Guide to the Reid Family Papers MSS.1986.9.11
Scope and Content of the Collection
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Series I. Bernard J. Reid Papers, 1840-1961 (bulk 1840-1904)
Box 1: Correspondence, Wills, Obituaries, and Genealogical Documents, 1840-1961
Folder 1: Biographical Sketches of B.J. Reid, undated
Folder 2: B.J. Reid Obituaries, undated
Folder 3: Genealogical Materials, Reid Family Obituaries, undated
Folder 4: Reid Family Wills, undated
Folder 5: Farran Family Items and Obituaries, undated
Folder 6: John Farran, Golden Jubilee, undated
Folder 7: Correspondence, 1840
Folder 8: Correspondence, 1841
Folder 9: Correspondence, 1842
Folder 10: Correspondence, 1843
Folder 11: Correspondence, 1844
Folder 12: Correspondence, 1846
Folder 13: Correspondence, 1847
Folder 14: Correspondence, 1848-1849
Folder 15: Correspondence, 1850
Folder 16: Correspondence, 1851
Folder 17: Correspondence, 1852
Folder 18: Correspondence, 1853
Folder 19: Correspondence, 1854
Folder 20: Correspondence, 1854
Folder 21: Correspondence, 1855
Folder 22: Correspondence, 1856
Folder 23: Correspondence, 1856
Folder 24: Correspondence, 1859
Folder 25: Correspondence, 1860
Folder 26: Correspondence, 1860
Folder 27: Correspondence, Incoming, 1861
Folder 28: Correspondence, Incoming, 1861
Folder 29: Correspondence, Incoming, 1861
Folder 30: Correspondence, Incoming, 1861
Folder 31: Correspondence, Outgoing, 1861
Folder 32: Correspondence, Outgoing 1861
Folder 33: Correspondence, Incoming, 1862
Folder 34: Correspondence, Incoming, 1862
Folder 35: Correspondence, Incoming, 1862
Folder 36: Correspondence, Incoming, 1862
Folder 37: Correspondence, 1862
Folder 38: Correspondence, Outgoing, 1862
Folder 39: Correspondence, Outgoing, 1862
Box 2: Correspondence, 1863-1904
Folder 40: Correspondence, Incoming, 1863
Folder 41: Correspondence, Incoming, 1863
Folder 42: Correspondence, Incoming, 1863
Folder 43: Correspondence, Outgoing, 1863
Folder 44: Correspondence, Incoming, 1864
Folder 45: Correspondence, 1864
Folder 46: Correspondence, 1865
Folder 47: Correspondence, 1866-1870
Folder 48: Correspondence, Incoming, 1871-1872
Folder 49: Correspondence, Outgoing 1872
Folder 50: Correspondence, 1873
Folder 51: Correspondence, 1873
Folder 52: Correspondence, Outgoing, 1873
Folder 53: Correspondence, 1874
Folder 54: Correspondence, 1875
Folder 55: Correspondence, 1876-1877
Folder 56: Correspondence, 1879
Folder 57: Correspondence, 1880
Folder 58: Correspondence, 1881-1882
Folder 59: Correspondence, 1883
Folder 60: Correspondence, 1884
Folder 61: Correspondence, 1885-1886
Folder 62: Correspondence, 1886
Folder 63: Correspondence, 1887
Folder 64: Correspondence, 1888
Folder 65: Correspondence, 1889
Folder 66: Correspondence, 1890
Folder 67: Correspondence, 1891
Folder 68: Correspondence, 1892
Folder 69: Correspondence, 1893
Folder 70: Correspondence, 1894
Folder 71: Correspondence, 1895
Folder 72: Correspondence, 1896
Folder 73: Correspondence, 1897-1898
Folder 74: Correspondence, 1899
Folder 75: Correspondence, 1900-1901
Folder 76: Correspondence, 1902
Folder 77: Correspondence, Incoming, 1903
Folder 78: Correspondence, Outgoing, 1903
Folder 79: Correspondence, Incoming, 1904
Folder 80: Correspondence, Incoming, 1904
Box 3: Speeches, Correspondence, Poetry, and Miscellaneous Notes, 1840-1904
Folder 81: Correspondence, Outgoing, 1904
Folder 82: Letters of Condolence 1, 1904
