, legal advisor of two Foreign Legations in Washington, D.C., and first president of the Woman’s Business Club of Washington, D.C. Sons Harvey and Henry founded schools in New York City and Washington, D.C. respectively and became very good friends with their former teacher, President James A. Garfield. Another son, Robert Closson Spencer, established a Spencerian Business College in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and one of his sons became a well-known architect in the Chicago-area, sharing studio space for a time with Frank Lloyd Wright.

As well as the business schools that bear his name, Spencer also had a library and an elementary school in Geneva, Ohio, named after him.

Scope and Content of the Collection

Included are materials from Platt Rogers Spencer’s career as a teacher, calligrapher, businessman, poet, essayist, politician. There are copy-books, notes from his years as county treasurer in Ohio (1832-1844), a treatise on slavery, newspaper clippings by and about Platt Rogers Spencer (and his family), recipes for mixing inks, photographs of the family as well as of the family homestead, hand-written calling cards, genealogical research, penmanship samples and calligraphic flourishes, correspondence between Platt and his students, as well as correspondence within his own family. Spencer fathered ten children and was one of ten children himself, so the volume of correspondence was vast.

Many of Platt’s students and colleagues became well-known as calligraphers and as founders of important business colleges across the U.S. and their correspondence, copybooks, and penmanship samples are also included.

Because Platt’s children achieved recognition for their work establishing business schools, their papers are an important part of the collection as well. Lyman’s illustrated letters (and drawings) documenting his Civil War service with the 2nd Ohio Heavy Artillery Regiment are included as well as his drawings, penmanship samples, information related to his work as teacher, and correspondence within his family circle. There are also press clippings regarding the establishment of the various business schools across the country by the other brothers (Henry C., Harvey A., Platt Rogers Jr., and Robert C. Spencer).

In addition, papers related to the life and career of Spencer’s son-in-law, Junius Sloan, a prominent Chicago artist are also included. Sloan’s wife, Sarah, Platt’s daughter, was also a calligrapher and teacher, and so her work, and the work of her many students is also included. There are also press clippings about Junius, information about local art exhibits and art organizations, art galleries, photographs, sketchbooks, family histories and genealogy, financial records, correspondence with potential clients as well as with other artists of his time and family members. This entire collection was donated to the Newberry Library by Junius and Sarah’s son, Percy Sloan, an art teacher with the Chicago Public Schools, and a few of his childhood mementoes are also included as well as those of his brother, Carl (or Carle).

Artifacts such as pen quills, inkwells, a glass pen, a child’s writing slate from 1863 (Emma Spencer’s), a boxed set of copy-book lessons written by Lyman Spencer are included as well as bound volumes of penmanship samples written by contemporaneous penmen.

Organization

Papers are organized in the following series:

    Title Box
    Series 1: Correspondence, 1827–1932
    Boxes 1–10
    Series 2: Poetry and Other Writings, 1831-1927
    Boxes 11a-11b
    Series 3: Spencer Family Histories and Genealogy, 1750-1938
    Box 12
    Series 4: Photographs, 1846-1938
    Boxes 13–16
    Series 5: Miscellany, 1831-1955
    Boxes 17a–17b
    Series 6: Business Schools and Penmanship Instruction, 1852-1911
    Boxes 18-22
    Series 7: Penmanship Samples, 1852-1913
    Boxes 23-40
    Series 8: Artifacts, 1863-1902
    Boxes 41-42
    Series 9: Sloan Family History, 1850-1952
    Box 43
    Series 10: Sloan Family Miscellaneous, 1867-1900
    Box 44

Catalog Record

https://i-share-nby.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01CARLI_NBY/i5mcb2/alma998268248805867

Indexed Terms

Inventory

Series 1: Correspondence,
1833-1932
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence between members of both the Spencer family and the Sloan family. In addition, there are letters between various penmen who were students of Spencer, or worked with him or his children. Correspondence also includes letters exchanged between Junius Sloan and his clients and his family. There is also correspondence between various penmen and business school administrators working in the field decades after Spencer’s death, and who may have had little or no contact with Spencer himself.

Arrangement note

Arranged alphabetically by name of sender, although in a few instances letters might be grouped as “letters to”. Ingoing and outgoing correspondence is integrated as one.

