William Holland Samson Papers: Finding Aid mssHM 8848-8906
Gayle Richardson
The Huntington Library
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Title: William Holland Samson papers
Creator:
Samson, William Holland, 1860-1917
Identifier/Call Number: mssHM 8848-8906
Physical Description:
1.2 Linear Feet
(1 box)
Date (inclusive): 1755-1915
Date (bulk): 1880-1910
Abstract: A collection of research material on
early French explorations in the Lake Erie region, collected by William Holland Samson,
American editor and historian.
Language of Material: Materials are in
English.
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[Identification of item]. William Holland Samson papers, The Huntington Library, San
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Anderson Galleries, January 1918.
William Holland Samson (1860-1917) was born in Le Roy, Genesee County, New York. He was a
writer and managing editor for the Rochester Post-Express; Samson also studied the early
history of Western New York and the Seneca Native Americans.
A collection of 60 items from 1755 to 1915, it consists of research material and
correspondence regarding early French explorations in the Lake Erie region, the early
history of Western New York, Seneca Native Americans, and Jesuit missions. The collection
also includes some of Samson's research notes and copies of earlier letters and papers
relating to the Senecas, including a manuscript of biographical sketches of early Native
American traders in Western New York and a geographical glossary of early Native American
settlements. The 9 items for the period from 1755 to 1810 are later copies; all the items
from 1880 onward are original manuscript material. Correspondents include John S. Clark,
George Stillwell Conover, and John Stearns Minard.
Processed by Huntington Library Staff, circa 1925. In 2020, Gayle Richardson created the
finding aid derived from a legacy summary report.
Arranged chronologically.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Seneca Indians -- History
Indians of North America -- New York (State)
Historians -- New York (State)
New York (State) -- History
Letters (correspondence) -- United States -- 19th century
Professional papers -- United States -- 19th century
Clark, John Spencer,
1835-1920
Conover, George S. (George
Stillwell), 1824-
Minard, John Stearns,
1834-1920
Jesuits -- Missions -- New York (State)
Box 1, Folder 1-60
William Holland Samson papers 1755-1915