Folder 83: Letters of Condolence 2, 1904
Folder 84: Letters of Condolence 3, 1904
Folder 85: Letters of Condolence 4, 1904
Folder 86: Letters of Condolence 5, 1904-1905
Folder 87A: Diaries, Draft of Journal, 1904, Based on 1849 Diary, 1849-1904
Folder 87B: Diaries, Draft of Journal, 1904, Based on 1849 Diary, 1849-1904
Folder 88: Reid's 1849 Diary and Mary Gordon's Introduction, 1849
Folder 89: Diary Notes, 1886
Folder 90: Diaries, 1891
Folder 91: Letters to the Editor, 1840-1849
Folder 92: Letters to the Editor, 1850-1859
Folder 93: Letters to the Editor, 1860-1869
Folder 94: Letters to the Editors, 1870-1879
Folder 95: Letters to the Editor, 1880-1889
Folder 96: Letters to the Editor, 1890-1899
Folder 97: Letters to the Editor, 1900-1904
Folder 98: Mnemonics, 1830-1860, & undated
Folder 99: M.S. Semper Virgo, undated
Folder 100: Poems, 1844-1891, & undated
Folder 101: Poems by Reid, 1847-1893, & undated
Folder 102: Poems by Reid's Relatives, 1873-1922, & undated
Folder 103: BJ Reid, 1945, & undated
Folder 104: Columbus Day Banquet, 1843-1916, & undated
Box 4: Miscellaneous Writings and Ephemera, 1847-1902
Folder 105: Notes by Reid on Peter Burnett, undated
Folder 106: General Momentos, 1850-1911, & undated
Folder 107: Momentos, Travel Souvenirs, 1847-1892, & undated
Folder 108: Momentos, Programs, Invitations, 1860-1891, & undated
Folder 109: Momentos, Calling Cards, undated
Folder 110: Momentos, Stationary, 1874-1904, & undated
Folder 111: Momentos, Religious, 1840-1907, & undated
Folder 112: Momentos, Religious, Holy Cards, 1877-1893, & undated
Folder 113: Momentos, Religious - Holy Cards, Memorials, 1878-1917, & undated
Folder 114: Momentos, Santa Clara College, Poems, etc., 1850-1894, & undated
Folder 115: Momentos, Poems by Reid 1832, & undated
Folder 116: Momentos, Clarion, PA, 1858, & undated
Folder 117: Army, 1861-1908, & undated
Folder 118: Momentos, Society of California Pioneers, 1891
Folder 119: Reminiscences of Santa Clara College, M.S. 1901
Folder 120: Memorial to John May Burnett, 1916
Folder 121: Magazine Articles and Unpublished Works by Reid, undated
Folder 122: Speeches by Reid (dated) 1, 1858-1896
Folder 123: Speeches by Reid (dated) 2, 1897-1900
Folder 124: Speeches by Reid (undated), undated
Folder 125: Magazine Articles and Other Reading Material, 1856, & undated
Folder 126: Medical Records of Reid, 1893
Folder 127: Reid's Briefs and Momentos of his Law Practice 1, 1860, & undated
Folder 128: Reid's Briefs and Momentos of his Law Practice 2, undated
Folder 129: Legal Papers of B.J. Reid's Ancestors (including John C. Reid), 1865, & undated
Box 5: Legal/Financial Papers and Newspaper Clippings, 1840-1900
Folder 130: Legal Papers of John C. Reid 1, 1861-1871
Folder 131: Legal Papers of John C. Reid 2, 1875-1891, & undated
Folder 132: Financial and Legal Information regarding Beaver Oil Co. and John C. Reid, 1861-1898, & undated
Folder 133: Legal Papers of Reid, 1899, & undated
Folder 134: Legal Papers of Charles Reid, 1890-1891
Folder 135: Financial Papers 1, 1867-1904, & undated
Folder 136: Financial Papers 2, 1870-1886, & undated
Folder 137: Newspaper Clippings, 1840-1849
Folder 138: Newspaper Clippings, 1850-1859
Folder 139: Newspaper Clippings, 1860-1869
Folder 140: Newspaper Clippings, 1870-1875
Folder 141: Newspaper Clippings, 1876-1879
Folder 142: Newspaper Clippings, 1880-1885
Folder 143: Newspaper Clippings, 1886-1889