Box 1
Folder 1
Title
Adams, C.W to Junius R. Sloan,
Dates
Dec. 1883
Box 1
Folder 2
Title
Bailey, H. L. to Sarah Spencer Sloan, (includes a drawing of a bird),
Dates
1854
Box 1
Folder 3
Title
Bartlett, Harvey to J. H. Lipsky,
Dates
1892-1895
Box 1
Folder 4
Title
Bearse, E. K. to Frank B. Davis,
Dates
Sept. 1896
Box 1
Folder 5
Title
Billows, A.C. to Platt Rogers Spencer,
Dates
June 1854
Box 1
Folder 6
Title
Boynton, P. M. to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
Feb.1857
Box 1
Folder 7
Title
Brett, Burt to Platt Rogers Spencer,
Dates
Aug. 1853
Box 1
Folder 8
Title
Brown, Ida Colton to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
188?
Box 1
Folder 9
Title
Bryant, John H. to Parke Godwin,
Dates
Nov. 1857
Box 1
Folder 10
Title
Bryant, H. B. to Robert Spencer,
Dates
Mar 1857-May 1857
Box 1
Folder 11
Title
Buckman, W. C. to Fielding Schofield,
Dates
1891
Box 1
Folder 12
Title
Bullock, M. C. to Junius R. Sloan,
Dates
Dec.1890
Box 1
Folder 13
Title
Burdick, Robert to Platt Rogers Spencer, (includes iron Indian arrowhead),
Dates
Dec. 1853
Box 1
Folder 14
Title
Burnett, E. to Frank B. Davis,
Dates
1880
Box 1
Folder 15
Title
Caitlin, B. to Platt Rogers Spencer,
Dates
1855-1856
Box 1
Folder 16
Title
Capp, A. B. to Fred S. Heath,
Dates
Sept. 1889
Box 1
Folder 17
Title
Capretta, J. P. to Percy Sloan,
Dates
May 1938
Box 1
Folder 18
Title
Carleton, B. S. to Frank B. Davis,
Dates
Oct. 1898
Box 1
Folder 19
Title
Clark, Arthur B. to Fielding Schofield,
Dates
Dec. 1879
Box 1
Folder 20
Title
Clark, William to Junius and Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
1878-1889
Box 1
Folder 21
Title
Coe, Albert to Junius R. Sloan,
Dates
April 1894
Box 1
Folder 22
Title
Colton, Laura to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
188?-1885
Box 1
Folder 23
Title
Comer, George to various recipients,
Dates
1883-1891
Box 1
Folder 24
Title
Conover, J. S. to Fielding Schofield,
Dates
1871-1873
Box 1
Folder 25
Title
Cook, J. M. to Robert Spencer,
Dates
Feb 1857-Mar 1857
Box 1
Folder 26
Title
Cook, W. K. to various recipients,
Dates
1886-1890
Box 1
Folder 27
Title
Cooper, Emeline to Robert Spencer,
Dates
Mar. 1884
Box 1
Folder 28
Title
Cooper, William P. to Platt Rogers Spencer, (includes a drawing of a bird),
Dates
Dec. 1846-186?
Box 1
Folder 29
Title
Cooper, William P. to Robert Spencer,
Dates
Mar. 1884
Box 1
Folder 30
Title
Cunningham, William to Frank B. Davis,
Dates
Nov. 1891
Box 1
Folder 31
Title
Davis, Frank B.-Letters to,
Dates
1879-1899
Box 1
Folder 32
Title
Davis, Frank B. to various recipients,
Dates
1879-1893
Box 1
Folder 33
Title
Dennett,
Dates
Mary to Junius R. Sloan, Aug 1891
Box 1
Folder 34
Title
Dennis, William E. to various recipients,
Dates
1889-1897
Box 1
Folder 35
Title
Dilley, J. W. to Platt Rogers Spencer,
Dates
April 1862
Box 1
Folder 36
Title
Doner, C. E. to Platt Rogers Spencer, Jr.,
Dates
Dec. 1912
Box 1
Folder 37
Title
Dornick, Vesper to Junius R. Sloan,
Dates
Feb. 1870
Box 1
Folder 38-41
Title
Duncanson, Robert S. to Junius R. Sloan, (includes original artwork),
Dates
Jan. 1854-Nov. 1854
Box 1
Folder 42
Title
Durlin, Fayette to Junius R. Sloan,
Dates
1855-1857
Box 1
Folder 43
Title
Duty, Louisa (?) to Robert Spencer,
Dates
1846
Box 1
Folder 44
Title
Emerson, W. G. to Frank B. Davis,
Dates
Feb. 1880
Box 1
Folder 45
Title
Everest, H. W. to Platt Rogers Spencer,
Dates
Mar 1864
Box 1
Folder 46
Title
Faretra, Frank L.-Letters to,
Dates
1905-1923
Box 1
Folder 47
Title
Faretra, Frank L. to various recipients, n.d-1917
Box 1
Folder 48
Title
Farwell, Granger to Junius R. Sloan,
Dates
Mar. 1887
Box 1
Folder 49
Title
Flickinger, Henry W. to Frank B. Davis,
Dates
1879-1893
Box 1
Folder 50
Title
Flickinger, Henry W. to Fielding Schofield,
Dates
June 1873
Box 1
Folder 51-52
Title
Folson, E. G. to Platt Rogers Spencer,
Dates
1841-1863
Box 1
Folder 53
Title
Ford, A. M. to Percy H. Sloan,
Dates
July-Sept. 1938
Box 1
Folder 54
Title
Frank, Henry L. to Junius R. Sloan,
Dates
Jan. 1887
Box 1
Folder 55
Title
French, William Merchant Richardson to Junius R. Sloan,
Dates
Aug. 1877
Box 1
Folder 56
Title
Gamble, D. B. to Junius R. Sloan,
Dates
Apr. 1892
Box 1
Folder 57
Title
Gaskell, George to various recipients,
Dates
1872-1889
Box 1
Folder 58
Title
Gerould, Dr. H. to Platt Rogers Spencer,
Dates
Sept. 1861
Box 1
Folder 59
Title
Giddings, Kate to Robert Spencer,
Dates
Dec. 1896
Box 1
Folder 60
Title
Giddings, W. to unknown recipient,
Dates
Dec. 1840
Box 1
Folder 61
Title
Giesseman, W. F. to Louis Madaracz,
Dates
Oct. 1890
Box 1
Folder 62
Title
Glick, E. L. to various recipients,
Dates
undated-1912
Box 1
Folder 63
Title
Graves, Adelia C. to Lyman P. Spencer, (includes original artwork),
Dates
Feb. 1853
Box 1
Folder 64
Title
Green, F. P. to Platt Rogers Spencer,
Dates
June 1845
Box 2
Folder 65
Title
Hadley, Hiram (?) to Platt Rogers Spencer,
Dates
July 185?
Box 2
Folder 66
Title
Hanby, B. R. to Platt Rogers Spencer,
Dates
May 1857
Box 2
Folder 67
Title
Harder to Platt Rogers Spencer,
Dates
June 1852
Box 2
Folder 68
Title
Harris, H. to Platt Rogers Spencer,
Dates
Feb. 1863
Box 2
Folder 69
Title
"Hattie" (possibly Hattie Hubbell, distant cousin to the Spencers) to Robert C. Spencer, includes imprint of a baby's foot,
Dates
Dec. 1856-Mar. 1857
Box 2
Folder 70
Title
"Hattie" to Robert C. Spencer, includes dried, pressed flowers,
Dates
Apr. 1857-June 1857
Box 2
Folder 71
Title
Hayden, S. D. to Platt Rogers Spencer,
Dates
Sept. 1852-Jan.1856
Box 2
Folder 72
Title
Hayden, William to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
Oct. 1895
Box 2
Folder 73
Title
Heath, Fred S. to Frank B. Davis,
Dates
Oct. 1889
Box 2
Folder 74
Title
Heath, Fred S. to various recipients,
Dates
1930
Box 2
Folder 75
Title
Heath, Fred S.-Letters to,
Dates
Jan. 1888-Oct. 1889
Box 2
Folder 76
Title
Heath, Fred S.-Letters to,
Dates
Apr.1890-July 1932
Box 2
Folder 77
Title
Hibbard, H. E. to various recipients,
Dates
May 1878-Nov.1880
Box 2
Folder 78
Title
Hinman, A.H. to Preston,
Dates
1876
Box 2
Folder 79
Title
Hinman, A.H. to Fielding Schofield,
Dates
June 1871
Box 2
Folder 80
Title
Hooker, Walker C. to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
Aug. 1939
Box 2
Folder 81
Title
Hosmer, Charles B. to Junius R. Sloan,
Dates
1883
Box 2
Folder 82
Title
Hotchkiss, Samuel C. to Platt Rogers Spencer,
Dates
May 1861
Box 2
Folder 83
Title
Howells, W. C. to Platt Rogers Spencer,
Dates
Aug. 1863
Box 2
Folder 84
Title
Hubbard, Matthew to Platt Rogers Spencer,
Dates
Dec. 1863
Box 2
Folder 85
Title
Hubbard, R. W. to Junius R. Sloan,
Dates
Dec. 1865
Box 2
Folder 86
Title
Huntsinger, E. M. to Frank B. Davis,
Dates
June 1893-Dec. 1897
Box 2
Folder 87
Title
Hutchison, Mrs. Charles to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
Apr. 1886
Box 2
Folder 88
Title
Iglehart, Mrs. N. G. to Junius R. Sloan,
Dates
Jan. 1886
Box 2
Folder 89
Title
Ivison, Phinney and Co. to Junius R. Sloan,
Dates
Sept. 1860
Box 2
Folder 90
Title
Ivison, Phinney and Co. to Platt Rogers Spencer,
Dates
Sept. 1861
Box 2
Folder 91
Title
Jansen, Josie to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
Mar. 1884
Box 2
Folder 92
Title
Ketchum, W. to Louis Madarasz,
Dates
Mar. 1891-Mar. 1892
Box 2
Folder 93
Title
Kimball, Kate Davidson to Junius R. Sloan,
Dates
Jan. 1886
Box 2
Folder 94
Title
King, Ellen Whitton to Platt Rogers Spencer,
Dates
Oct. 1859
Box 2
Folder 95
Title
Kirk, James to Junius R. Sloan,
Dates
Dec. 1888
Box 2
Folder 96
Title
Kirkman, Minnie Spencer to Junius R. Sloan,
Dates
Jan. 1890- Jan. 1897
Box 2
Folder 97
Title
Knapp,
Dates
Mary to Platt Rogers Spencer, 1855
Box 2
Folder 98
Title
Lawrence, John to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
Aug. 1854
Box 2
Folder 99
Title
Lehman, B. H. to Platt Rogers Spencer, Jr.,
Dates
Dec. 1912
Box 2
Folder 100
Title
Lundy to Robert C. Spencer,
Dates
May 1857-June 1857
Box 2
Folder 101
Title
Lupfer, Earl A. to Fred S. Heath,
Dates
Sept. 1930
Box 2
Folder 102
Title
Lusk, David to Robert C. Spencer,
Dates
Apr. 1857
Box 2
Folder 103
Title
Lusk, James to Wm. Cooper,
Dates
undated
Box 2
Folder 104
Title
Lusk, James to Wm. Cooper,
Dates
Apr. 1833-Dec. 1859
Box 2
Folder 105
Title
Lusk, James to Ivison, Phinney,
Dates
Oct. 1861
Box 2
Folder 106
Title
Lusk, James W. to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
1851
Box 2
Folder 107
Title
Lusk, James W. to Platt Rogers Spencer, includes drawing of a bird and an inscription to Sarah,
Dates
1850s
Box 2
Folder 108
Title
Lusk, James W. to Platt Rogers Spencer,
Dates
Jan. 1851-Mar. 1853
Box 2
Folder 109
Title
Lusk, James W. to Platt Rogers Spencer,
Dates
undated - Apr. 1854
Box 2
Folder 110
Title
Lyon, Geo. M. to S. S. Russell,
Dates
Apr. 1879
Box 2
Folder 111
Title
Madarasz, Louis-Letters to
Box 2
Folder 112
Title
Madarasz, Louis to various recipients,
Dates
Dec 1876-May 1901
Box 2
Folder 113
Title
Madarasz, Louis to various recipients,
Dates
1910
Box 2
Folder 114
Title
Manierre, J. E. to Junius R. Sloan,
Dates
Apr. 2, 1890s
Box 2
Folder 115
Title
Marr, Helen to Sarah Spencer Sloan (?),
Dates
1855
Box 2
Folder 116
Title
Marston, Mabel to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
ca. 1884
Box 2
Folder 117
Title
May, James G. to Platt Rogers Spencer,
Dates
Mar. 1853
Box 2
Folder 118
Title
McDonald, L. S. to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
Nov. 1872
Box 2
Folder 119
Title
Merriam, Jennie W. to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
ca.1880-1883
Box 2
Folder 120
Title
Meub, A. P. to Fred S. Heath,
Dates
Apr. 1925
Box 2
Folder 121
Title
Michael, G. W. to E. L. Glick,
Dates
June 1888
Box 2
Folder 122
Title
Miles, Howard E. to Platt Rogers Spencer, Jr.,
Dates
undated
Box 2
Folder 123
Title
Miller, Wm. Allen to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
June 1878
Box 2
Folder 124
Title
Mills, Edw. Clarence to Platt Rogers Spencer, Jr.,
Dates
Feb 1913
Box 2
Folder 125
Title
Miscellaneous
Box 2
Folder 126
Title
Miscellaneous, D - G
Box 2
Folder 127
Title
Miscellaneous, L - S
Box 2
Folder 128
Title
Miscellaneous, V - W
Box 2
Folder 129
Title
Miscellaneous, Spencer Family
Box 2
Folder 130
Title
Moore, R. E. to Junius R. Sloan,
Dates
Jan. 1870-Jan. 1871
Box 2
Folder 131
Title
Morrison, M. J. to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
Feb.- Mar. 1884
Box 2
Folder 132
Title
Musselman, D. L. to various recipients,
Dates
Sept. 1867-Jan. 1884
Box 2
Folder 133
Title
Mussey, Dela to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
ca. 1865
Box 2
Folder 134
Title
Mussey, Ellen Spencer to Carle Sloan,
Dates
Oct. 1869-Aug 1870
Box 2
Folder 135
Title
Mussey, Ellen Spencer to Sister,
Dates
1869-Feb. 1871
Box 2
Folder 136
Title
Mussey, Ellen Spencer to Sister,
Dates
Apr. 1888-Dec 1893
Box 2
Folder 137
Title
Mussey, Ellen Spencer to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
Jan 1850s- Feb. 1868
Box 2
Folder 138
Title
Mussey, Ellen Spencer to Sarah Spencer Sloan, which includes a brief mention of Sarah's surviving the Great Chicago Fire,
Dates
Mar. 1870-Dec. 1883
Box 2
Folder 139
Title
Mussey, Ellen Spencer to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
Mar. 1893- Mar. 1895
Box 2
Folder 140
Title
Mussey, Ellen Spencer to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
Feb. 1896- Jan. 1900
Box 2
Folder 141
Title
Mussey, Ellen Spencer to Sallie Spencer (Mrs. Henry Spencer),
Dates
June 1893
Box 2
Folder 142
Title
Mussey, R. D. to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
Sept. 1872-June 1883
Box 2
Folder 143
Title
Mussey, R. D. to Mr. Swank,
Dates
Mar. 1870s
Box 3
Folder 144
Title
Nettleton, H. to Platt Rogers Spencer, regarding Mrs. Spencer's failing health,
Dates
Dec. 1862
Box 3
Folder 145
Title
O'Farrell, M. to Frank B. Davis, includes bird flourish,
Dates
Feb. 1877
Box 3
Folder 146
Title
Osborn, F. C. and Henry A. to Junius R. Sloan, regarding commission of artworks,
Dates
Sept. 1886-July 1890
Box 3
Folder 147
Title
Packard, S. S. to Platt Rogers Spencer,
Dates
1850s or 1860s
Box 3
Folder 148
Title
Paddock, George L. to Junius R. Sloan,
Dates
Aug. 1858-May 1860
Box 3
Folder 149
Title
Paddock, George L. to Junius R. Sloan,
Dates
Aug. 1867-July 1869
Box 3
Folder 150
Title
Page, F. to Junius R. Sloan,
Dates
Dec. 1889
Box 3
Folder 151
Title
Palmer, Austin to various recipients,
Dates
Oct. 1876-July 1891
Box 3
Folder 152
Title
Pardee, Mate L. to Junius R. Sloan,
Dates
1890s
Box 3
Folder 153
Title
Patton, J. G. to Platt Rogers Spencer,
Dates
May 1849
Box 3
Folder 154
Title
Peabody, F. F. to Junius R. Sloan, payment for a painting,
Dates
Mar. 1886
Box 3
Folder 155
Title
Peck, O. D. to Junius R. Sloan, payment for paintings,
Dates
Dec. 1881-Jan. 1882
Box 3
Folder 156
Title
Peterson, H. E. C. to Junius R. Sloan,
Dates
Aug. 1887
Box 3
Folder 157
Title
Pettit, William to Platt Rogers Spencer,
Dates
Dec. 1842
Box 3
Folder 158
Title
Pomeroy, E. C. to Platt Rogers Spencer,
Dates
Feb. 1863
Box 3
Folder 159
Title
Pool, Truman to Platt Rogers Spencer,
Dates
May 1855
Box 3
Folder 160
Title
Potter, Lyman to Platt Rogers Spencer,
Dates
1838-1853
Box 3
Folder 161
Title
Pratt, Norman H. to "Brother Henry", regarding grandmother Sloan's death,
Dates
June 1875
Box 3
Folder 162
Title
Preston, J. S. to various recipients,
Dates
1872-1873
Box 3
Folder 163
Title
Raymond, Sidney to J. R. Simmonds,
Dates
Jan. 1871
Box 3
Folder 164
Title
Reed, Mrs. James to Platt Rogers Spencer (incomplete) May 1862
Box 3
Folder 165
Title
Ransom, C. R. to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
June 1854
Box 3
Folder 166
Title
Rice, Victor Moreau to Platt Rogers Spencer,
Dates
Jan. 1851- Dec. 1854
Box 3
Folder 167
Title
Rice, Victor Moreau to Platt Rogers Spencer,
Dates
Apr. 1845- Sept. 1848
Box 3
Folder 168
Title
Rice, Victor Moreau to Robt. C. Spencer,
Dates
July 1854- Mar. 1857
Box 3
Folder 169
Title
Richmond, B. W. to Platt Rogers Spencer,
Dates
Aug. 1850s
Box 3
Folder 170
Title
Robertson, M. A. to Platt Rogers Spencer,
Dates
Aug. 1862
Box 3
Folder 171
Title
Rolph to Platt Rogers Spencer,
Dates
Nov. 1860
Box 3
Folder 172
Title
Schofield, Fielding-letters to,
Dates
1868-1871
Box 3
Folder 173
Title
Schofield, Fielding-letters to,
Dates
1872-1873
Box 3
Folder 174
Title
Schofield, Fielding-letters to,
Dates
1874
Box 3
Folder 175
Title
Schofield, Fielding-letters to,
Dates
1876
Box 3
Folder 176
Title
Schofield, Fielding-letters to,
Dates
1877-1887
Box 3
Folder 177
Title
Schofield, Fielding to Platt Rogers Spencer,
Dates
June 1863
Box 3
Folder 178
Title
Schofield, Fielding to various recipients,
Dates
1870-1882
Box 3
Folder 179
Title
Schofield, Fielding to various recipients,
Dates
Nov. 1872-Sept. 1901
Box 4
Folder 180
Title
Sloan, Horace to J. D. Harvey,
Dates
Dec. 1873
Box 4
Folder 181
Title
Sloan, Horace to Junius R. Sloan,
Dates
1860-1868
Box 4
Folder 182
Title
Sloan,
Dates
Junius R. to Vesper Dornack, Mar. 1870
Box 4
Folder 183
Title
Sloan,
Dates
Junius R. to Ellen Spencer Mussey, includes drawing of baby Percy (?) being weighed, Dec. 1867- June 1871
Box 4
Folder 184
Title
Sloan,
Dates
Junius R. to "Friend Will", 1853 or 1854
Box 4
Folder 185
Title
Sloan,
Dates
Junius R. to Horace Sloan, Feb. 1871
Box 4
Folder 186
Title
Sloan,
Dates
Junius R. to Percy Sloan, 1879
Box 4
Folder 187
Title
Sloan,
Dates
Junius R. to Percy Sloan, Apr.-May 1889
Box 4
Folder 188
Title
Sloan,
Dates
Junius R. to Percy Sloan, June 1889
Box 4
Folder 189
Title
Sloan,
Dates
Junius R. to Percy Sloan, includes a brief note from Sarah Spencer Sloan, July 1889
Box 4
Folder 190
Title
Sloan,
Dates
Junius R. to Percy Sloan, Aug. 1889
Box 4
Folder 191
Title
Sloan,
Dates
Junius R. to Percy Sloan, Dec. 1899-Apr. 1900
Box 4
Folder 192
Title
Sloan,
Dates
Junius R. to Sarah Spencer Sloan, Feb. 1855-Feb. 1859
Box 4
Folder 193
Title
Sloan,
Dates
Junius R. to Sarah Spencer Sloan, Jan. 1860
Box 4
Folder 194
Title
Sloan,
Dates
Junius R. to Sarah Spencer Sloan, Jan.-Oct. 1862
Box 4
Folder 195
Title
Sloan,
Dates
Junius R. to Sarah Spencer Sloan, Dec. 1862
Box 4
Folder 196
Title
Sloan,
Dates
Junius R. to Sarah Spencer Sloan, includes several drawings, Jan. 1863-Apr. 1863
Box 4
Folder 197
Title
Sloan,
Dates
Junius R. to Sarah Spencer Sloan, Apr. 1867
Box 4
Folder 198
Title
Sloan,
Dates
Junius R. to Sarah Spencer Sloan, includes pencil drawing of pillow-case dance, Mar. 1871-Aug. 1879
Box 4
Folder 199
Title
Sloan,
Dates
Junius R. to Sarah Spencer Sloan, Nov. 1888-June 1889
Box 4
Folder 200
Title
Sloan,
Dates
Junius R. to Sarah Spencer Sloan, Sept. 1891-Aug. 1893
Box 4
Folder 201
Title
Sloan,
Dates
Junius R. to Spencer Sloan, June 1889
Box 4
Folder 202
Title
Sloan,
Dates
Junius R. to Lyman P. Spencer, includes pencil drawing, 1870
Box 4
Folder 203
Title
Sloan,
Dates
Junius R. to Platt Rogers Spencer, May 1854- May 1856
Box 4
Folder 204
Title
Sloan,
Dates
Junius R. to Platt Rogers Spencer, Jr., Jan. 1863
Box 4
Folder 205
Title
Sloan,
Dates
Junius R. to Robert C. Spencer, Mar.-Dec. 1836
Box 4
Folder 206
Title
Sloan,
Dates
Junius R. to Robert C. Spencer, 1848-Jan. 1849
Box 4
Folder 207
Title
Sloan,
Dates
Junius R. to Robert C. Spencer, includes an ink drawing of a farmer, Jan.-Sept. 1850
Box 4
Folder 208
Title
Sloan,
Dates
Junius R. to Robert C. Spencer, Mar.-Nov. 1851
Box 4
Folder 209
Title
Sloan,
Dates
Junius R. to Robert C. Spencer, includes an ink drawing of a candle, Jan.-Sept. 1852
Box 4
Folder 210
Title
Sloan,
Dates
Junius R. to Robert C. Spencer, July 1854-Oct. 1889
Box 4
Folder 211
Title
Sloan,
Dates
Junius R. to unknown recipient, undated
Box 4
Folder 212
Title
Sloan,
Dates
Junius R. to Wm. H. Hood, May 1870
Box 4
Folder 213
Title
Sloan, Louisa to Junius R. Sloan,
Dates
Nov. 1848
Box 4
Folder 214
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer to Aquarelle, Co.,
Dates
Jan. 1891
Box 4
Folder 215
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer to aunt,
Dates
Mar. 1857
Box 4
Folder 216
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer to brother,
Dates
Mar. 1800s
Box 4
Folder 217
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer to Edw. Cook,
Dates
Sept. 1875
Box 4
Folder 218
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer to Rev. T. B. Forbush,
Dates
Aug. 1877
Box 4
Folder 219
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer to friend,
Dates
Mar. 1877
Box 4
Folder 220
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer to Geneva Times,
Dates
Dec. 1894
Box 4
Folder 221
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer to Mr. Gleason,
Dates
Sept. 1877
Box 4
Folder 222
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer to Misses Grant,
Dates
Sept. 1877
Box 4
Folder 223
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer to Miss Haskins,
Dates
187?
Box 4
Folder 224
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer to Mrs. Hord,
Dates
Apr. 1877
Box 4
Folder 225
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer to Mrs. Isham, includes a descriptive note, written later, possibly by Percy Sloan,
Dates
1877-1878
Box 4
Folder 226
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer to Miss Jansen,
Dates
July 1878
Box 4
Folder 227
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer to Mrs. Johans,
Dates
Dec. 1877
Box 4
Folder 228
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer to Mrs. E. Kirkland,
Dates
Mar. 1870s
Box 4
Folder 229
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer to Mabel Marston,
Dates
Oct. 1884
Box 4
Folder 230
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer to Ellen Spencer Mussey,
Dates
Nov. 1860- Mar. 1895
Box 4
Folder 231
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer to Lyman P. Spencer,
Dates
Dec. 1894
Box 4
Folder 232
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer to Platt Rogers Spencer,
Dates
Sept. 1838
Box 4
Folder 233
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer to Robert C. Spencer,
Dates
undated
Box 4
Folder 234
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer to Robert C. Spencer,
Dates
Jan. 1851-Sept. 1852
Box 4
Folder 235
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer to Robert C. Spencer,
Dates
Jan. 1857-May 1857
Box 4
Folder 236
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer to Robert C. Spencer, re: a monument to be designed by the sculptor, Leonard Volk, in honor of Platt R. Spencer,
Dates
Jan. 1877-Mar. 1878
Box 4
Folder 237
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer to Robert C. Spencer,
Dates
June 1890
Box 4
Folder 238
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer to Warren Spencer,
Dates
1881
Box 4
Folder 239
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer to various recipients,
Dates
undated
Box 4
Folder 240
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer to various recipients,
Dates
undated-1872
Box 4
Folder 241
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer to T. B. and B. M. Worthington,
Dates
Feb. 1871
Box 4
Folder 242
Title
Sloan, Seymour to Junius R. Sloan,
Dates
Feb. 1848-Aug. 1855
Box 4
Folder 243
Title
Sloan, Seymour to Junius R. Sloan,
Dates
1856-1874
Box 4
Folder 244
Title
Smith, A. W. to Musmann,
Dates
1868
Box 4
Folder 245
Title
Smith, Fred to Junius R. Sloan,
Dates
Dec. 1891
Box 4
Folder 246
Title
Snow, Freeman to Platt Rogers Spencer,
Dates
Mar. 1863
Box 4
Folder 247
Title
Soper Family to Junius R. Sloan,
Dates
1880s-1893
Box 5
Folder 248
Title
Spencer, Alden G. to Caleb Spencer,
Dates
Sept. 1853
Box 5
Folder 249
Title
Spencer, Alden G. to Platt Rogers Spencer,
Dates
May 1842-Oct. 1843
Box 5
Folder 250
Title
Spencer, Alden G. to Platt Rogers Spencer,
Dates
Mar. 1844-Dec.1848
Box 5
Folder 251
Title
Spencer, Alden G. to Platt Rogers Spencer,
Dates
Aug. 1850-Dec. 1859
Box 5
Folder 252
Title
Spencer, Alden G. to Platt Rogers Spencer,
Dates
Nov. 1861-Dec. 1862
Box 5
Folder 253
Title
Spencer, Alden G. to Platt Rogers Spencer,
Dates
Jan. 1863- April 1863
Box 5
Folder 254
Title
Spencer, Alden G. to Robert C. Spencer,
Dates
Apr. 1862
Box 5
Folder 255
Title
Spencer, Alden G. to J. H. Tibbits,
Dates
Oct. 1876-Dec. 1880
Box 5
Folder 256
Title
Spencer, Alden G. to J. H. Tibbits,
Dates
Jun. 1881-Jun. 1883
Box 5
Folder 257
Title
Spencer, Caleb to Platt Rogers Spencer,
Dates
Aug. 1842-Oct. 1858
Box 5
Folder 258
Title
Spencer (cousin) to Robert C. Spencer,
Dates
Mar. 1857
Box 5
Folder 259
Title
Spencer, D. M. (Daniel Mabey?) to "boys",
Dates
Apr. 1844
Box 5
Folder 260
Title
Spencer, Daniel M. to Phebe Coleman,
Dates
Dec. 1841
Box 5
Folder 261
Title
Spencer, Daniel M. to Platt Rogers Spencer,
Dates
Sept. 1842-Feb. 1848
Box 5
Folder 262
Title
Spencer, Daniel M. to Calvin Luce,
Dates
Mar. 1848
Box 5
Folder 263
Title
Spencer, Emma S. to Lyman P. Spencer (copy),
Dates
Oct. 1864
Box 5
Folder 264
Title
Spencer, Emma S. to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
1860s
Box 5
Folder 265
Title
Spencer, Fidelia (Mrs. Lyman P.) to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
May 1864-May 1865
Box 5
Folder 266
Title
Spencer, Garfield (Mr. & Mrs.) to unknown recipient, on the birth of their daughter, Sara A. Spencer,
Dates
Jan. 1887
Box 5
Folder 267
Title
Spencer, Harvey A. to Ellen Spencer Mussey,
Dates
Dec. 1856
Box 5
Folder 268
Title
Spencer, Harvey A. to nephew,
Dates
Dec. 1886-Oct. 1890
Box 5
Folder 269
Title
Spencer, Harvey A. to sister,
Dates
Nov. 1848-Sept. 1881
Box 5
Folder 270
Title
Spencer, Harvey A. to sister,
Dates
Nov. 1883-Aug. 1893
Box 5
Folder 271
Title
Spencer, Harvey A. to Junius R. Sloan,
Dates
Jan. 1878-Aug. 1895
Box 5
Folder 272
Title
Spencer, Harvey A. to Percy Sloan,
Dates
June-Aug. 1911
Box 5
Folder 273
Title
Spencer, Harvey A. to Percy Sloan,
Dates
Jan.-May 1912
Box 5
Folder 274
Title
Spencer, Harvey A. to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
May 1852-Feb. 1858
Box 5
Folder 275
Title
Spencer, Harvey A. to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
Sept. 1864-Dec. 1867
Box 5
Folder 276
Title
Spencer, Harvey A. to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
Feb. 1872-Nov. 1880
Box 5
Folder 277
Title
Spencer, Harvey A. to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
Feb. 1881-Nov. 1883
Box 5
Folder 278
Title
Spencer, Harvey A. to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
Feb.-Nov.1884
Box 5
Folder 279
