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Summary InformationAt a Glance
ArrangementArrangementSelected materials cataloged; remainder arranged by category. Boxes 1-71: Cataloged correspondence; Boxes 72-76: Manuscripts and documents; Box 77: Genealogical materials and photographs; Boxes 78-79: Printed materials.
DescriptionSummaryLetters written to Gay from political and literary contemporaries such as Horace Greeley, Charles Sumner, and William Bryant; reports in letter form from his reporters at the front during the Civil War; and personal correspondence including many letters from his wife, Elizabeth Neall Gay. Letters written to Mrs. Gay from family friends and business associates including many from her husband. Correspondence of other members of the Gay family including Walter Gay, Sarah Gay, and Allan Gay. Diaries, notebooks, and journals of Sydney Howard Gay.
Using the CollectionRare Book and Manuscript Library Restrictions on AccessYou will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account. This collection is located on-site. This collection has no restrictions. Terms Governing Use and ReproductionReader must use microfilm for incoming and outgoing correspondence for the years 1862-1865, and for correspondence with Maria W. Chapman; Lydis Maria Child; Mary Grew; Edmund Quincy; and Anne, Caroline, Deborah, Lucia, and Emma Weston. Single reproductions may be made for research purposes. It is the responsibility of the user to secure permission for publication or use from the appropriate copyright holder. Preferred CitationIdentification of specific item; Date (if known); Sydney Howard Gay papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library. Related MaterialsSee https://exhibitions.library.columbia.edu/exhibits/show/fugitives for additional contextual information. For Record of Fugitives, see digitized item at the Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/ldpd_11391560_001 (Vol 1); https://archive.org/details/ldpd_11391560_002 (Vol 2). Alternate Form AvailableMicrofilm available. Immediate Source of AcquisitionSource of acquisition--Bancroft. Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--1953. Accession number--M-53. Publications About Described MaterialsStarr, Louis. Bohemian Brigades. New York, Knopf, 1954. (Columbia University Thesis). About the Finding Aid / Processing InformationColumbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library Processing InformationCataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 06/--/1989. Revision Description2009-07-07 File created. 2011-11-22 EAD created by PTL 2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration. Subject HeadingsThe subject headings listed below are found in this collection. Links below allow searches at Columbia University through the Archival Collections Portal and through CLIO, the catalog for Columbia University Libraries, as well as ArchiveGRID, a catalog that allows users to search the holdings of multiple research libraries and archives. All links open new windows. Genre/FormSubject
History / Biographical NoteBiographical / HistoricalJournalist, author. Gay, the son of Ebenezer and Mary Alleyne Otis Gay, was an active abolitionist before and during the Civil War. He edited the ANTI-SLAVERY STANDARD and during the Civil War was managing editor of the NEW YORK TRIBUNE. In 1867 he became managing editor of the CHICAGO TRIBUNE and served on the editorial board of the SATURDAY EVENING POST. He was the author of several books. In 1845 he married Elizabeth Neall of Philadelphia, who was also active in abolitionist work and the woman's rights movement. |