4078804Elbridge T. Gerry papers 4078804Rare Book and Manuscript Library
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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-01-10 11:46:21 -0500.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard2012-06-27xml document created by Judith Zupnick.2019-05-20EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration.2023-07-20Added Columbia College notebook descriptions. Rare Book and Manuscript Library Elbridge T. Gerry papers Gerry, Elbridge T. (Elbridge Thomas), 1837-1927 4078804 MS#0481 English . 2.5 linear feet 5 manuscript boxes 1856-1912 This collection contains the papers, consisting primarily of correspondence, of Elbridege T. Gerry (1837-1927), 1857 graduate of Columbuia College and later famous as a lawyer and philanthropist. There are also documents concerning Columbia College Class of 1857, college notebooks, memorabilia, and manuscript copies of Gerry's essays and orations. Arrangement

Cataloged and Arranged.

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The following boxes are located off-site: 4-5. You will need to request this material from the Rare Book and Manuscript Library at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.

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 Summary

As secretary of the Columbia College Class of 1857, Gerry carried on a detailed correspondence with many of its members. The bulk of the Gerry Papers are these carefully preserved letters, many of which are of a personal, intimate nature, and documents concerning the activities of the class as a whole. Of special interest are letters from Right Rev. Daniel S. Tuttle and manuscript copies of several of Gerry's own essays and orations. Also, some of Gerry's Columbia College notebooks and memorabilia of Gerry's student days.

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Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Elbridge T. Gerry papers; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

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Reproductions may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.

 Immediate Source of Acquisition

Accession number--M-59.

 Biographical / Historical

Lawyer, philanthropist. Gerry was an 1857 graduate of Columbia College. He founded the New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children and was chairman of the legislative committee that abolished hanging in favor of the electric chair as capital punishment in New York State. He also worked with the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and was chairman for the New York City commission for the insane.

 Processing Information

Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 06/--/89.

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 Mentally ill -- New York (State) -- New York Capital punishment -- New York (State) Social problems -- New York (State) Child abuse -- Societies, etc Animal welfare New York (N.Y.) -- Social conditions New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs New York (State) -- Social conditions Lawyers Philanthropists Tuttle, Daniel Sylvester, 1837-1923 Columbia College (New York, N.Y.) -- Alumni and alumnae Columbia University -- Students American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children Series I: Cataloged DocumentsCorrespondence - Columbia College, class of18571Various Committee Reports, Treasurer's Report - Columbia College, class of18571Translation of Homer's Iliad1List of translations1Essays1Columbia College, Class of 1857 - miscellaneous envelopes with names and notes18571Schiller, William Tell. Translation by Professor Schmidt - MISSING1Series II: Cataloged CorrespondenceBenedict, W. de L.2Boardman, William S.2Brower, J.H.2Davies, Henry E.2Fairchild, Charles A.2Francis, S.M.2Funsten, Reverend J.B.2Gerry, Elbridge2Goetze, Frederick2Griffeths, Catherine Louise2Griffin, George Butler2Haven, George G.2Herrick, J.B.2Jackson, Oliver P.2Ludlow, E.L.2MacDonald, Wilson2Mason, Erskime2Massett, B.W. Carey2Massett, W. Carey2Maury, Mytton2Nott, Henry B.2Packwood, Richard T.2Parkman, John2Parkman, Theodore2Redmond, Goold2Russell, Charles2Sears, Charles E.2Slipper, James H.2Sloan, William S.2Smedberg, W. Renwick2Smith, Edgar P.2Steel, Alfred H.2Tailer, James T.2Talbot, William R.3Tombo, Rudolf3Tuttle, Daniel S.3Ward, Charles3Wheeler, Everett P.3Winslow, William B.3Series III: Columbia College notebooksColumbia College notebooks4Scope and Contents

Notebooks include translations of Caesar, Xenophon, Aristotle, Cicero's "De Officiis", Juvenal, Homer's Odyssey, Demosthenes, Aristophanes, Tacitus, Lucan's Pharsalia, Cicero's Tusculan Disputations, Ancient Geography Questions by Prof. Drysler, Vergil's Eclogues, Aeschylus's Prometheus Bound, Horace, Euripides, Terence, Cicero's De Natura Deorum, and Plato. There is also a bound copy of the Philolexian Society's Constitution and By-laws and the Columbia College's Catalogues, 1853-1857, with memorabilia attached (programs, tickets, Class of 1857 ribbon, and photographs of Prof. Anthon and Prof. McVickar.

Columbia College notebooks5Scope and Contents

Notebooks on Xenophon's Memorabilia (translated from Prof. Anthon's edition, corrected by Prof. Drisler, 1853); Roman Antiquities; Ancient Geography; Vergil's Eclogues; Homer's Odyssey Book XVII, translated by Prof. Drisler, 1854; German Cotillion; Horace; Logic and English Literature; History of Philosophy; History with Prof. McVickar; Chemistry.