Title
Spencer, Harvey A. to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
Mar. 1887-Dec. 1890
Box 5
Folder 280
Title
Spencer, Harvey A. to Robt. C. Spencer,
Dates
Apr. 1857-Oct. 1889
Box 5
Folder 281
Title
Spencer, Harvey A. to unknown recipient,
Dates
1891
Box 6
Folder 282
Title
Spencer, Helen (Mrs. Harvey A.) to Sara,
Dates
1889
Box 6
Folder 283
Title
Spencer, Henry B. to Junius Sloan, with explanatory note, written in pencil, by Percy Sloan,
Dates
Feb. 1896
Box 6
Folder 284
Title
Spencer, Henry C to Comers Commercial College,
Dates
Aug. 1893
Box 6
Folder 285
Title
Spencer, Henry C. to brother,
Dates
Oct. 1853-Aug. 1875
Box 6
Folder 286
Title
Spencer, Henry C. to brother and sister,
Dates
Dec. 1869-Jan. 1890
Box 6
Folder 287
Title
Spencer, Henry C. to sister,
Dates
Jan. 1840s-Oct. 1887
Box 6
Folder 288
Title
Spencer, Henry C. to Junius Sloan, includes condolence note written on the death of Junius' son, Spencer,
Dates
Sept. 1859-Mar. 1891
Box 6
Folder 289
Title
Spencer, Henry C. to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
Apr. 1852- Sept. 1854
Box 6
Folder 290
Title
Spencer, Henry C. to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
Mar.-Dec. 1855
Box 6
Folder 291
Title
Spencer, Henry C. to Sarah Spencer Sloan, includes swan flourish and drawing of a shirt.,
Dates
1856-June 1858
Box 6
Folder 292
Title
Spencer, Henry C. to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
1860s-Jan. 1875
Box 6
Folder 293
Title
Spencer, Henry C. to Sarah Spencer Sloan, includes separate,
Dates
calligraphic flourish, Feb. 1877-Jan. 1879
Box 6
Folder 294
Title
Spencer, Henry C. to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
Aug. 1882-July 1885
Box 6
Folder 295
Title
Spencer, Henry C. to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
Apr. 1886-Apr. 1891
Box 6
Folder 296
Title
Spencer, Henry C. to Persis Duty Spencer and Sarah Spencer,
Dates
Nov. 1833
Box 6
Folder 297
Title
Spencer, Henry C. to Platt Rogers Spencer,
Dates
Dec. 1857-Jan. 1864
Box 6
Folder 298
Title
Spencer, Henry C. to Platt Rogers Spencer, Jr., includes calligraphic flourish,
Dates
Sept. 1854
Box 6
Folder 299
Title
Spencer, Henry C. to Robt. C. Spencer,
Dates
Jan. 1851-Dec. 1852
Box 6
Folder 300
Title
Spencer, Henry C. to Robt. C. Spencer,
Dates
Mar. 1857-July 1878
Box 6
Folder 301
Title
Spencer, Henry C. to unknown recipient,
Dates
1884-1890
Box 6
Folder 302
Title
Spencer, Leonard to Percy Sloan, includes reference to a letter sent by James A. Garfield,
Dates
Aug. 1880
Box 6
Folder 303
Title
Spencer, Leonard and Margaret Allen Spencer to friends,
Dates
June 1885
Box 6
Folder 304
Title
Spencer, Lyman P.-letter to family of, from G. G. Hoole,
Dates
Sept. 1915
Box 6
Folder 305
Title
Spencer, Lyman P. to American Book Co.,
Dates
Feb. 1893
Box 6
Folder 306
Title
Spencer, Lyman P. to brother,
Dates
Sept. 1829-Sept. 1912
Box 6
Folder 307
Title
Spencer, Lyman P. to brothers and sisters,
Dates
July 1911
Box 6
Folder 308
Title
Spencer, Lyman P. to F. B. Davis,
Dates
Dec. 1880
Box 6
Folder 309
Title
Spencer, Lyman P. to Junius Sloan, includes condolences on losses sustained in the Great Chicago Fire,
Dates
July 1868- Dec. 1871
Box 6
Folder 310
Title
Spencer, Lyman P. to Junius Sloan,
Dates
Nov. 1873-Sept. 1879
Box 6
Folder 311
Title
Spencer, Lyman P. to Junius Sloan,
Dates
Jan.-Mar. 1892
Box 6
Folder 312
Title
Spencer, Lyman P. to Percy Sloan,
Dates
Apr. 1891-Jun. 1895
Box 6
Folder 313
Title
Spencer, Lyman P. to Percy Sloan,
Dates
Aug. 1911-Mar. 1914
Box 6
Folder 314
Title
Spencer, Lyman P. to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
Nov. 1848-Feb. 1849
Box 6
Folder 315
Title
Spencer, Lyman P. to Sarah Spencer Sloan, includes several pen & ink drawings,
Dates
Apr. 1852-Nov. 1858
Box 6
Folder 316
Title
Spencer, Lyman P. to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
May 1860-Nov. 1861
Box 6
Folder 317
Title
Spencer, Lyman P. to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
Jan. 1864-Sept. 1867
Box 6
Folder 318
Title
Spencer, Lyman P. to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
187?-Dec. 1871
Box 6
Folder 319
Title
Spencer, Lyman P. to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
Sept. 1874-July 1879
Box 6
Folder 320
Title
Spencer, Lyman P. to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
1880s-Sept. 1885
Box 6
Folder 321
Title
Spencer, Lyman P. to Sarah Spencer Sloan, includes samples of Spencer coats-of-arms as well as condolences sent on the death of Sarah's son, Spencer,
Dates
Jun.1886- May 1892
Box 6
Folder 322
Title
Spencer, Lyman P. to Sarah Spencer Sloan, includes souvenir postal card from the World's Columbian Exposition,
Dates
Mar. 1893-Dec. 1912
Box 6
Folder 323
Title
Spencer, Lyman P. to Spencer Sloan,
Dates
Mar. 1891
Box 6
Folder 324
Title
Spencer, Lyman P. to Emma Spencer, includes Lyman's pen & ink drawings of Civil War soldiers & tents,
Dates
July 1862-July 1865
Box 6
Folder 325
Title
Spencer, Lyman P. to Fidelia Spencer,
Dates
Dec. 1870
Box 6
Folder 326
Title
Spencer, Lyman P. to Harvey Spencer,
Dates
Mar. 1856
Box 6
Folder 327
Title
Spencer, Lyman P. to nephew,
Dates
Apr. 1914
Box 6
Folder 328
Title
Spencer, Lyman P. to Platt Rogers Spencer,
Dates
Sept. 1863-May 1864
Box 6
Folder 329
Title
Spencer, Lyman P. to Platt Rogers Spencer, Jr.,
Dates
1913
Box 6
Folder 330
Title
Spencer, Lyman P. to Robt. Spencer,
Dates
Oct. 1893
Box 6
Folder 331
Title
Spencer, Lyman P. to Robt. Spencer,
Dates
Jan. 1912-Jun. 1913
Box 6
Folder 332
Title
Spencer, Lyman P. to sister,
Dates
Feb. 1849-Apr. 1854
Box 6
Folder 333
Title
Spencer, Lyman P.-family correspondence typewritten by Lyman P. Spencer,
Dates
1839-1863
Box 7
Folder 334
Title
Spencer, Persis Duty to Platt Rogers Spencer, Jr.,
Dates
Sept. 1853
Box 7
Folder 335
Title
Spencer, Persis Duty to Robt. Spencer,
Dates
Nov. 1856-June 1857
Box 7
Folder 336
Title
Spencer, Persis Duty to Sarah Spencer Sloan, includes a post script written by Platt Rogers Spencer,
Dates
May 1847- Apr. 1858
Box 7
Folder 337
Title
Spencer, Persis Duty to sisters,
Dates
Feb. 1836-Feb. 1857
Box 7
Folder 338
Title
Spencer, Phebe J. to sister,
Dates
Apr. 1856
Box 7
Folder 339
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to H.D. Bartholomew,
Dates
Sept. 1858
Box 7
Folder 340
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to Ozias Bowen, transcribed by Lyman P. Spencer,
Dates
Dec. 1827
Box 7
Folder 341
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to brother,
Dates
1859
Box 7
Folder 342
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to A. H. Burley,
Dates
1857
Box 7
Folder 343
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to B. Caitlin,
Dates
Jan. 1856-Jan. 1857
Box 7
Folder 344
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to children,
Dates
Nov. 1846-Oct. 1853
Box 7
Folder 345
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to children,
Dates
Oct.-Nov. 1854
Box 7
Folder 346
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to children,
Dates
Nov. 1858-Sept. 1859
Box 7
Folder 347
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to children,
Dates
May-June 1860
Box 7
Folder 348
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to children,
Dates
Feb. 1861- Sept. 1862
Box 7
Folder 349
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to Wm. Cooper,
Dates
undated to Nov. 1852
Box 7
Folder 350
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to Wm. Cooper,
Dates
Feb. 1853-Mar. 1854
Box 7
Folder 351
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to Wm. Cooper,
Dates
Mar. 1856-July 1859
Box 7
Folder 352
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to Cowles & Aiken,
Dates
1838
Box 7
Folder 353
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to Wm. Dearlove,
Dates
Apr. 1840
Box 7
Folder 354
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to J. Addison Giddings,
Dates
July 1848
Box 7
Folder 355
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to J. R. Giddings,
Dates
Mar.-May 1840
Box 7
Folder 356
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to J. R. Giddings,
Dates
Jan.-Dec. 1841
Box 7
Folder 357
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to Ellen Whitton King,
Dates
May 1860
Box 7
Folder 358
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to James W. Lusk,
Dates
undated - Dec. 1854
Box 7
Folder 359
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to "Messrs. Writers",
Dates
Mar. 1851
Box 7
Folder 360
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to Parkman,
Dates
Apr. 1837
Box 7
Folder 361
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to A. S. Pratt,
Dates
Nov. 1853-May 1855
Box 7
Folder 362
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to Victor M. Rice,
Dates
Jan.-Dec. 1841
Box 7
Folder 363
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to Victor M. Rice,
Dates
Jan. 1842-Sept. 1843
Box 7
Folder 364
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to Victor M. Rice,
Dates
Apr. 1844-Aug. 1846
Box 7
Folder 365
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to Victor M. Rice,
Dates
Feb.-July. 1847
Box 7
Folder 366
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to Victor M. Rice,
Dates
Aug.-Dec. 1847
Box 7
Folder 367
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to Victor M. Rice,
Dates
Jan.-Mar. 1848
Box 7
Folder 368
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to Victor M. Rice,
Dates
Apr.-July 1848
Box 7
Folder 369
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to Victor M. Rice,
Dates
Aug. 1848
Box 7
Folder 370
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to Victor M. Rice,
Dates
Sept. 1848-Jan. 1853
Box 8
Folder 371
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to Junius Sloan,
Dates
Nov. 1850-Mar. 1864
Box 8
Folder 372
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
May-Dec. 1847
Box 8
Folder 373
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
Jan.-Nov. 1848
Box 8
Folder 374
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
Jan.-Mar. 1849
Box 8
Folder 375
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to Sarah Spencer Sloan, includes bird flourish and poem dedicated to Sarah,
Dates
ca. May 1850- Dec. 1851
Box 8
Folder 376
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
Jan.-June 1852
Box 8
Folder 377
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
Sept.-Nov. 1852
Box 8
Folder 378
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
Feb.-Oct. 1853
Box 8
Folder 379
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
Feb.-Apr. 1854
Box 8
Folder 380
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
June-Oct. 1854
Box 8
Folder 381
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
Nov.-Dec. 1854
Box 8
Folder 382
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
Jan. 1855-Apr. 1856
Box 8
Folder 383
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
May-Nov. 1856
Box 8
Folder 384
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
Feb.-Dec. 1857
Box 8
Folder 385
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
Jan.-Feb. 1858
Box 8
Folder 386
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
Mar.-July 1858
Box 8
Folder 387
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
Aug.-Dec. 1858
Box 8
Folder 388
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
Jan.-May 1859
Box 8
Folder 389
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
July-Aug. 1859
Box 8
Folder 390
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
May-Sept. 1860
Box 8
Folder 391
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
Oct.-Dec. 1860
Box 8
Folder 392
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
Jan.-Mar. 1861
Box 8
Folder 393
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
Mar.-Dec. 1861
Box 8
Folder 394
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
June-Aug. 1862
Box 8
Folder 395
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
Aug.-Sept. 1862
Box 8
Folder 396
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to Sarah Spencer Sloan, includes penmanship lessons,
Dates
undated.
Box 8
Folder 397
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
Aug.-Dec. 1863
Box 8
Folder 398
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
Jan.-Mar. 1864
Box 8
Folder 399
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to sons,
Dates
Feb. 1857-Nov. 1862
Box 8
Folder 400
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to Alden G. Spencer,
Dates
June 1843-June 1846
Box 8
Folder 401
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to Alden G. Spencer,
Dates
May 1847-May 1854
Box 8
Folder 402
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to Alden G. Spencer,
Dates
Oct. 1856-Nov. 1861
Box 8
Folder 403
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to Alden G. Spencer,
Dates
Feb.-Dec. 1862
Box 8
Folder 404
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to Alden G. Spencer,
Dates
Feb.-Apr. 1863
Box 8
Folder 405
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to Barzillai Spencer,
Dates
June 1847-July 1851
Box 8
Folder 406
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to Caleb Spencer,
Dates
Dec. 1856-Apr. 1858
Box 8
Folder 407
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to Caleb Spencer,
Dates
Mar.-July 1861
Box 8
Folder 408
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to Emma Spencer,
Dates
Nov. 1863
Box 9
Folder 409
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to Lyman P. Spencer,
Dates
undated
Box 9
Folder 410
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to Lyman P. Spencer, includes pencil-written note from Lusk on the reverse of one letter, dated 1837,
Dates
1837-Feb. 1856
Box 9
Folder 411
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to Lyman P. Spencer,
Dates
Feb. 1856
Box 9
Folder 412
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to Lyman P. Spencer,
Dates
Mar. 1856-Nov. 1857
Box 9
Folder 413
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to Lyman P. Spencer,
Dates
Oct. 1858-Dec. 1859
Box 9
Folder 414
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to Lyman P. Spencer,
Dates
July 1860-Nov. 1861
Box 9
Folder 415
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to Lyman P. Spencer,
Dates
June-July 1862
Box 9
Folder 416
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to Lyman P. Spencer,
Dates
Jan.-Nov. 1863
Box 9
Folder 417
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to Lyman P. Spencer,
Dates
Dec. 1863-Jan. 1864
Box 9
Folder 418
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to Persis Duty Spencer,
Dates
Dec. 1849-Feb. 1855
Box 9
Folder 419
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to Persis Duty Spencer,
Dates
1856
Box 9
Folder 420
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to Persis Duty Spencer,
Dates
Apr. 1857-Sept. 1861
Box 9
Folder 420a
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to Platt Rogers Spencer, Jr.,
Dates
undated
Box 9
Folder 421
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to Robt. C. Spencer,
Dates
18??-Apr. 1856
Box 9
Folder 422
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to Robt. C. Spencer,
Dates
Mar. 1852-Jan. 1857
Box 9
Folder 423
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to Robt. C. Spencer,
Dates
Feb.-Mar. 1857
Box 9
Folder 424
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to Robt. C. Spencer,
Dates
Apr. 1857-Dec. 1863
Box 9
Folder 425
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to students,
Dates
Dec. 1855
Box 9
Folder 426
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to Warren (Spencer ?),
Dates
Aug. 1850
Box 9
Folder 427
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to unknown recipients,
Dates
undated. to 1862
Box 9
Folder 428
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers to Geo. Webster,
Dates
May 1861
Box 9
Folder 429
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers, Jr. to brother and sister,
Dates
Dec. 1851- Mar. 1890
Box 9
Folder 430
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers, Jr. to F. B. Davis,
Dates
1879
Box 9
Folder 431
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers, Jr. to H. A. Mumaw,
Dates
May 1881
Box 9
Folder 432
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers, Jr. to C. L Ricketts,
Dates
May 1880
Box 9
Folder 433
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers, Jr. to Junius Sloan,
Dates
Sept. 1862-Dec. 1889
Box 9
Folder 434
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers, Jr. to Junius Sloan,
Dates
Feb. 1891-Feb. 1896
Box 9
Folder 435
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers, Jr. to Percy Sloan,
Dates
June 1893
Box 9
Folder 436
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers, Jr. to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
Jan.-Feb. 1848
Box 9
Folder 437
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers, Jr. to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
Jan.1849-Sept. 1862
Box 9
Folder 438
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers, Jr. to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
Nov.1863-Mar. 1868
Box 9
Folder 439
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers, Jr. to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
Sept.1874-Oct. 1879
Box 9
Folder 440
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers, Jr. to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
June 1880-Dec. 1883
Box 9
Folder 441
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers, Jr. to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
Jan.- Feb. 1884
Box 9
Folder 442
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers, Jr. to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
Apr. 1885-Mar. 1888
Box 9
Folder 443
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers, Jr. to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
Sept. 1889-Oct. 1893
Box 9
Folder 444
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers, Jr. to Henry Spencer,
Dates
Sept. 1853
Box 9
Folder 445
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers, Jr. to Lyman P. Spencer,
Dates
Jan. 1856
Box 9
Folder 446
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers, Jr. to Mary Spencer,
Dates
Nov. 1879
Box 9
Folder 447
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers, Jr. to Persis Duty Spencer,
Dates
1855
Box 9
Folder 448
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers, Jr. to Platt Rogers Spencer,
Dates
Mar. 1854-Dec. 1861
Box 9
Folder 449
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers, Jr. to Robt. C. Spencer,
Dates
Feb. 1851- Apr. 1857
Box 9
Folder 450
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers, Jr. to Robt. C. Spencer,
Dates
Aug. 1863- Mar. 1913
Box 9
Folder 451
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers, Jr. to unknown recipient,
Dates
undated
Box 10
Folder 452
Title
Spencer, Robt. C.-Letters to,
Dates
Feb. -Mar. 1857
Box 10
Folder 453
Title
Spencer, Robt. C.-Letters to,
Dates
Apr. 1857
Box 10
Folder 454
Title
Spencer, Robt. C.-Letters to,
Dates
May 1857
Box 10
Folder 455
Title
Spencer, Robt. C.-Letters to,
Dates
June 1857
Box 10
Folder 456
Title
Spencer, Robt. C. to Arthur B. Clark,
Dates
Sept. 1875
Box 10
Folder 457
Title
Spencer, Robt. C. to "Dear Sir",
Dates
undated
Box 10
Folder 458
Title
Spencer, Robt. C. to Ellen Whitton King (Mrs. Robt. Spencer),
Dates
Dec. 1859-May 1864
Box 10
Folder 459
Title
Spencer, Robt. C. to H. B. Little,
Dates
May 1888
Box 10
Folder 460
Title
Spencer, Robt. C. to Junius Sloan,
Dates
Feb. 1850-Sept. 1852
Box 10
Folder 461
Title
Spencer, Robt. C. to Junius Sloan,
Dates
Jan. 1853-Oct. 1854
Box 10
Folder 462
Title
Spencer, Robt. C. to Junius Sloan,
Dates
July 1856-Jan. 1877
Box 10
Folder 463
Title
Spencer, Robt. C. to Junius Sloan,
Dates
Mar. 1883-Oct. 1894
Box 10
Folder 464
Title
Spencer, Robt. C. to Percy Sloan,
Dates
Aug.-Sept. 1912
Box 10
Folder 465
Title
Spencer, Robt. C. to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
July 1871- Nov. 1874
Box 10
Folder 466
Title
Spencer, Robt. C. to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
July 1882- July 1887
Box 10
Folder 467
Title
Spencer, Robt. C. to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
Mar. 1892- Dec. 1912
Box 10
Folder 468
Title
Spencer, Robt. C. to Persis Duty Spencer,
Dates
May 1860- Mar. 1861
Box 10
Folder 469
Title
Spencer, Robt. C. to Platt Rogers Spencer,
Dates
Sept. 1854
Box 10
Folder 470
Title
Spencer, Robt. C. to H. D. Stratton,
Dates
Jan. 1857
Box 10
Folder 471
Title
Spencer, Ruth to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
1890s
Box 10
Folder 472
Title
Spencer, Sara (Mrs. Henry Spencer) to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
Aug. 1865-June 1893
Box 10
Folder 473
Title
Spencer, Sarah Beach (Mrs. Robt. Spencer) to mother,
Dates
Sept. 1854
Box 10
Folder 474
Title
Spencer, Warren to Bryant, Spencer, Lusk & Stratton,
Dates
Aug. 1854
Box 10
Folder 475
Title
Spencer, Warren to Robt. C. Spencer,
Dates
Nov. 1836-Jun. 1837
Box 10
Folder 476
Title
Spencer, Vinnie to Percy Sloan,
Dates
Oct. 1894
Box 10
Folder 477
Title
Standiford Bros. To D. L. Musselman,
Dates
Oct. 1882
Box 10
Folder 478
Title
Starr, Merritt to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
Sept. 1893
Box 10
Folder 479
Title
Steere, W. H. to Platt Rogers Spencer,
Dates
Feb. 1864
Box 10
Folder 480
Title
Stratton, H. D. to Platt Rogers Spencer,
Dates
Nov. 1863
Box 10
Folder 481
Title
Stratton, H. D. to Robt. C. Spencer,
Dates
Mar.-Apr. 1857
Box 10
Folder 482
Title
Stratton, H. D. to Robt. C. Spencer,
Dates
Jan.-Feb. 1857
Box 10
Folder 483
Title
Stratton, H. D. to Robt. C. Spencer,
Dates
May 1857
Box 10
Folder 484
Title
Strickland, H. W. to Fred S. Heath,
Dates
Oct. 1912
Box 10
Folder 485
Title
Talbott, A. W. to Platt Rogers Spencer,
Dates
May 1862
Box 10
Folder 486
Title
Tamblyn, F. W. to Louis Madarasz,
Dates
Mar. 1892
Box 10
Folder 487
Title
Tamblyn, F. W. to Platt Rogers Spencer, Jr.,
Dates
Jan 1913
Box 10
Folder 488
Title
Taylor, R. J. to Junius R. Sloan,
Dates
Feb. 1889
Box 10
Folder 489
Title
Thompson, Jerome to Junius Sloan,
Dates
May 1865
Box 10
Folder 490
Title
Trall, R. T. to Platt Rogers Spencer,
Dates
Aug.-Oct. 1861
Box 10
Folder 491
Title
Trumbull, Lyman to Junius Sloan,
Dates
Feb. 1889-Jan. 1891
Box 10
Folder 492
Title
Turner, H. W. to Spencer Family,
Dates
July 1861
Box 10
Folder 493
Title
Turner, M. P. to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
Mar. 1886
Box 10
Folder 494
Title
Van Everin, Geo. to Fielding Schofield,
Dates
Oct. 1866-June 1868
Box 10
Folder 495
Title
Walker, H. C. to Spencer Bros.,
Dates
Apr. 1866
Box 10
Folder 496
Title
Wall, E. C. to Robt. C. Spencer,
Dates
Mar. 1891
Box 10
Folder 497
Title
Walpole, Fred A. to Junius Sloan,
Dates
Sept. 1882-July 1893
Box 10
Folder 498
Title
Webster, Lilly R. to Junius Sloan,
Dates
Jan. 1886
Box 10
Folder 499
Title
Whitehouse, W. A. to Davis,
Dates
1914
Box 10
Folder 500
Title
Whittlesey, E. to Platt Rogers Spencer,
Dates
June 1841
Box 10
Folder 501
Title
Whittlesey, E. to various recipients,
Dates
Aug. 1841-Dec. 1857
Box 10
Folder 502
Title
Wiesehahn to Fielding Schofield,
Dates
Mar. 1873-Mar. 1877
Box 10
Folder 503
Title
Wilbour, Chas. E. to Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
Oct. ca. 1850
Box 10
Folder 504
Title
Williams, D. B. to Louis Madarasz,
Dates
Mar. 1891
Box 10
Folder 505
Title
Winchester, Oliver to Junius Sloan,
Dates
May-June 1853
Box 10
Folder 506
Title
Winchester, Oliver to Junius Sloan,
Dates
Jan. 1854
Box 10
Folder 507
Title
Winchester, Oliver to Junius Sloan,
Dates
Feb.-May 1859
Box 10
Folder 508
Title
Wisell, D. D. to Platt Rogers Spencer,
Dates
Oct. 1856
Box 10
Folder 509
Title
Woodruff, Manlon J. to Platt Rogers Spencer,
Dates
Sept. 1856-July 1861
Box 10
Folder 510
Title
Worcester, Edw. To Junius Sloan,
Dates
Aug. 1892
Box 10
Folder 511
Title
Worthington, B. M. to Platt Rogers Spencer,
Dates
June 1863
Box 10
Folder 512
Title
Worthington, B. M. to various recipients,
Dates
July 1871-Sept. 1879
Box 10
Folder 513
Title
Wright, E., Jr. to "Dear Sir",
Dates
Feb. 1839
Box 10
Folder 514
Title
Young, Fred to Louis Madarasz,
Dates
Sept. 1886
Series 2: Poetry and Other Writings,
1831-1927
Scope and Contents note