Folder 144: Newspaper Clippings, 1890-1895
Folder 145: Newspaper Clippings, 1896-1899
Folder 146: Newspaper Clippings, 1900-1906
Folder 147: Newspaper Clippings, undated
Folder 148: Clippings on the Status of the Catholics, 1890, & undated
Item 1: Map of Route from Mouth of the Kansas River to San Francisco, California, undated
Series II. Ambrose Reid Papers, 1871-1935 (bulk 1871-1916)
Box 6: Correspondence, 1871-1911
Folder 149: Article on Ambrose from The Western Pennsylvania Historical Magazine, 1942
Folder 150: Ambrose's Correspondence, 1871-1872
Folder 151: Ambrose's Correspondence, 1873
Folder 152: Ambrose's Correspondence, 1874
Folder 153: Ambrose's Correspondence, 1875
Folder 154: Ambrose's Correspondence, 1875
Folder 155: Ambrose's Correspondence, 1876
Folder 156: Ambrose's Correspondence, 1876
Folder 157: Ambrose's Correspondence, 1877
Folder 158: Ambrose's Correspondence, 1878
Folder 159: Ambrose's Correspondence, 1878
Folder 160: Ambrose's Correspondence, 1879
Folder 161: Ambrose's Correspondence, 1879
Folder 162: Ambrose's Correspondence, 1880
Folder 163: Ambrose's Correspondence, 1880
Folder 164: Ambrose's Correspondence, 1881
Folder 165: Ambrose's Correspondence, 1882
Folder 166: Ambrose's Correspondence, 1883
Folder 167: Ambrose's Correspondence, 1884
Folder 168: Ambrose's Correspondence, 1885-1886
Folder 169: Ambrose's Correspondence, 1887
Folder 170: Ambrose's Correspondence, 1888
Folder 171: Ambrose's Correspondence, 1889
Folder 172: Ambrose's Correspondence, 1890-1899
Folder 173: Ambrose's Correspondence, 1901-1903
Folder 174: Ambrose's Correspondence, 1904
Folder 175: Ambrose's Correspondence, 1905
Folder 176: Ambrose's Correspondence, 1906
Folder 177: Ambrose's Correspondence, 1906
Folder 178: Ambrose's Correspondence, 1907
Folder 179: Ambrose's Correspondence, 1907
Folder 180: Ambrose's Correspondence, 1908
Folder 181: Ambrose's Correspondence, 1909
Folder 182: Ambrose's Correspondence, 1910
Folder 183: Ambrose's Correspondence, 1911
Box 7: Correspondence and Poetry, 1910-1911
Folder 184: Ambrose's Correspondence, 1911
Folder 185: Ambrose's Correspondence, 1911
Folder 186: Ambrose's Correspondence, 1911
Folder 187: Ambrose's Correspondence, 1911
Folder 188: Ambrose's Correspondence, 1912
Folder 189: Ambrose's Correspondence, 1913
Folder 190: Ambrose's Correspondence, 1914
Folder 191: Ambrose's Correspondence, 1915
Folder 192: Ambrose's Correspondence, 1915
Folder 193: Ambrose's Correspondence, 1916
Folder 194: Ambrose's Correspondence, 1917
Folder 195: Ambrose's Correspondence, 1918
Folder 196: Ambrose's Correspondence, 1919-1920
Folder 197: Ambrose's Correspondence, 1921
Folder 198: Ambrose's Correspondence, 1922-1924
Folder 199: Ambrose's Correspondence, 1925-1928
Folder 200: Ambrose's Correspondence, 1930-1932
Folder 201: Ambrose's Correspondence, 1933
Folder 202: Ambrose's Correspondence, 1934-1936
Folder 203: Ambrose's Correspondence, 1937
Folder 204: Ambrose's Correspondence, 1938
Folder 205: Ambrose's Correspondence, undated
Folder 206: Ambrose's Correspondence, undated
Folder 207: Compositions by Ambrose, 1914, & undated
Folder 208: Compositions by Ambrose, 1893, & undated
Folder 209: Notes by Ambrose, undated
Folder 210: Manuscripts by George Potter, undated
Folder 211: Poems Saved by Ambrose, 1910-1911, & undated
Box 8: Poems, Manuscripts, and Ephemera, 1884-1934
Folder 212: Poems by Ambrose, 1893-1912
Folder 213: Manuscript by George Reid, undated
