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Summary

Correspondence, mansucripts, transcripts, documents, photographs, and printed materials assembled by Vance for his dissertation, a biography of Myles Cooper (1737-1785), clergyman, Loyalist, and second president of King's College (now, Columbia University) from 1763 until 1775. There are transcripts of very many letters and manuscripts by and about Myles Cooper and King's College along with pertinent photographs and printed materials which Vance collected from American, English, and Scottish sources. There are also materials about Samuel Seabury (1729-1796) and Isaac Sears (1730-1786) whose biographical entries Vance wrote for the DICTIONARY OF AMERICAN BIOGRPAHY. Among the correspondents are Gertrude Atherton, Nicholas Murray Butler, Marcus Benjamin, Dixon Ryan Fox, and Dumas Malone.

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Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Clarence H. Vance papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

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Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Historical Society of Southern California. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1982. Accession number--M-82.

Biographical / Historical

Clarence Hayden Vance (1888-) was a Ph.D. candidate at Columbia University from 1927 to 1934.

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Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 09/--/89.

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Clergy -- New York (State) American loyalists -- New York (State) Universities and colleges -- New York (State) -- New York College presidents -- New York (State) -- New York Photographic prints Cooper, Myles, 1737-1785 Seabury, Samuel, 1729-1796 Sears, Isaac, 1730-1786 Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn, 1857-1948 Butler, Nicholas Murray, 1862-1947 Benjamin, Marcus, 1857-1932 Fox, Dixon Ryan, 1887-1945 Malone, Dumas, 1892-1986 King's College (New York, N.Y.) -- History Series I: CorrespondenceAtherton, Gertrude1Benjamin, Marcus1Butler, Nicholas Murray1Fox, Dixon Ryan1Johnson, Allen1Malone, Dumas1Schneider, Herbert Wallace1Woodbridge, Frederick James Eugene1Uncataloged Correspondence1917-19521Uncataloged Correspondence1917-19522Series II: Myles Cooper Research FilesLibrary call slips re. Myles Cooper3Notebooks on Myles Cooper(8 volumes)3Notes on Myles Cooper4Anglicans vs. Dissenters4Arnold, Benedict-John Andre4Auchmuty, Rev. Samuel4Bard, Samuel4Barton, Rev. Thomas4The Battle of Brandywine4The Battles of Lexington and Concord vs. Dr. Cooper4Boswell and Dr. Cooper4Boucher, Rev. Jonathan4Chandler, Rev. Thomas B.4Clergy of Church of England in America4Clossy, Dr. Samuel: Founder of New York Medical College17634Colleges, Schools, Hospitals, etc.4Cooper's writings5Corporation for the Relief of the Widows and Orphans of Clergymen in the5Communion of the Church of England5Edinburgh5Hamilton, Alexander5Inglis, Rev. Bp. Charles5Jay, Sir James-Jay's and Smith's Collection in England5Johnson, Rev. Dr. Samuel and William Samuel Johnson5Johnson, Sir William5Johnson, William Samuel5King's College and Columbia University6King's College, New York-John Vardill6King's College, New York-New charter proposed1767-17756University of the State of New YorkMillom [Cumberland, UK] Duddon Hall (Wha House), Thwaites & Beckfoot7Ogden, Nicholas7Panton, Rev. George7Peters, Rev. Samuel6.5Philadelphia College7Queen's College, Oxford7Rush, Dr. Benjamin7Seabury, Rev. Samuel7Sears, Isaac8Smith, Joshua Hett8Smith, Judge William, of New York and Canada8Smith, Rev. William, of Philadelphia College8The Society for the Propagation of the Gospel8Stiles, Rev. Dr. Ezra8Trinity Church8University of the State of New York and University of France8Washington, George8Washington, George, and Mason Lort Weems8Wilkins, Isaac8Miscellaneous manuscript notes8Transcripts of letters and manuscripts by & about Myles Cooper9Transcripts of letters and manuscripts by & about Myles Cooper10Transcripts of letters and manuscripts by & about Myles Cooper113x5 note cards re. Myles Cooper11Series III: Vance DocumentsVance manuscripts and documents not about Myles Cooper11Photographs12Clippings12Pamphlets and Miscellany13