Includes poetry, essays, treatises written by the Spencer family and acquaintances. Some were published, primarily in newspapers, although many were not. Topics include Platt Rogers Spencer’s views on temperance, slavery, a history of Geneva, Ohio, and a statement as county treasurer of Ashtabula County. Examples of poetry include works of Platt Rogers Spencer, Sarah Spencer Sloan, Ruth Spencer (Lyman Potter Spencer’s daughter), Sarah Beach Spencer (Mrs. Robert Spencer), and Warren P. Spencer (Platt’s nephew). Other family members, such as Ellen Mussey Spencer, wrote essays on a variety of other matters. Arranged alphabetically by name of author, although box 11B contains bound copies of poetry by Platt Rogers Spencer only.

Arrangement note

Arranged alphabetically by name of author, although box 11B contains bound copies of poetry by Platt Rogers Spencer only.

Box 11A
Folder 515
Title
Harrington, N. T. (husband of Anna Spencer Harrington), essay from the Simplex News,
Dates
April 1927
Box 11a
Folder 516
Title
Pinkham,
Dates
Mary Beede, handwritten verses dedicated to Persis and Platt Rogers Spencer, undated.
Box 11a
Folder 517
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer, Poetry,
Dates
1871-1872
Box 11a
Folder 518
Title
Spencer, H. Alden, editorials from various newspapers,
Dates
1884-1885
Box 11a
Folder 519
Title
Spencer, H. Alden. Editorial from Industrial World, (See Oversize Box 2),
Dates
Sept. 20, 1892
Box 11a
Folder 520
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers. Handwritten for the Union Emporium,
Dates
1849
Box 11a
Folder 521
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers. Essay written on the Lake Shore in Geneva,
Dates
July 4, 1843
Box 11a
Folder 522
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers (presumably). Notes on alcohol
Box 11a
Folder 523
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers. Notes on the Ashtabula County Anti-Slavery Society,
Dates
1837-1840
Box 11a
Folder 524
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers. Poetry and essays published in various newspapers. (See Oversize Box 2)
Box 11a
Folder 525
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers. Poetry, including "Ode to Temperance", clippings from various newspapers
Box 11a
Folder 526
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers. Poetry, handwritten
Box 11a
Folder 527
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers. Poetry, written on death of Henry Allen, who drowned,
Dates
1829
Box 11a
Folder 528
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers. Poetry, handwritten
Box 11a
Folder 529
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers. Poetry, handwritten and illustrated
Box 11a
Folder 530
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers. Poetry, handwritten and occasionally illustrated
Box 11a
Folder 531
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers. Poetry, handwritten and occasionally illustrated with flourishes
Box 11a
Folder 532
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers. Poetry, handwritten and occasionally illustrated with flourishes
Box 11a
Folder 533
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers. Poetry. Duplicate sheets that were typed by Edith Spencer in 1912 and included in a bound volume (191 loose pages)
Box 11a
Folder 534
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers. Poetry in praise of penmanship
Box 11a
Folder 535
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers. Statement as county treasurer
Box 11a
Folder 536
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers. Treatise on slavery
Box 11a
Folder 537
Title
Spencer, Robt. C. Editorial in praise of P.R. Spencer, Geneva Times,
Dates
April 12, 1881
Box 11a
Folder 538
Title
Spencer, Robt. C. Newspaper articles in praise of good penmanship
Box 11a
Folder 539
Title
Spencer, Robt. C. Treatise on education,
Dates
1874
Box 11a
Folder 540
Title
Spencer, Ruth. Poetry,
Dates
Sept. 14, 1899
Box 11a
Folder 541
Title
Spencer, Sara Andrews (Mrs. Henry C. Spencer), "Help vs. Helplessness", address of the 4th annual commencement of the Washington Business College,
Dates
June 18, 1872
Box 11a
Folder 542
Title
Spencer, Sarah Beach (Mrs. Robert C. Spencer). Poetry
Box 11a
Folder 543
Title
Spencer, Warren P. Poetry
Box 11b
Title
Contains bound copies of poetry by Platt Rogers Spencer
Series 3: Spencer Family Histories and Genealogy,
1750-1938
Scope and Contents note

Includes family trees, genealogical data, newspaper articles about the family, biographical sketches by various authors, wedding announcements, obituaries, tributes & testimonials including one by President James A. Garfield. Henry C. Spencer’s Last Will & Testament is here as is the grave marker inscription from the final resting place of Persis Duty Spencer.

Arrangement note

Arranged alphabetically by name of subject.

