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Box 1, Folder 1

Charles Adams correspondence 1899, 1905, 1914

Scope and Contents

Postcards and letters to in-laws and parents written during trips abroad.
Box 1, Folder 2

Emma Parsons Adams correspondence 1915-1940

Scope and Contents

Letters from relatives and a Christmas card from Phoebe Apperson Hearst.
Box 1, Folder 3

Emma Howson letter and ephemera 1864-approximately 1900

Scope and Contents

A fan letter and ephemera related to performances and teaching.
Box 1, Folder 4

Emma Howson estate 1928-1947

Box 1, Folder 5

Benjamin Booth Parsons notebook 1835

Scope and Contents

Notebook signed by classmates from Amherst College.
Box 1, Folder 6

Clelia Howson Parsons correspondence and documents 1908-1925

Scope and Contents

Letters from family and friends, including Phoebe Apperson Hearst. Also includes a threatening letter that appears to be from a debt collector, and mortgage documents.
Box 1, Folder 7

Clelia Howson Parsons estate 1931

Box 1, Folder 8

Clelia Howson Parsons notebooks approximately 1888-1920

Scope and Contents

Bankbooks and notebooks, one of which is a catalog of wedding gifts.
Box 1, Folder 9

Hosmer B. Parsons correspondence approximately 1854-1908

Scope and Contents

Business and personal correspondence, including with Enrique Creel, Phoebe Apperson Hearst, and family. There is a brief note from Senator John Sherman, and several letters to Parsons's sisters, including a childhood letter to older sister Mary Jane Parsons Murphey.
Box 1, Folder 10

Hosmer B. Parsons correspondence 1907

Scope and Contents

Letters related to property in Central Valley, New York.
Box 1, Folder 11

Hosmer B. Parsons notebooks 1873-approximately 1900

Scope and Contents

Bankbooks and notebooks, primarily financial related. Includes one notebook with notes about Phoebe Apperson Hearst's finances.
Box 2, Folder 1

Hosmer B. Parsons notebook 1902-1907; 1911

Scope and Contents

Notebook and inserted correspondence concerning finances.
Box 2, Folder 2

Parsons and Howson family clippings 1888-1952

Box 2, Folder 3

Parsons family genealogy correspondence and research 1890s

Box 2, Folder 4

Parsons and Howson family genealogy correspondence and research 1958-1997

Box 2, Folder 5

Parsons and Howson family photographs 1873-1923

Scope and Contents

Photographs include Hosmer B. Parsons, Clelia Howson Parsons, Emma Parsons Adams, Emma Howson, and other family members.
Box 2, Folder 6

Parsons family record book 1905

Scope and Contents

Primarily an inventory of household items from the family home in Brooklyn.
Box 2, Folder 7

Homestake Mine and Colorado brochures 1902-1957

Box 2, Folder 8

Mexican mine photographs approximately 1890s

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