Folder 214: Momentos, Misc, 1891-1896
Folder 215: Momentos, Travel Souvenirs (Ambrose's Papers), 1903-1915, & undated
Folder 216: Momentos, Travel Souvenirs (Ambrose's Papers), 1903-1914
Folder 217: Momentos, Programs and Invitations (Ambrose's Papers), 1898-1909, & undated
Folder 218: Momentos, Programs and Invitations (Ambrose's Papers), 1909-1912
Folder 219: Momentos, Programs and Invitations (Ambrose's Papers), 1912-1916
Folder 220: Momentos, Programs and Invitations (Ambrose's Papers), 1915-1918
Folder 221: Momentos, Programs and Invitations (Ambrose's Papers) 1918-1928
Folder 222: Momentos, Religious (Ambrose's Papers), 1905-1917
Folder 223: Momentos, Religious, Holy Cards (Ambrose's Papers), 1905-1914
Folder 224: Momentos, Calling and Business Cards (Ambrose's Papers), 1926-1936
Folder 225: Momentos, Schooling (Ambrose's Papers) 1872-1921
Box 9: Speeches, Campaign Materials, and Ephemera, 1891-1935
Folder 226: Momentos, The Wind Mill, St. John's School, 1916
Folder 227: Momentos, The Peabody, Senior, 1917
Folder 228: Momentos, Ambrose's Campaign, 1911
Folder 229: Momentos, Ambrose's 1921, 31, and 33 Judicial Campaigns, 1921-1933
Folder 230: Momentos, World War I, 1914-1918
Folder 231: Lucy Reid's Death, 1935-1936
Folder 232: Speeches by Ambrose 1890-1895
Folder 233: Speeches by Ambrose, 1907-1912
Folder 234: Speeches by Ambrose, 1916-1930
Folder 235: Speeches by Ambrose, undated
Folder 236: Speeches by Ambrose, undated
Folder 237: Drawings by Ambrose, 1890-1891, & undated
Box 10: Magazine Clippings, Newspaper Clippings, Legal Papers, and Business Records, 1874-1916
Folder 238: Magazine Articles, Ambrose's Papers, 1908-1919, & undated
Folder 239: Pamphlets, Ambrose's Papers, 1903-1915
Folder 240: Pamphlets, Ambrose's Papers, 1898-1925
Folder 241: Ambrose Reid's Law Briefs, 1921
Folder 242: Ambrose's Legal Papers (Deeds, etc.), 1908-1942
Folder 243: Ambrose's Insurance Policy, 1916-1936
Folder 244: Ambrose's Cash Records, 1891-1912
Folder 245: Ambrose's Cash Records, 1913-1942
Folder 246: Bills and Receipts, Ambrose's Papers 1903-1915
Folder 247: Bank Books, Ambrose's Papers, 1906-1918
Folder 248: Ambrose's Financial Papers, Allen Campbell Co., 1901-1914
Folder 249: Ambrose's Misc. Financial Papers, 1928-1935
Folder 250: Ambrose's Financial Papers, Tax Information, 1891-1937
Folder 251: Ambrose's Tax Returns 1929-1934
Folder 252: Newspaper Clippings, undated
Folder 253: Newspaper Clippings, 1900-1911
Folder 254: Newspaper Clippings, 1912-1919
Folder 255: Newspaper Clippings, 1920-1929
Folder 256: Newspaper Clippings, 1930-1937
Series III. Reid Family Diaries, Books, and Miscellanea, 1843-1940 (bulk 1861-1918)
Box 11: Diaries of Ambrose and Kate Reid, 1874-1916
Box 12: Newspaper Clippings and Autograph Book, 1880-1915
Box 13: Diaries, Address Books, and Calling Cards, 1893-1928
Box 14: Diaries, Notebooks, and Scrapbooks, 1843-1894
Box 15: Annotated Books, 1845-1899
Box 16: Annotated Books, 1917-1918
Box 17: Diaries and Annotated Books, 1836-1935
Box 18: Notebooks and Annotated Books, 1855-1884
Box 19: Address Books, Notebooks and Annotated Books, 1859-1930
Box 20: Photocopies of Army Letters from B. Reid during the Civil War, 1861-1884
Box 21: Newspaper Clippings and Legal Documents, 1862-1940
Box 22: Diary of Bernard J. Reid, 1849
Series IV. Reid Family Photographs, 1849-1902 (bulk 1860-1880)
Box 23: Reid Family Photographs, 1849-1902