Box 12
Folder 544
Title
Mussey, Ellen Spencer, newspaper articles by and about (See Oversize Box 2). Articles from the Geneva Times,
Dates
Mar. 27, 1895
Box 12
Folder 545
Title
Mussey, Ellen Spencer, newspaper clipping, no date
Box 12
Folder 546
Title
Spencer, Caleb. Record of the family of Caleb Spencer, father of P. R. Spencer (See Oversize Box 1),
Dates
n.d.
Box 12
Folder 546a
Title
Spencer family tree. (See Oversize Box 8)
Box 12
Folder 547
Title
Spencer family genealogy, notes, presumably scribbled by Percy Sloan
Box 12
Folder 548
Title
Spencer family genealogy, mimeographed notes listing Spencers from the 17th century - 18th century
Box 12
Folder 549
Title
Spencer family. Notes on Spencer genealogy compiled by Sarah Spencer Sloan,
Dates
1908
Box 12
Folder 550
Title
Spencer family genealogy compiled by Sarah Spencer Sloan
Box 12
Folder 551
Title
Spencer family genealogy. Newspaper clippings
Box 12
Folder 552
Title
Spencer family genealogy. Correspondence, presumably between Percy Sloan and his cousin, Anna Ellen Spencer, daughter of Robert C. Spencer,
Dates
Sept. 26, 1938
Box 12
Folder 553
Title
Spencer family genealogy tracing the family's beginnings in 17th century England to 19th century America. Written by Robert C. Spencer (presumably),
Dates
Aug. 1, 1889
Box 12
Folder 554
Title
Spencer family narrative entitled " Geneva in the World of Art", Geneva Times,
Dates
Apr. 5, 1881. In addition to the biographical sketches about Platt Rogers Spencer & his sons, there is also a profile of Platt's son-in-law, Junius Sloan. (See Oversize Box 2)
Box 12
Folder 555
Title
Spencer, H. Alden. Newspaper article (source unknown)
Box 12
Folder 556
Title
Spencer, Harvey. Newspaper articles about ( New Orleans Republican,
Dates
Nov. 21, 1873;
Box 12
Folder 557
Title
Spencer, Harvey A. Newspaper articles about ( Geneva Times,
Dates
1889)
Box 12
Folder 558
Title
Spencer, Helen (Mrs. Harvey C.). Biographical information
Box 12
Folder 559
Title
Spencer, Henry C. Biographical sketch from The Temperance Anvil,
Dates
Nov. 30, 1878
Box 12
Folder 560
Title
Spencer, Henry C. Newspaper clippings, by and about. (See Oversize Box 2)
Box 12
Folder 561
Title
Spencer, Henry C. Last Will & Testament,
Dates
Aug. 29, 1891
Box 12
Folder 562
Title
Spencer, Henry C. Legal documents regarding his estate
Box 12
Folder 563
Title
Spencer, Henry C. Obituary,
Dates
Aug. 30, 1891
Box 12
Folder 564
Title
Spencer, Henry C. Obituaries,
Dates
Sept. 1891
Box 12
Folder 565
Title
Spencer, Henry C. Newspaper clippings about
Box 12
Folder 566
Title
Spencer, Henry C. and Harvey A. Biographical data, written (presumably) by Percy H. Sloan
Box 12
Folder 567
Title
Spencer, Henry C. and Harvey A. Newspaper articles about
Box 12
Folder 568
Title
Spencer, Henry C. and Harvey A. Newspaper article about, The National View (See Oversize Box 2),
Dates
May 14, 1881
Box 12
Folder 569
Title
Spencer House. Narrative written by Robert C. Spencer,
Dates
Jan. 1887
Box 12
Folder 570
Title
Spencer, Louisa (Mrs. Harvey S. Spencer, sister-in-law of Platt Rogers Spencer). Obituary, Geneva Times,
Dates
Sept. 5, 1882
Box 12
Folder 571
Title
Spencer, Lyman P. Newspaper articles about,
Dates
1870-1896
Box 12
Folder 572
Title
Spencer, Lyman P. Newspaper article about, Geneva Times,
Dates
July 15, 1896
Box 12
Folder 573
Title
Spencer, Lyman. P. Wedding announcement for his daughter, Virginia Ream to Albert Theodore Bass,
Dates
Oct. 16, 1895
Box 12
Folder 574
Title
Spencer, Lyman P. Wedding announcement for his daughter, Ruth to Frederick Hayes Warren,
Dates
Apr. 16, 1904
Box 12
Folder 575
Title
Spencer,
Dates
Mary Duty (daughter of Platt Rogers Spencer, Jr.). Wedding announcement
Box 12
Folder 576
Title
Spencer, Persis Duty and Ebenezer Duty. Obituaries, (See Oversize Box 2),
Dates
Sept. 6, 1862
Box 12
Folder 577
Title
Spencer, Persis Duty. Grave marker inscription
Box 12
Folder 578
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers. Biographical sketch, written (presumably) by James Garford. (See Oversize Box 3)
Box 12
Folder 579
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers. Biographical sketch from The Pathfinder,
Dates
Dec. 4, 1926
Box 12
Folder 580
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers. Biographical notes compiled by his grandson, Percy H. Sloan
Box 12
Folder 581
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers. Biographical sketch from The New York Teacher,
Dates
Jan. 1861
Box 12
Folder 582
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers. Biographical sketches by various writers, including James A. Garfield, Lyman P. Spencer, and Victor M. Rice
Box 12
Folder 583
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers. Biographical sketch from The Ohio Educational Monthly,
Dates
Jan. 1861
Box 12
Folder 584
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers. Biographical sketch from The Indiana School Journal,
Dates
May 1863
Box 12
Folder 585
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers. Biographical sketch from The American Phrenological Journal (See Oversize Box 3),
Dates
Sept. 1864
Box 12
Folder 586
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers. Biographical sketch written by his son, Robert C. Spencer, along with tribute by James A. Garfield
Box 12
Folder 587
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers. Biographical sketch written by his daughter, Ellen Spencer Mussey for the National Association of Penmanship Teachers and Supervisors,
Dates
April 27-29, 1927
Box 12
Folder 588
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers. Biographical sketch written by his son, Lyman P. Spencer
Box 12
Folder 589
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers. Family tree, presumably done by P. R. Spencer. (See Oversize Box 1)
Box 12
Folder 590
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers. Handwritten biographical narrative
Box 12
Folder 591
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers. Newspaper article about, Geneva Times,
Dates
Nov. 5, 1884
Box 12
Folder 592
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers. Newspaper article about, New York Times (See Oversize Box 1),
Dates
Sept. 5, 1926
Box 12
Folder 593
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers. Newspaper clippings about
Box 12
Folder 594
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers. Obituary, Conneaut Reporter,
Dates
June 22, 1864
Box 12
Folder 595
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers. Obituaries, various newspapers
Box 12
Folder 596
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers. Obituary, Commercial College Monthly,
Dates
June 1864
Box 12
Folder 597
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers, Statement concerning his death written by A. S. Stockton,
Dates
May 20, 1864
Box 12
Folder 598
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers, tributes and testimonials from various newspaper accounts
Box 12
Folder 599
Title
Spencer, Robt. C. Biographical data
Box 12
Folder 600
Title
Spencer, Robt. C. Biographical data
Box 12
Folder 601
Title
Spencer, Robt. C. Family history
Box 12
Folder 602
Title
Spencer, Robt. C. Newspaper clippings about
Box 12
Folder 603
Title
Spencer, Robt. C. Newspaper clippings by and about. (See Oversize Box 2)
Box 12
Folder 604
Title
Spencer, Robt. C. Newspaper clippings by and about
Box 12
Folder 605
Title
Spencer, Sara Andrews (Mrs. Henry C.). Geneva Times newspaper clipping,
Dates
May 16, 1894
Box 12
Folder 606
Title
Spencer, Warren P. Newspaper clippings about
Box 12
Folder 607
Title
Spencer, Warren P. Biographical sketch
Box 12
Folder 608
Title
Spencer, Warren P. Obituary (source unknown) (See Oversize Box 2)
Box 12
Folder 609
Title
Spencer-Sloan genealogy. (See Oversize Box 3)
Series 4: Photographs,
1846-1938
Scope and Contents note

Includes images of family members, business associates, the Spencer family homestead, Spencer’s Log Seminary and the Spencer family coat-of-arms. Included too, are reproductions of Junius Sloan’s and Lyman P. Spencer’s art work. In various formats—engravings, glass plates, cased photographs, gelatin silver prints, negatives, etc.

Arrangement note

Arranged alphabetically by name of subject. Boxes 15 and 16 contain cased photographs such as daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, and tintypes.

Box 13
Folder 610
Title
Bryant, H. B.
Box 13
Folder 611
Title
Glick, E. L.
Box 13
Folder 612
Title
Homes of Spencer family neighbors, Geneva, Ohio. Photo taken by Lyman P. Spencer
Box 13
Folder 613
Title
Mussey, Ellen Spencer,
Dates
ca. 1869
Box 13
Folder 614
Title
Mussey, Ellen Spencer,
Dates
1888
Box 13
Folder 615
Title
Mussey, R. D. (1871), with attached obituary (1892)
Box 13
Folder 616
Title
Mussey, Spencer, (eldest son of Ellen Spencer Mussey)
Box 13
Folder 617
Title
Mussey, Susan Victoria Barrett (step-daughter of Ellen Spencer Mussey)
Box 13
Folder 618
Title
Mussey, William (son of Ellen & R. D. Mussey),
Dates
undated
Box 13
Folder 619
Title
Sloan,
Dates
Junius R.
Box 13
Folder 620
Title
Sloan,
Dates
Junius R., 1860
Box 13
Folder 621
Title
Sloan,
Dates
Junius R. (includes one cyanotype), 1892-98
Box 13
Folder 622
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer,
Dates
ca. 1860
Box 13
Folder 623
Title
Spencer, Alden (with Robt. C. Spencer),
Dates
ca. 1883-84
Box 13
Folder 624
Title
Spencer, Alden. (This is possibly a photograph that Robt. Spencer refers to in a letter to Sarah Spencer Sloan- see Box 10, Folder 466),
Dates
1884
Box 13
Folder 625
Title
Spencer, Anna Ellen, daughter of Robt. C. and Ellen W. Spencer,
Dates
1871
Box 13
Folder 626
Title
Spencer, Anna Ellen, daughter of Robt. C. and Ellen W. Spencer
Box 13
Folder 627
Title
Spencer, Charles Lyman, son of Robt. C. and Ellen W. Spencer,
Dates
undated
Box 13
Folder 628
Title
Spencer, Charles Lyman, photograph from a bust modeled by R. H. Park,
Dates
undated
Box 13
Folder 629
Title
Spencer, Edward W., son of Robt. C. and Ellen W. Spencer,
Dates
1882
Box 13
Folder 630
Title
Spencer, Ellen and Robt. C. Spencer, Jr. Second wife of Robt. C. Spencer,
Dates
undated
Box 13
Folder 631
Title
Spencer family, Robt. C., Harvey A., and Emma Spencer, with the family horse "Old Charlie" (an enlargement of this photograph is in oversize box 6),
Dates
1864
Box 13
Folder 632
Title
Spencer family, Robt. C., Lyman P., Henry A, and Harvey A. 1884
Box 13
Folder 633
Title
Spencer family coat-of-arms. (See Oversize Box 5)
Box 13
Folder 634
Title
Spencer family coat-of-arms.
Box 13
Folder 635
Title
Spencer family homestead. (See Oversize Box 5)
Box 13
Folder 636
Title
Spencer family homestead. (See Oversize Box 5)
Box 13
Folder 637
Title
Spencer family homestead (photos by Lyman P. Spencer),1891-1892
Box 13
Folder 638
Title
Spencer family homestead (photos by Percy Sloan),
Dates
1926
Box 13
Folder 639
Title
Spencer family homestead (photos by Lyman P. Spencer) 1891
Box 13
Folder 640
Title
Spencer family homestead (photos by Lyman P. Spencer),
Dates
1891- 1894
Box 13
Folder 641
Title
Spencer family homestead, photos by Lyman P. Spencer
Box 13
Folder 642
Title
Spencer family household goods. Platt Rogers Spencer's chest, his portfolio, two volumes of his poems, and the family bible. All at Robert's,
Dates
1892
Box 13
Folder 643
Title
Spencer family household goods, with typewritten inventory compiled by Sarah Spencer Sloan, transcribed by Percy H. Sloan,
Dates
1938
Box 13
Folder 644
Title
Spencer Family monument in Geneva, Ohio
Box 13
Folder 645
Title
Spencer Family monument in Geneva, Ohio
Box 13
Folder 646
Title
Spencer, Fidelia (Mrs. Lyman P. Spencer),
Dates
1885
Box 13
Folder 647
Title
Spencer, Harvey (2nd son of Platt R. Spencer, Jr)
Box 13
Folder 648
Title
Spencer, Harvey A,
Dates
1886
Box 13
Folder 649
Title
Spencer, Harvey A,
Dates
1887
Box 13
Folder 650
Title
Spencer, Harvey A. and Charles Lyman Spencer
Box 13
Folder 651
Title
Spencer, Henry C.
Box 13
Folder 652
Title
Spencer, Henry C.,
Dates
1865
Box 13
Folder 653
Title
Spencer, Henry C.,
Dates
1879
Box 13
Folder 654
Title
Spencer, Henry K., (son of Robt. C. Spencer),
Dates
1882
Box 13
Folder 655
Title
Spencer,
Dates
Junius Beach (son of Robt. C. Spencer)
Box 14
Folder 656
Title
Spencer, Leonard Garfield (son of Henry C. Spencer)
Box 14
Folder 657
Title
Spencer, Lyman P.,
Dates
1865
Box 14
Folder 658
Title
Spencer, Lyman P., with either brother Henry or Harvey,
Dates
1852
Box 14
Folder 659
Title
Spencer, Lyman P.,
Dates
1883
Box 14
Folder 660
Title
Spencer, Lyman P. and family
Box 14
Folder 661
Title
Spencer, Lyman P. and Fidelia, (See Oversize Box 5),
Dates
1913
Box 14
Folder 662
Title
Spencer, Lyman P. Exhibition piece for Centennial Exposition of 1876, in Philadelphia
Box 14
Folder 663
Title
Spencer, Mamie (daughter of Platt Rogers Spencer, Jr.)
Box 14
Folder 664
Title
Spencer, Persis Duty,
Dates
ca. 1860
Box 14
Folder 665
Title
Spencer, Persis Duty,
Dates
ca.1860
Box 14
Folder 666
Title
Spencer, Persis Duty with Phebe J. Spencer,
Dates
1856 or 1857. (See Oversize Box 4 for enlargement)
Box 14
Folder 667
Title
Spencer, Phebe J.,
Dates
1854-1865
Box 14
Folder 668
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers, Persis Duty Spencer, and daughter, Phebe,
Dates
1846
Box 14
Folder 669
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers
Box 14
Folder 669a
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers. (See also Oversize Box 6 for an enlargement of this image)
Box 14
Folder 670
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers, "from Lyman P. Spencer's crayon print" (See Oversize Box 6 for an enlargement),
Dates
1850s
Box 14
Folder 671
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers and Lyman P. Spencer,
Dates
1853
Box 14
Folder 672
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers, from a portrait by Junius Sloan
Box 14
Folder 673
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers' funeral procession. Shown are children, Henry C, Harvey A., Robert C., Platt, Jr., Emma, Phebe (and her husband Essley Adams), Sarah Sloan and her husband Junius and son Carle, (See Oversize Box 6 for an enlargement of this photo),
Dates
May 1864
Box 14
Folder 674
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers, Jr.
Box 14
Folder 675
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers, Jr., and other faculty members of the Detroit Business University,
Dates
1897
Box 14
Folder 676
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers, Jr.
Box 14
Folder 677
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers, Jr.
Box 14
Folder 678
Title
Spencer,
Dates
Mary Duty (Mrs. Platt Rogers Spencer, Jr.)
Box 14
Folder 679
Title
Spencer, Robert C.
Box 14
Folder 680
Title
Spencer, Robert C.
Box 14
Folder 680a
Title
Spencer, Robert C. Includes business school flyer
Box 14
Folder 680b
Title
Spencer, Robert C. (See Oversize Box 6 for an enlargement of this image)
Box 14
Folder 681
Title
Spencer, Robert C. Political flyer,
Dates
1890
Box 14
Folder 682
Title
Spencer, Robert C. 1872
Box 14
Folder 683
Title
Spencer, Robert C.,
Dates
1895
Box 14
Folder 684
Title
Spencer, Robert C. and family
Box 14
Folder 685
Title
Spencer, Robert C., Jr.
Box 14
Folder 686
Title
Spencer, Ruth (Lyman P. Spencer's daughter),
Dates
1906
Box 14
Folder 687
Title
Spencer, Sara (Mrs. Henry C. Spencer),
Dates
1865
Box 14
Folder 688
Title
Spencer, Sarah Beach (first wife of Robt. C. Spencer)
Box 14
Folder 689
Title
Spencer's Log Seminary, with Spencer family members: Platt Rogers Spencer, Jr., Lyman Spencer, Robert Spencer, and Junius Sloan
Box 14
Folder 690
Title
Spencer's Log Seminary: memorial tablet, erected in 1926. Included in the photograph is C.H. Anderson, stone cutter, and possibly, Percy Sloan
Box 14
Folder 691
Title
Spencer, Vinnie (Virginia), Lyman P. Spencer's daughter
Box 14
Folder 692
Title
Stratton, H. D.
Box 14
Folder 693
Title
Woodruff, Robert (family and homestead: neighbors of the Spencer family in Geneva, Ohio)
Box 15
Folder 694
Title
Coleman, Mrs. Phebe (Spencer), sister of Platt Rogers Spencer
Box 15
Folder 695
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer
Box 15
Folder 696
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer
Box 15
Folder 697
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer
Box 15
Folder 698
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer
Box 15
Folder 699
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer
Box 15
Folder 700
Title
Spencer, Harvey or Dr. Daniel or Brazillai (brother of Platt Rogers Spencer)
Box 15
Folder 701
Title
Spencer, Harvey A., Robert C., Platt R. Jr. & Sr., Henry C., Lyman P.,
Dates
1858-1859
Box 15
Folder 702
Title
Spencer, Henry C.,
Dates
ca. 1859
Box 15
Folder 703
Title
Spencer, Phebe J. (daughter of Platt R. Spencer),
Dates
ca.1854
Box 16
Folder 704
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers, with recto showing Phebe J. and Persis Ellen Spencer (daughters) in 1851 (enlargement of P.R. Spencer photo in Oversize Box 4),
Dates
ca. 1855
Box 16
Folder 705
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers with son Lyman,
Dates
ca. 1853
Box 16
Folder 706
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers,
Dates
ca. 1854
Box 16
Folder 707
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers with wife, Persis Duty Spencer and daughter, Phebe,
Dates
ca. 1846
Box 16
Folder 708
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers, Jr.,
Dates
ca. 1856
Box 16
Folder 709
Title
Spencer, Robert C., and Junius Sloan,
Dates
1856
Series 5: Miscellany,
1831-1955
Scope and Contents note

This section contains miscellaneous material such as a few of Lyman Spencer’s drawings, information on Ohio history, political broadsides for Presidents James A. Garfield and Ulysses S. Grant, pamphlets on mathematics by Mark Duty, a program for a reception held in honor of Clara Barton, ink recipes, miscellaneous newspaper clippings, dedications, and testimonials.

