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Eugene Barry papers, 1848-1928

Summary Information

At a Glance

Call No.: MS#0083
Bib ID 4078983 View CLIO record
Creator(s) Barry, Eugene, 1843-1931
Title Eugene Barry papers, 1848-1928
Physical Description 2.5 linear feet (5 boxes, 1 oversized volume, 2 oversized folders)
Language(s) English .
Access You 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.

The following boxes are located off-site: Boxes 6-7. 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.

This collection has no restrictions.

Arrangement

Arrangement

Selected materials cataloged; remainder arranged.

Description

Summary

Correspondence, poetry manuscripts, diaries, notebooks, address books, documents, photographs, and scrapbooks of clippings of Eugene Barry. The correspondence concerns his published poetry, the leather tanning business, and family affairs. The diaries reflect his active business life and travels from 1864 until 1926. There are photographs of members of the Barry, Clark, Wyman, and other related families, and of friends and actresses. The four scrapbooks contain clippings of poetry, obituaries, local news of Lynn, Mass., World War I, and other subjects. Among the correspondents are Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Henry Cabot Lodge, Ellen Louise Chandler Moulton, Booker T. Washington, and John Greenleaf Whittier.

Using the Collection

Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Restrictions on Access

You 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.

The following boxes are located off-site: Boxes 6-7. 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.

This collection has no restrictions.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Single photocopies 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.

Preferred Citation

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

Accruals

Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.

Ownership and Custodial History

Transferred from the History Department, 1981.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Date of acquisition--03/--/1981. Accession number--M81-03.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 04/03/1989.

Revision Description

2020-10-20 EAD document created by CCR.

Subject Headings

The 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.

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Genre/Form

Heading "CUL Archives:"
"Portal"
"CUL Collections:"
"CLIO"
"Nat'l / Int'l Archives:"
"ArchivedGRID"
Diaries Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Photographic prints Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Poems Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID

Subject

Heading "CUL Archives:"
"Portal"
"CUL Collections:"
"CLIO"
"Nat'l / Int'l Archives:"
"ArchivedGRID"
Families -- Massachusetts -- Lynn Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, 1823-1911 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Industries -- Massachusetts -- Lynn Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Manufacturers Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Moulton, Louise Chandler, 1835-1908 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Poets Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Scrapbooks Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Tanning -- Massachusetts -- Lynn Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
World War, 1914-1918 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID

History / Biographical Note

Biographical / Historical

Poet, leather manufacturer of Lynn, Mass. Eugene Barry (1843-circa 1928)was the father of Frederick Barry, 1876-1943, Professor of the History of Science at Columbia University.

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Series I: Correspondence


Subseries I.1: Cataloged Correspondence



Box 1 Thomas Wentworth Higginson (1823-1911)


Box 1 Henry Cabot Lodge (1850-1934)


Box 1 Ellen Louise Chandler Moulton (1835-1908)


Box 1 Booker T. Washington (1856-1915)


Box 1 John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892)


Subseries I.2: Uncataloged Correspondence, 1861-1924



Box 3 Correspondence, 1861-1924

Series II: Cataloged Diaries, 1864-1926



Box 1 Diaries, 1864-1904



Box 2 Diaries, 1905-1926

Series III: Miscellaneous Manuscripts and Documents


Box 2 Miscellaneous Manuscripts and Documents



Box 3 Miscellaneous Manuscripts and Documents

Series IV: Photographs



Box 4 Photographs



Box 6 Photographs



Mapcase 14-P-2 Photographs

Series V: Scrapbooks



Box 5 Scrapbooks, 1855-1928, 3 Volumes



Box 7 Scrapbooks, 1 Volumes