Atkins Family Papers, 1796-1909

Summary

Title:

Atkins Family Papers,

Dates:

1796-1909

Creators:

Atkins family

Abstract:

Mainly papers of various members of the Atkins family in Ohio, relating to family matters, land holdings and the anti-slavery movement from 1836-1850. A few papers of Mary (Atkins) Lynch, including some pertaining to the Benicia Young Ladies Seminary, and diary of trip to Hawaii and Japan, 1863-1864. Also some genealogical notes relating to the family.

Extent:

Number of containers: 5 boxes

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item,] Atkins Family Papers, BANC MSS C-B 449, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley

Background

Physical location:

For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.

Related resources

Other descriptive data:

These papers, the gift of Mrs. C. Coldwell, June 15, 1948, contain letters and documents of various members of the Atkins family, principally as early settlers in Ashtabula County, Ohio. They reflect participation in the anti-slavery movement from 1836 through 1950, and land transactions in Ohio. Also included are a few Papers of Mary (Atkins) Lynch who began her teaching career in Ohio and New York, to come to Benicia where she was principal of Benicia' s Young Ladies Seminary from 1854 until 1867. Originally much of the material was pasted in three scrapbooks by Harvey R. Gaylord. These materials were removed from the scrapbooks, and re-arranged, incorporating other items in the collection.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:

Processed by The Bancroft Library staff

Date Prepared:

© 1996

Date Encoded:

Machine-readable finding aid derived from paper by means of scanning and OCR; OCR file edited for typographical errors before encoding; finding aid encoded by Xiuzhi Zhou. Date of source: ca. 1948-1967.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Copyright has not been assigned to The Bancroft Library. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Public Services. Permission for publication is given on behalf of The Bancroft Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item,] Atkins Family Papers, BANC MSS C-B 449, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley

Location of this collection:

UC Berkeley, Bancroft Library

University of California, Berkeley, The Bancroft Library

Berkeley, CA 94720-6000, US

Contact:

510-642-6481

bancref-library@berkeley.edu

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