Arrangement note

Arranged alphabetically by name of subject.

Box 17a
Folder 710
Title
Barton, Clara. Program for a reception held in her honor, General & Mrs. R. D. Mussey (Ellen Spencer) and Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. Spencer, are listed as committee members
Box 17a
Folder 711
Title
Book cover, blotting paper as advertising art
Box 17a
Folder 711a
Title
Commemorative document. In praise of the Hon. I. P. Whitney, Commissioner to the Exposition Universelle. 1868 (See Oversize Box 7)
Box 17a
Folder 712
Title
Duty,
Dates
Mark. Pamphlets entitled
Box 17a
Folder 713
Title
Garfield, James A. and Ulysses S. Grant. Political broadsides. (See Oversize Box 1)
Box 17a
Folder 713a
Title
Grammatical Tree. (See Oversize Box 8)
Box 17a
Folder 714
Title
Ink recipes provided by various penmen
Box 17a
Folder 715
Title
McIntyre, Adelbert. Envelopes to from various penmen
Box 17a
Folder 716
Title
McIntyre, Adelbert. Newspaper clipping about,
Dates
1955
Box 17a
Folder 717
Title
Mussey, Ellen Spencer. Memorial in behalf of senate bill no. 1659
Box 17a
Folder 718
Title
Mussey, Ellen Spencer. Real estate brochures found in her papers
Box 17a
Folder 719
Title
Nash, Ray. Some Early American Writing Books and Masters (limited edition Festschrift written in response to An invitation by the Club of Odd Volumes, mentioning Spencer on pages 22-23),
Dates
1943
Box 17a
Folder 720
Title
Ohio history as chronicled in the Geneva Times (See Oversize Box 4),
Dates
1868-1870
Box 17a
Folder 721a
Title
Ohio history (history of Ashtabula county) by Grace Goulder from The Cleveland Plain Dealer Pictorial Magazine,
Dates
March 1944
Box 17a
Folder 721b
Title
Ohio History: Record of the Historical and Philosophical Society of Ashtabula County by P.R. Spencer, in one bound volume (see box 17b). Several newspaper clippings related to the history of Ashtabula county and randomly inserted in the book have been removed and are in Oversize Box 2
Box 17a
Folder 722
Title
Ohio history: A History of the Western Reserve and its People by Harriet Taylor Upton,
Dates
undated
Box 17a
Folder 722a
Title
Penman's Companion. Periodical. Oct. 1891
Box 17a
Folder 722b
Title
Poster. Poor Richard Illustrated. 1887
Box 17a
Folder 723
Title
Potter, William Gardner. Death notice,
Dates
February, 1847
Box 17a
Folder 724
Title
Rice, Victor M. Biographical material transcribed from Appleton's Encyclopedia of American Biography, and from Dictionary of American Biography,
Dates
1888, 1937
Box 17a
Folder 725
Title
Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. Luther. Anniversary announcement,
Dates
1932
Box 17a
Folder 726
Title
Spencer family, biographical sketches from The Lake Shore Home Magazine,
Dates
April 1882
Box 17a
Folder 727
Title
Spencer family. Prospectus for "Penman's Convention" with Lyman, Henry, and Robert Spencer named as speakers,
Dates
1878
Box 17a
Folder 728
Title
Spencer, Harvey A. Advertisements
Box 17a
Folder 729
Title
Spencer, Harvey A. Passenger list for the steamship, State of Indiana,
Dates
1889
Box 17a
Folder 730
Title
Spencer, Harvey A. Newspaper clippings about
Box 17a
Folder 731
Title
Spencer, Henry C. and Harvey A. Advertising flyer for the Art Memorial Company of New York, (signed by H. A. Spencer, president),
Dates
1899
Box 17a
Folder 732
Title
Spencer, Henry C. Maryland Assoc. of the New Jerusalem Church, program of annual meeting,
Dates
1889
Box 17a
Folder 733
Title
Spencer, Henry C. Statement regarding the memorial window in the Washington Church Temple, placed in honor of Henry C. Spencer,
Dates
1896
Box 17a
Folder 734
Title
Spencer, Henry C. Newspaper articles on the history of penmanship, from The Penman's Art Journal (See Oversize Box 1),
Dates
1882-1883
Box 17a
Folder 735
Title
Spencer, Henry C. Settlement of his estate,
Dates
1899
Box 17a
Folder 736
Title
Spencer, Lyman P. Newspaper clippings about
Box 17a
Folder 737
Title
Spencer, Lyman P. Original artwork including an ink drawing of Platt Rogers Spencer
Box 17a
Folder 737a
Title
Spencer, Lyman P. Original artwork. (See Oversize Box 6)
Box 17a
Folder 738
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers. Drawing of workroom, possibly done by Lyman P. Spencer
Box 17a
Folder 739
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers. From the Masonic Home Journal, a brief sketch of the Spencer family and Spencerian writing
Box 17a
Folder 740
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers. Newspaper accounts regarding the Spencer Memorial Library in Geneva, Ohio (designed by Robert C. Spencer, Jr., architect)
Box 17a
Folder 741
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers: Spencer Memorial Library. Testimonials from the Geneva Times written by (among others) H. B. Bryant, J. C. Bryant, and M. J. Woodruff. (See Oversize Box 2),
Dates
1882
Box 17a
Folder 742
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers: Spencer Memorial Library, which through funding from Andrew Carnegie, became known as The Geneva Public Library. Newspaper account from the Geneva Times (See Oversize Box 2),
Dates
1938
Box 17a
Folder 743
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers. Memorial piece in honor of son, Henry Harvey Spencer (1831). Included is brief inscription by Sarah Spencer Spencer (the dead child's sister). (See Oversize Box 1)
Box 17a
Folder 744
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers. Receipt for contribution to the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C.
Box 17a
Folder 745
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers. Personal stamp
Box 17a
Folder 746
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers. Newspaper accounts of the dedication of the Platt Rogers Spencer School,
Dates
1938
Box 17a
Folder 747
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers. Dedication program for the Platt Rogers Spencer School,
Dates
1938
Box 17a
Folder 748
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers. Newspaper account of the dedication of the Platt Rogers Spencer School (as delivered by Mrs. Annette Fitch Nelson),
Dates
1938
Box 17a
Folder 749
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers. Transcript of speech written and delivered by Mrs. Annette Fitch Nelson at the dedication of the Platt Rogers Spencer School,
Dates
1938
Box 17a
Folder 750
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers. Testimonials in honor of Spencer, including one brief statement by James A. Garfield
Box 17a
Folder 751
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers, Jr. Miscellaneous notes
Box 17a
Folder 752
Title
Spencer, Robert C. Memorial of the Wisconsin Phonological Institute for Deaf Mutes on which the name of Robert C. Spencer appears as vice president,
Dates
1879
Box 17a
Folder 753
Title
Spencer, Sara (Mrs. Henry C. Spencer). Program for the Twelfth National Conference of Charities and Correction, in which Mrs. Spencer's name appears as State Corresponding Secretary,
Dates
1885
Box 17a
Folder 754
Title
Spencerian Normal Institute. Newspaper account
Box 17a
Folder 755
Title
Spencerian System of writing as documented in a newspaper travelogue. The Spencerian system was introduced to Europe at the Exposition Universelle in Paris,
Dates
1899
Box 17b
Title
Record of the Historical and Philosophical Society of Ashtabula County, Ohio by P. R. Spencer. (Newspaper clippings included with the book are in Oversize Box 2)
Series 6: Business Schools and Penmanship Instruction,
1852-1911
Scope and Contents note

Includes information about business schools around the country, many of which were founded by members of the Spencer family. There is also information about other business schools and the work of other penmen. In addition, included is information on Spencer’s Log Seminary, instructional tools such as copy books, copy slips, writing cards, and penmanship charts.

Arrangement note

Arranged alphabetically by name of subject.

Box 18
Folder 756
Title
Baltimore Chirographic Club. Announcement
Box 18
Folder 757
Title
Bryant and Stratton Commercial College, Providence, RI. Advertising flyer
Box 18
Folder 758
Title
Bryant, Stratton & Sadler's Baltimore Business College: Advertising flyer
Box 18
Folder 759
Title
Bryant & Stratton's Mercantile College, Chicago, IL,.(aerial view from atop the Courthouse). 1858
Box 18
Folder 759a
Title
Bryant & Stratton's Mercantile College, diploma (written by P.R. Spencer). (See Oversize Box 4)
Box 18
Folder 759b
Title
Bryant & Stratton diplomas. (See Oversize Box 12). 1870
Box 18
Folder 760
Title
Bryant & Stratton, newspaper accounts and history
Box 18
Folder 761
Title
Buffalo Mercantile College. Circular
Box 18
Folder 762
Title
Buffalo Mercantile College. Newspaper clippings
Box 18
Folder 763
Title
Burdett College. Catalog
Box 18
Folder 763a
Title
Business school examination
Box 18
Folder 764
Title
Capital City Commercial or Trenton Business College. Catalog
Box 18
Folder 765
Title
Coleman National Business College. Catalog
Box 18
Folder 765a
Title
Comer's Commerical College. Samples. (See Oversize Box 12)
Box 18
Folder 766
Title
Consolidated Business College, newspaper article regarding a graduation from the College. Included is a transcript of an address given by Jas. A. Garfield. (See Oversize Box 1). June 28,
Dates
1869
Box 18
Folder 767
Title
Consolidated Business College. Calligraphic specimen chart (See Oversize Box 7),
Dates
1868.
Box 18
Folder 768
Title
Consolidated Business College. Commencement announcement,
Dates
1869
Box 18
Folder 769
Title
Copybooks, penmen unknown
Box 18
Folder 770
Title
Copy slips. (See Oversize Box 1)
Box 18
Folder 771
Title
Crane, William A. Title page for pamphlet on Spencergraphic shorthand,
Dates
1884
Box 18
Folder 772
Title
Darnell. Copybook. Signed by Ellen Spencer Mussey
Box 18
Folder 773
Title
Detroit Business University. Catalog. Faculty members included Platt Rogers Spencer, Jr. and C. Lyman Spencer
Box 18
Folder 774
Title
Detroit Business University. Catalog. P. R. Spencer's name (presumably, Jr.) is listed as secretary
Box 18
Folder 775
Title
Detroit Business College. Catalog. P. R. Spencer [Jr.]is listed as secretary. Included is "Pen Work" of Lyman P. Spencer,
Dates
1900
Box 18
Folder 776
Title
Detroit Business College. Miscellaneous items
Box 18
Folder 777
Title
Detroit Business College. Miscellaneous announcements
Box 18
Folder 778
Title
Dickson, Wm. Copybooks, nos. 10 - 12
Box 18
Folder 779
Title
Dickson, Wm. Copybooks, nos. 13 - 15
Box 18
Folder 780
Title
Duntonian System of Rapid Writing. Copybooks nos. 1, 4 - 7, 10 - 11,
Dates
1853-1855
Box 18
Folder 781
Title
Eastman National Business College, Poughkeepsie, NY, Catalog,
Dates
1875-76
Box 18
Folder 781a
Title
Eastman School of Business, course of study. (See Oversize Box 4)
Box 18
Folder 782
Title
Foster, Vere. Copybook. Signed by Ellen Spencer Mussey
Box 18
Folder 783
Title
Gage's Revised & Improved System of Practical Penmanship. Copybooks, nos. 10 & 11. Inscribed: L. P. S.
Box 18
Folder 784
Title
Gaskell, G. A. Instructional booklet,
Dates
1888
Box 18
Folder 784a
Title
Gaskell's Complete Compendium of Elegant Writing. Ornamental sheet. (See Oversize Box 12)
Box 18
Folder 785
Title
Gem City Business College. Flyer, Quincy, Illinois. Faculty members included D. L. Musselman and Fielding Schofield
Box 18
Folder 785a
Title
Gem City Business College. Catalogs
Box 18
Folder 786
Title
Gordon, John P. Copybooks, nos. 1 - 3,
Dates
1888
Box 18
Folder 787
Title
Gordon, John P. Copybooks, nos. 4 - 6,
Dates
1888
Box 18
Folder 788
Title
Gordon, John P. Copybooks entitled "The Ladies' Angular Hand" (nos. 1-3, 5-6). All initialed "S.L.S.S"-presumably Sarah Louise Spencer Sloan
Box 18
Folder 789
Title
Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor & Co. Advertising flyer, (See Oversize Box 4),
Dates
1874
Box 19
Folder 790
Title
Knowlton, Charles B. Copybook,
Dates
1873
Box 19
Folder 791
Title
Lockwood, Geo. R. Copybooks entitled "Complete Course of Ladies' Angular Handwriting in 6 numbers". Includes nos. 1 - 6, all initialed by various members of the Spencer family
Box 19
Folder 792
Title
McDougall & Co. Copybooks, nos. 1 - 4. Initialed E.S.M. presumably, Ellen Spencer Mussey
Box 19
Folder 793
Title
McDougall & Co. Copybooks, nos. 5 - 9. Initialed E.S.M. presumably, Ellen Spencer Mussey
Box 19
Folder 794
Title
McDougall & Co. Copybooks, nos. 10 - 14, Initialed E.S.M., presumably, Ellen Spencer Mussey
Box 19
Folder 795
Title
MacLaurin, R. & L. Copybooks entitled "Ladies Angular Hand: A Complete Course of Instruction for Ladies" nos. 1 - 6. Variously inscribed "L. P. Spencer" or "L.P.S."
Box 19
Folder 796
Title
MacLaurin's Ladies' Writing Cards, with envelopes. One is initialed "S.L.S.S.", presumably, Sarah Louise Spencer Sloan
Box 19
Folder 797
Title
Metropolitan Business College (NY, NY), Harvey A. Spencer, associate principal. Announcements
Box 19
Folder 798
Title
Miscellaneous business school flyers
Box 19
Folder 799
Title
New Spencerian Compendium of Penmanship. Advertising flyer, (See Oversize Box 1),
Dates
1887.
Box 19
Folder 800
Title
New Spencerian Compendium of Penmanship. Copy cards part 1,
Dates
1879
Box 19
Folder 801
Title
New Spencerian Compendium of Penmanship. Copy cards, part 2. 1879
Box 19
Folder 802
Title
New Spencerian Compendium of Penmanship. Copy cards part 5. 1879
Box 19
Folder 803
Title
New Spencerian Compendium of Penmanship. Copy cards, part 8.,
Dates
1879
Box 19
Folder 804
Title
Payson & Dun ton. Copy slips. 1852-1863
Box 19
Folder 805
Title
Payson, Dunton, & Scribner's copy slips nos. 1, 3 - 6,
Dates
1855
Box 19
Folder 806
Title
Payson, Dunton, & Scribner's copy slips nos. 7 - 10, 12,
Dates
1855
Box 19
Folder 807
Title
Philip's Progressive Series of Copybooks, nos. 11 & 15 both inscribed " E.L. Mussey"
Box 19
Folder 807a
Title
Pittsburgh Commercial College. (See Oversize Box 4)
Box 19
Folder 808
Title
Progressive Copybooks, nos. 16 & 17. Number 17 inscribed "E. L. Mussey"
Box 19
Folder 808a
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer. "Script Rulers" (See Oversize Box 3), c.1881
Box 20a
Folder 809
Title
Spencer. Copybooks. "Practical Writing by Platt R. Spencer's Son", books 1 - 4, and bearing the names of Robert C., Platt R. (presumably, Jr.), Harvey A., and Lyman P. Spencer. 1905
Box 20a
Folder 810
Title
Spencer. Copybook. Hand bound and bearing the inscription "The American Anglo Gothic…arranged and written by the daughters of P. R. Spencer [Sara L. Spencer Sloan, Ellen P. Spencer Mussey] …in memory of Persis Duty Spencer, Phebe J. Spencer-Julia M. Spencer, and 'Little Emma' "
Box 20a
Folder 811
Title
Spencer & Rice. Advertising flyers
Box 20a
Folder 812
Title
Spencer & Rice. Boys' first lessons in principles of record and business penmanship (copy slips)
Box 20a
Folder 813
Title
Spencer & Rice Commercial Writing Book, nos. 1,2 & 3 (no. 1 is inscribed "Sara L. Spencer". 1854
Box 20a
Folder 814
Title
Spencer & Rice's Exercise Book (Buffalo, NY)
Box 20a
Folder 815
Title
Spencer & Rice. Boys' First Lessons in Business Penmanship
Box 20a
Folder 816
Title
Spencer & Rice's System of Business Penmanship (copy slips and envelopes)
Box 20a
Folder 817
Title
Spencer & Rice's System of Ladies' Epistolary and Ornamental Penmanship (copy slips and envelopes)
Box 20a
Folder 818
Title
Spencer & Rice's System of Ladies' Penmanship (manual)
Box 20a
Folder 819
Title
Spencer & Rice. Newspaper testimonial
Box 20a
Folder 820
Title
Spencer & Rice's Writing Book. Copy books (one is inscribed " written by Sarah L. Spencer")
Box 20a
Folder 821
Title
Spencer & Rice's Young Misses First Lessons in Ladies' Penmanship (copy slips and envelopes)
Box 20a
Folder 822
Title
Spencer Bros. Standard Practical Penmanship (one is inscribed "E. Spencer"; the other "E.S. Mussey,
Dates
1881-82")
Box 20a
Folder 823
Title
Spencer Business Schools. Various views of Cleveland, Ohio (including an image of Spencer Business School) as depicted in New York's Daily Graphic (See Oversize Box 2),
Dates
Jan 20, 1881.
Box 20a
Folder 824
Title
Spencer, Lyman. Copy books and instruction booklet,
Dates
1911
Box 20a
Folder 825
Title
Spencer, Lyman. Copy books. (See Oversize Box 3)
Box 20a
Folder 825a
Title
Spencer, Lyman. Boxed copy slips. (See Box 20B)
Box 20a
Folder 826
Title
Spencer, Lyman. Hand written note related to copy slips in folders 824 and 825 (See Oversize Box 3)
Box 20a
Folder 827
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers. Copy slips and instruction
Box 20a
Folder 828
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers. Log Seminary (newspaper accounts from the Geneva Times,
Dates
1891 &
Box 20a
Folder 829
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers. Log Seminary, announcements
Box 20a
Folder 830
Title
Spencer family Log Seminary memorial marker (inscription & dedication as documented by Percy Sloan)
Box 20a
Folder 831
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers, Jr. Business school flyer
Box 20a
Folder 832
Title
Spencerian Business College (Cleveland, OH). Announcements
Box 20a
Folder 833
Title
Spencerian Business College (Cleveland, OH). Announcements
Box 20a
Folder 834
Title
Spencerian Business College (Cleveland, OH). Catalogs
Box 20a
Folder 835
Title
Spencerian Business College (Cleveland, OH). Commencement announcement
Box 20a
Folder 836
Title
Spencerian Business College (Milwaukee, WI). Advertisements showing engravings of the Spencer brothers and their father, Platt Rogers Spencer. (See Oversize Box 8)
Box 20a
Folder 837
Title
Spencerian Business College, Milwaukee, WI. Advertisements
Box 20a
Folder 838
Title
Spencerian Business College, Milwaukee, WI. Catalogs,
Dates
1891-93
Box 20b
Title
Spencer, Lyman P. Copy slips in wooden box
Box 21
Folder 839
Title
Spencerian Business College, NY. Announcements
Box 21
Folder 840
Title
Spencerian Business College, Washington, DC. Advertisement
Box 21
Folder 841
Title
Spencerian Business College, Washington, DC. Curriculum flyers
Box 21
Folder 842
Title
Spencerian Business College, Washington, DC. Flyers,
Dates
1880-83
Box 21
Folder 843
Title
Spencerian Business College, Washington, DC. Announcements,
Dates
1893-1896
Box 21
Folder 844
Title
Spencerian Business College, Washington, DC. Commencement announcements,
Dates
1895
Box 21
Folder 845
Title
Spencerian Business College, Washington, DC. Newspaper article about, Geneva Times,
Dates
1883
Box 21
Folder 846
Title
Spencerian Business College, Washington, DC. Program for a recital that featured Leonard Garfield Spencer and Henry C. Spencer, Jr., sons of Henry C. Spencer,
Dates
1888
Box 21
Folder 847
Title
Spencerian business schools, Geneva, OH. Advertisements for several schools including the Spencerian Writing Academy, The Spencerian National Academy of Penmanship, and The Spencerian Normal Institute of Penmanship
Box 21
Folder 848
Title
Spencerian College, Milwaukee, WI. Advertisement. (See Oversize Box 4)
Box 21
Folder 849
Title
Spencerian copy books and charts. Teacher's Guide,
Dates
1868
Box 21
Folder 850
Title
Spencerian Drawing Book, Chicago, IL. Copy books nos. 2-4. Number 2 inscribed with the initials "C.S.S.", possibly, Carle Spencer Sloan
Box 21
Folder 851
Title
Spencerian Exercise Series. Copy book
Box 21
Folder 852
Title
Spencerian Instruction. Announcement,
Dates
1886-1894
Box 21
Folder 853
Title
Spencerian Instruction Book 13, plates 2, 37, 51, 53, 54
Box 21
Folder 854
Title
Spencerian Instruction Chart no. 2. Lower case letters. (See Oversize Box 7)
Box 21
Folder 855
Title
Spencerian Instruction Chart no. 4. Capital letters (See Oversize Box 7)
Box 21
Folder 856
Title
Spencerian Instruction Chart no. 3. Capital letters (See Oversize Box 7)
Box 21
Folder 856a
Title
Spencerian instruction chart showing correct hand positions. (See Oversize Box 7)
Box 21
Folder 857
Title
Spencerian instruction sheets (copy slips)
Box 21
Folder 858
Title
Spencerian instruction sheets (copy slips)
Box 21
Folder 859
Title
Spencerian penmanship copy book presented by Platt R. Spencer, R.C. Spencer, H. A. Spencer, H. C. Spencer, H. W. Flickinger, P. R. Spencer, L. P. Spencer, M. D. L. Hayes,
Dates
1868
Box 21
Folder 860
Title
Spencerian penmanship exercises (Geneva, OH). Copy slips 1848-1857
Box 21
Folder 861
Title
Spencerian penmanship exercises. Copy slips
Box 21
Folder 862
Title
Spencerian penmanship copy books, entitled "Spencerian Penmanship, Shorter Course in Three Graded Numbers" nos. 1 & 3,
Dates
1873
Box 21
Folder 863
Title
Spencerian system of penmanship. Newspaper clipping from the Sunday Herald,
Dates
Nov. 18, 1866
Box 21
Folder 864
Title
Spencerian System of Penmanship (Buffalo, NY). Copy book
Box 21
Folder 865
Title
Spencerian System of Penmanship. Copy books,
Dates
1874
Box 21
Folder 866
Title
Spencerian System of Penmanship. Copy books, nos. 1-4,
Dates
1877
Box 21
Folder 867
Title
Spencerian System of Penmanship. Copy books, nos. 5-8,
Dates
1877
Box 21
Folder 868
Title
Spencerian System of Penmanship. Copy books, nos. 1 - 4
Box 21
Folder 869
Title
Spencerian System of Penmanship. Copy books, nos. 5 - 9 Contents
Box 22
Folder 870
Title
Spencerian System of Penmanship. Copy books, nos. 1 - 4,
Dates
1888
Box 22
Folder 871
Title
Spencerian System of Penmanship. Copy books, nos. 1 - 4, 6 - 7, initialed: S. L. S. S. 1888.
Box 22
Folder 872
Title
Spencerian System of Penmanship. Tracing books (copy books), nos. 1 - 4,
Dates
1877
Box 22
Folder 873
Title
Spencerian System of Practical Penmanship, "by P. R. Spencer, R. C. Spencer, P. R. Spencer, Jun., H. A. Spencer, H. C. Spencer, J. W. Lusk, M. D. L. Hayes, L. P. Spencer". Copy books, nos. 8, 9, 12, S. L. S. S.),
Dates
1864-68. (Initialed
Box 22
Folder 874
Title
Spencerian System of Practical Semi-Angular Penmanship, by Prof. P. R. Spencer. Copy books, nos. 1 + 2
Box 22
Folder 875
Title
Spencerian System of Practical Semi-Angular Penmanship, by Prof. P. R. Spencer. Copy books, nos. 3 - 7
Box 22
Folder 876
Title
Spencerian System of Writing, by P. R. Spencer. Copy books, nos. 3 - 7
Box 22
Folder 877
Title
Spencerian System of Writing, by P. R. Spencer. Copy books, nos. 8 - 12
Box 22
Folder 878
Title
Spencerian Writing Academy, Cleveland, OH. Announcement of classes, faculty included: P. R. Spencer, H. C. Spencer, and Miss Sarah S. Spencer
Box 22
Folder 879
Title
Spencers' New Copy Books by P. R. Spencer's sons, nos. 5, 9, 10. Initialed: S.L.S.S. and L. P. S.
Box 22
Folder 880
Title
Spencers' New Primary Writing. Copy book,
Dates
1889
Box 22
Folder 881
Title
Theory of Spencerian Penmanship. Text book,
Dates
1874
Box 22
Folder 882
Title
Washington Business College. Commencement announcement,
Dates
1870
Box 22
Folder 883
Title
Washington Business College. Miscellaneous documents
Box 22
Folder 883a
Title
Washington Business College. Christmas memento, designed by Lyman P. and Henry C. Spencer (presumably) (See Oversize Box 6)
Series 7: Penmanship Samples,
1852-1913
Scope and Contents note

Includes penmanship samples and calligraphic flourishes done by Platt Rogers Spencer and members of his family as well as by penmen who were his students and followers. Most of the items are loose and are filed in folders. There are however, a number of items that are collected in scrapbooks— which are numbered, 1 – 14. A large portion of the collection includes samples of student exercises, many of which were done by students of Sarah Spencer Sloan, a calligraphy teacher. Sarah Sloan taught at a number of institutions, primarily in the Chicago area, including the Dearborn Seminary, the Kenwood Seminary, the Misses Grant Seminary, Gleason’s Academy, and the Chicago Athenaeum (Boxes 25-26). Box 27 includes the work of Platt Rogers Spencer & his children. A sub-category of this series includes calling cards, all hand-written. Boxes 34 through 40 contain autograph books and scrapbooks. The autograph books are numbered as volumes 1 and 2, the scrapbooks number 3 through 14, and contain calling cards, correspondence between penman, envelope cuts, & decorative flourishes, etc. pasted into scrapbooks. Some of the samples included in the scrapbooks include items written by notable penman such as E. W. Bloser, F.B. Davis, H.W. Flickinger, Fred Heath, H.W. Kibbe, I.H. Lipsky, J. Lusk, Austin Palmer, Fielding Schofield, W. B. Showalter, and Robert Spencer (who may have been the creator of the scrapbooks). Louis Madarasz created one of the scrapbooks (Box 34, Vol. 4) in the collection.

Arrangement note

In most cases, with loose items, the items are arranged alphabetically by writer. The scrapbooks, however, are arranged as found.

Box 23
Folder 884
Title
A potpourri of penmanship samples and calligraphic flourishes by various penmen. (See Oversize Box 1)
Box 23
Folder 884a
Title
Ames, Daniel. Commemorative poster in honor of America's centennial. (See Oversize Box 8) 1876
Box 23
Folder 885
Title
Bloser, Elmer Ward. Letter samples
Box 23
Folder 886
Title
Brown, E. L. Calligraphic flourishes-birds and angels
Box 23
Folder 887
Title
"Cards"-unknown penmen
Box 23
Folder 888
Title
Chamberlin, O. K. Booklet of calligraphic samples,
Dates
1852
Box 23
Folder 889
Title
Comer's Commercial College. Samples
Box 23
Folder 890
Title
Comer's Commercial College. Samples
Box 23
Folder 890b
Title
Comer's Commercial College. (See Oversize Box 12)
Box 23
Folder 890c
Title
Comer's Commercial College. (See Oversize Box 7)
Box 23
Folder 891
Title
Courtney, Francis Bernard. Penmanship samples
Box 23
Folder 892
Title
Davis, Frank B., penmanship samples and calligraphic flourishes
Box 23
Folder 892a
Title
Davis, F. Certificate of incorporation of the Olneyville Branch, no. 399, of the Catholic Knights of America,
Dates
1890. (See Oversize Box 7)
Box 23
Folder 893
Title
Dennis, William E. Penmanship samples and calligraphic flourishes
Box 23
Folder 893a
Title
Dennis, William E. Tribute to music. (See Oversize Box 12) 1912
Box 23
Folder 893b
Title
Dennis, William E. Stag flourish (See Oversize Box 13). May 29,
Dates
1886
Box 23
Folder 894
Title
Faretra, Fred L. Penmanship samples & calligraphic flourishes
Box 23
Folder 895
Title
Faretra, Fred L. Calligraphic flourishes
Box 23
Folder 896
Title
Flickinger, Henry W. Calligraphic flourish
Box 23
Folder 897
Title
Glick, E. L. Penmanship samples and calligraphic flourishes
Box 23
Folder 898
Title
Heath, Fred S. Penmanship samples, flourishes, and hand-made Christmas cards
Box 23
Folder 899
Title
Heath, Fred S. Penmanship samples
Box 23
Folder 900
Title
Huntsinger, E.M. Penmanship samples
Box 23
Folder 901
Title
Lipsky, J. H. Penmanship samples
Box 23
Folder 902
Title
Lupfer, Earl A. Penmanship samples
Box 23
Folder 903
Title
Lusk, James. Penmanship samples
Box 23
Folder 904
Title
Madarasz, Louis. Penmanship samples
Box 23
Folder 905
Title
Meub, Albert P. Penmanship sample and calligraphic flourish
Box 23
Folder 906
Title
Miles, Howard. Penmanship samples
Box 23
Folder 907
Title
Musselman, D. L.. Bird flourish, penmanship, and poetry by the penman. (See Oversize Box 3)
Box 23
Folder 908
Title
Mussey, Ellen Spencer. Poetry
Box 23
Folder 908a
Title
Oliver and Linden. (See Oversize Box 13) June 25,
Dates
1851
Box 23
Folder 909
Title
Palmer, Austin N. Bird flourish executed for F. B. Davis. (See Oversize Box 1)
Box 23
Folder 909a
Title
Palmer, Austin N. Bird flourish
Box 23
Folder 910
Title
Rice, H. H. Receipt embellished with bird flourish
Box 23
Folder 911
Title
Rice, Victor M. Bird flourish for Mrs. P. R. Spencer
Box 23
Folder 912
Title
Rice, Victor M. Bird flourishes
Box 23
Folder 913
Title
Schofield, Fielding
Box 23
Folder 914
Title
Shaylor, H. W. New Year greeting and bird flourish
Box 24
Folder 915
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer. (See Oversize Box 1)
Box 24
Folder 916
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer. Hand-written sign for penmanship instruction. (See Oversize Box 2)
Box 24
Folder 916a
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer. Hand-written signs. (See Oversize Box 8)
Box 24
Folder 917
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer. Notes on penmanship
Box 24
Folder 918
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer. Samples of writing
Box 24
Folder 919
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer. Samples of writing,
Dates
ca. 1868
Box 24
Folder 920
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer. Samples of writing,
Dates
May 1872
Box 24
Folder 921
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer. Notes on penmanship and ink trials,
Dates
1874-1889
Box 24
Folder 922
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer. Notes on penmanship
Box 24
Folder 923
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer. Penmanship samples
Box 24
Folder 924
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer. Penmanship samples,
Dates
1867-1879
Box 24
Folder 925
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer. Penmanship samples,
Dates
1874
Box 24
Folder 926-934
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer (students of). Penmanship samples,
Dates
undated
Box 25
Folder 935-942
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer (students of). Penmanship samples,
Dates
undated
Box 25
Folder 943
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer (students of). Penmanship samples,
Dates
1871-1874
Box 25
Folder 944
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer (students of). Penmanship samples,
Dates
1875
Box 25
Folder 945
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer (students of). Penmanship samples,
Dates
1876
Box 25
Folder 946
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer (students of). Penmanship samples,
Dates
1877
Box 25
Folder 947
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer (students of). Penmanship samples,
Dates
1878
Box 25
Folder 948
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer (students of). Penmanship samples,
Dates
1879-1889
Box 25
Folder 949-951
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer (students of-The Misses Grant Seminary). Penmanship samples
Box 25
Folder 952
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer (students of-Gleason's Academy). Penmanship samples
Box 25
Folder 953
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer (students of-Dearborn Seminary and Kenwood Seminary). 1875-1878
Box 26
Folder 954
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer (students of-Chicago Athenaeum). Admission tickets
Box 26
Folder 955-959
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer (students of-Chicago Athenaeum),
Dates
undated
Box 26
Folder 960
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer (students of-Chicago Athenaeum),
Dates
1873-1874
Box 26
Folder 961-962
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer (students of-Chicago Athenaeum),
Dates
1875
Box 26
Folder 963-966
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer (students of-Chicago Athenaeum),
Dates
1876
Box 26
Folder 967-971
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer (students of-Chicago Athenaeum),
Dates
1877
Box 26
Folder 972
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer (students of-Chicago Athenaeum). 1877-1878
Box 26
Folder 973-975
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer (students of-Chicago Athenaeum),
Dates
1878
Box 26
Folder 976
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer (students of-Chicago Athenaeum),
Dates
1878-1879
Box 27
Folder 976a
Title
Smith, A.C. Memorial tribute written & designed in honor of P.R. Spencer, one copy presented to Sarah Spencer Sloan, the other to Persis Ellen Spencer. (See Oversize Box 2)
Box 27
Folder 977
Title
Spencer, Emma
Box 27
Folder 978
Title
Spencer family members
Box 27
Folder 979
Title
Spencer, Harvey A.
Box 27
Folder 980
Title
Spencer, Henry C.
Box 27
Folder 981
Title
Spencer, Lyman P.
Box 27
Folder 982
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers. (See Oversize Box 4, folders 1-3)
Box 27
Folder 983-985
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers
Box 27
Folder 986-991
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers. Random pages of script and flourishes
Box 27
Folder 992-994
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers. Copy slips
Box 27
Folder 995
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers. Hand-written sign, possibly as advertisement for lessons
Box 27
Folder 996
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers. Various examples of penmanship and flourishes, including a transcription of poetry,
Dates
1853
Box 27
Folder 997
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers. Hand-written advertisement for "Spencer & Potter, Teachers of Fine & Practical Penmanship"
Box 27
Folder 998
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers,
Dates
1855
Box 27
Folder 999
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers
Box 27
Folder 1000
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers
Box 27
Folder 1003
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers. (See Oversize Box 1)
Box 27
Folder 1003a
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers. March 1,
Dates
1860 and Feb. 10, 1863. (See Oversize Box 6)
Box 27
Folder 1003b
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers. (See Oversize Box 2)
Box 27
Folder 1003c
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers. (See Oversize Box 7)
Box 27
Folder 1003d
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers. (See Oversize Box 4)
Box 27
Folder 1003e
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers. (See Oversize Box 4)
Box 27
Folder 1004
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers (students of, presumably)
Box 27
Folder 1005
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers, Jr.
Box 27
Folder 1006
Title
Spencer, Robert, Spencerian Penmanship, Ladies' Style Language. (See Oversize Box 1)
Box 27
Folder 1007
Title
Spencer, Robert
Box 27
Folder 1008
Title
Spencer, Sarah (Mrs. Robert Spencer)
Box 27
Folder 1009
Title
Tiffany & Co, NY (copies of cards)
Box 28
Folder 1010-1024
Title
Various Penmen
Box 28
Folder 1024a
Title
Various Penmen (See Oversize Box 12)
Box 28
Folder 1024b
Title
Various Penmen (See Oversize Box 12)
Box 28
Folder 1024c
Title
Various Penmen (See Oversize Box 13)
Box 28
Folder 1024d
Title
Various Penmen. Includes decorative lion flourish. (See Oversize Box 7)
Box 28
Folder 1024e
Title
Various Penmen. Letter samples. (See Oversize Box 7)
Box 28
Folder 1025-1026
Title
Various Penmen. Copy slips
Box 28
Folder 1027
Title
Woodworth, I.J.
Box 28
Folder 1028
Title
Zaner, Charles Paxton
Box 29
Folder 1029-1030
Title
Calling Cards-A
Box 29
Folder 1031-1033
Title
Calling Cards-B
Box 29
Folder 1034-1035
Title
Calling Cards-C
Box 29
Folder 1036-1037
Title
Calling Cards-D
Box 29
Folder 1038
Title
Calling Cards-E
Box 29
Folder 1039-1043
Title
Calling Cards-F (includes 2 envelopes showing random samples of fonts)
Box 29
Folder 1044-1046
Title
Calling Cards-G
Box 29
Folder 1047-1050
Title
Calling Cards-H (includes separate envelopes for Fred Heath and Sarah Hill
Box 29
Folder 1051-1053
Title
Calling Cards-I - J
Box 29
Folder 1054-1056
Title
Calling Cards-K - L
Box 29
Folder 1057-1061
Title
Calling Cards-M; Morse; Mussey, Ellen Spencer; also includes miscellaneous "cards from various pens"
Box 29
Folder 1062-1066
Title
Calling Cards-N - P
Box 29
Folder 1067-1069
Title
Calling Cars-Q - R
Box 29
Folder 1070-1071
Title
Calling Cards-SA - SP
Box 29
Folder 1072-1074
Title
Sloan family including one envelope for Junius Sloan and another for Mr. & Mrs. Junius Sloan
Box 29
Folder 1075-1078
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer (written by, for herself)
Box 29
Folder 1079-1083
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer (written by, for other people)
Box 29
Folder 1084
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer. Presumably written by her students
Box 29
Folder 1085-1088
Title
Spencer family; Spencer, Harvey; Spencer, Henry; Spencer, Leonard
Box 29
Folder 1089-1090
Title
Spencer, Lyman, written for himself & for others
Box 29
Folder 1091
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers, written by-for his wife Persis and for other family members
Box 29
Folder 1092-1093
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers, written by, for Sarah and Junius Sloan
Box 29
Folder 1094-1095
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers, written by, for various recipients including members of his family
Box 29
Folder 1096
Title
Spencer, Platt Rogers and John Tracy (written by)
Box 29
Folder 1097
Title
Spencer, Robert
Box 29
Folder 1098
Title
Spencer, Warren P. (possibly)
Box 29
Folder 1099-1101
Title
Calling Cards-ST - T (including Tracy)
Box 29
Folder 1102-1106
Title
Calling Cars-W - Z (including Zaner)
Box 29
Folder 1107-1109
Title
Blank cards and stationery
Box 30-33
Folder
Title
Copy slips used by students as writing samples to emulate
Box 34
Title
Volume 1: An autograph book from the Eastman Business School (also known as The Eastman National Business College) in Poughkeepsie, NY, 1863
Box 34
Title
Volume 2: An autograph book made for Sarah Spencer Sloan by her pupils and friends, 1853-1860
Box 34
Title
Volumes 3-5, scrapbooks
Box 35-40
Title
Volumes 6-14, scrapbooks
Series 8: Artifacts,
1863-1902
Scope and Contents note

Items include, among other things, pens and nibs, quills, a drawing slate, ink wells, a commemorative medal, eyeglasses, and pencils, which, presumably, belonged to members of the Spencer family.

Arrangement note

Arranged by type of material. Newberry Library Artifact numbers are listed after the folder descriptions.

Box 41
Folder 1110
Title
Folders, some made of bone, letter openers, and scraper (used for erasing): SEE Oversize Box 9. NL 916, 917, 918, 922, 923
Box 41
Folder 1110a
Title
Bronze Plaque commemorating Spencer's Log Seminary, which flourished in Geneva, Ohio, 1853-1863. Erected by the sons of Sarah Spencer Sloan (See Oversize Box 10). NL 1346,
Dates
1926
Box 41
Folder 1111
Title
Small cardboard box. NL 1347,
Dates
1876
Box 41
Folder 1112
Title
Cardboard boxes of Spencerian pen nibs, from Ivison, Phinney & Co.: SEE Oversize Box 9. NL 883, 951
Box 41
Folder 1113
Title
Commemorative medal in honor of P.R. Spencer. NL 1348,
Dates
1902
Box 41
Folder 1114
Title
Drawing slate of Emma Spencer's, with a drawing of her father. NL 1349,
Dates
1863
Box 41
Folder 1115
Title
Eyeglasses: SEE Oversize Box 9. NL 925
Box 41
Folder 1116
Title
Glass pen. NL 864
Box 41
Folder 1117
Title
Ink wells and pen rests: SEE Oversize Box 9. Inkwells: NL 952, 953, 954; Inkwell with pen rest: NL 955; Pen rests: NL 957, 958
Box 41
Folder 1117a
Title
Measuring Spoon, Mother-of-Pearl: SEE Oversize Box 9. NL 956
Box 41
Folder 1118
Title
Pen cases: SEE Oversize Box 9. NL 888, 889, 891, 893, 895
Box 41
Folder 1119
Title
Pencils in wooden case (with hand-painted top, NL 884): SEE Oversize Box 9. NL 871, 872, 873, 874, 875, 876, 877, 897, 898, 899, 900, 901, 902, 903, 904
Box 41
Folder 1120
Title
Pens, writing styli, nibs (some attached to cards), and nib cases: SEE See Oversize Box 9. NL 862, 863, 865, 866, 867, 868, 870, 878, 879, 881, 882, 890 (in small pen case NL 889), 892 (in small pen case NL 891), 894 (in small pen case NL 893), 896 (in small pen case NL 895), 905, 906, 907, 908, 909, 910, 911, 912, 913, 914, 915, 927-950, 959 (some are stored in wooden box NL 926), NL 1350, 1351, 1352, 1353
Box 41
Folder 1121
Title
Pens (Spencerian) written advertisement: SEE also Oversize Box 9
Box 41
Folder 1121a
Title
Spencerian Method of Writing. Instructional Wall Chart: SEE Oversize Box 14. NL 1354
Dates
1874
Box 41
Folder 1121b
Title
Ruler (wooden, folding): NL 924.
Box 41
Folder 1122
Title
Wooden book-marks (hand painted). NL 919, 920, 921
Box 41
Folder 1123
Title
Wooden boxes with pencils and other writing instruments: SEE Oversize Box 9. NL 919, 920, 921
Box 42
Title
Quills. NL 885, 886, 887
Series 9: Sloan Family History,
1850-1952
Scope and Contents note

Included are death notices, diaries, family narratives, and newspaper clippings about various Sloan family members.

Arrangement note

Arranged alphabetically by name.

Box 43
Folder 1124
Title
Colton, Laura (Junius Sloan's sister), obituary. Nov. 25,
Dates
1897
Box 43
Folder 1125
Title
Handwritten lists of names, possibly associates of Junius Sloan. Lists of addresses, possibly various Sloan residences and other information.
Box 43
Folder 1126
Title
Narratives about Junius Sloan, some apparently written for inclusion into biographical directories.
Box 43
Folder 1127
Title
Paper read at the meeting of the College Art Association of America in Boston by J. Carson Webster, Northwestern University, entitled "Junius R. Sloan: An Unknown American Artist (1827-1900)",
Dates
Jan.29, 1948
Box 43
Folder 1128
Title
"Junius R. Sloan: Self-Taught Artist", by J. Carson Webster, Art in America Summer,
Dates
1952,
Box 43
Folder 1128a
Title
Sloan, Percy Hayden. Obituary,
Dates
1950
Box 43
Folder 1129
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer. Diary entries,
Dates
1850's
Box 43
Folder 1130
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer. Diary entries,
Dates
Apr. 16, 1889
Box 43
Folder 1131
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer. Newspaper clippings about
Box 43
Folder 1132
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer. Statement concerning inheritance
Box 43
Folder 1133
Title
Sloan, Sarah and Junius. Statement regarding the birth of one of their children, Laurel,
Dates
ca. 1862
Box 43
Folder 1134
Title
Sloan, Seymour. Death certificate,
Dates
Dec. 10, 1891
Series 10: Sloan Family Miscellaneous,
1867-1900
Scope and Contents note

Items include Sloan-related art work (by both Junius and his sister, Laura Colson), cash books, gallery flyers, sketch books, newspaper clippings, contracts, and a stock certificate.

Box 44
Folder 1135
Title
Art Institute of Chicago. Catalogs & invitations
Box 44
Folder 1136
Title
Bohemian Art Club. Invitations
Box 44
Folder 1137
Title
Chicago Academy of Design. Invitation,
Dates
June 18, 1878
Box 44
Folder 1138
Title
Chicago Art League. Invitation,
Dates
Feb. 15, 1881
Box 44
Folder 1139
Title
Chicago Society of Artists. Invitations and by-laws
Box 44
Folder 1140
Title
Exhibition from the collection of paintings of J.H. Swart. Includes two watercolors by Junius Sloan
Box 44
Folder 1141
Title
Field Museum of Chicago. Invitation,
Dates
June 2, 1894
Box 44
Folder 1142
Title
Illinois Art Association. Invitation,
Dates
Nov. 28, 1882
Box 44
Folder 1143
Title
Kensett, John. Catalog of his paintings
Box 44
Folder 1144
Title
Lydian Art Gallery. Exhibition notices
Box 44
Folder 1145
Title
Opera House Art Gallery, Chicago,
Dates
April 30, 1867
Box 44
Folder 1146
Title
Sloan, Carl. School memento,
Dates
1875
Box 44
Folder 1147
Title
Bills for artists' materials bought from P. Ulrich,
Dates
1874
Box 44
Folder 1148
Title
Cash book,
Dates
1860-1864
Box 44
Folder 1149
Title
Cash book,
Dates
1865-1870
Box 44
Folder 1150
Title
Cash book,
Dates
1878-1881
Box 44
Folder 1151
Title
Cash book,
Dates
1882
Box 44
Folder 1152
Title
Cash book maintained by Sarah Spencer Sloan, includes various clippings such as a remedy for treating dysentery. (See Oversize Box 3)
Box 44
Folder 1153
Title
Check made to the order of Junius R. Sloan,
Dates
1890
Box 44
Folder 1154
Title
Contract for paintings,
Dates
1889
Box 44
Folder 1155
Title
Door sign for Junius R. Sloan. (See Oversize Box 1)
Box 44
Folder 1156
Title
Lease for studio. Chicago,
Dates
1880-1881
Box 44
Folder 1157
Title
Newspaper review of Junius Sloan's work, Chicago Tribune,
Dates
May 12, 1867
Box 44
Folder 1158-1159
Title
Newspaper reviews (various papers) of Junius Sloan's work
Box 44
Folder 1160
Title
Notebook
Box 44
Folder 1161
Title
Original artwork. Sketch "Drawings for Second Easel of 1874"
Box 44
Folder 1162
Title
Original artwork. Sketches by Junius Sloan
Box 44
Folder 1163
Title
Original artwork. Three oil paintings & 1 sketch by Junius Sloan. (See Oversize Box 11)
Box 44
Folder 1163a
Title
Original oil painting. Presumably by Junius Sloan
Box 44
Folder 1164
Title
Original artwork. Presumably by Junius's sister, Laura Colton
Box 44
Folder 1165
Title
Picture framing receipts,
Dates
March 14, 1880
Box 44
Folder 1166
Title
Rent receipts,
Dates
1871-1878
Box 44
Folder 1167-1168
Title
Sketchbooks
Box 44
Folder 1169
Title
Stock certificate
Box 44
Folder 1170
Title
Sloan, Percy. Ledger pages
Box 44
Folder 1171
Title
Telephone directory owned by Percy Sloan
Box 44
Folder 1172
Title
Music lesson bill,
Dates
1885
Box 44
Folder 1173
Title
Chicago Athenaeum class schedule,
Dates
1877
Box 44
Folder 1174
Title
Chicago Athenaeum, annual report,
Dates
1877
Box 44
Folder 1176
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer. Editorial written to the Geneva Times,
Dates
January 27, 1886. (See Oversize Box 2)
Box 44
Folder 1177
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer. Legal agreement between Ellen Mussey and remaining brothers,
Dates
1900
Box 44
Folder 1178
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer. Newspaper article entitled "The Gothic Effect: St. Patrick's Cathedral", from the Home Journal. (See Oversize Box 1)
Box 44
Folder 1179
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer. Newspaper article regarding stationery
Box 44
Folder 1180
Title
Sloan, Sarah Spencer. Newspaper clipping on early Geneva history