Stoddard family papers
Scope and Contents
This collections consists of transcripts of two letters written by early residents of Michigan. One letter (1852), written by Caroline Stoddard to her sister concerns the family's trip from New York to Tuscola County, Michigan via Lake Erie. The other letter (1864) was written by Caroline Stoddard's daughter-in-law, Jannette Stoddard, to her sister, commenting on the effect of conscription during the Civil War.
The 1864 letter has been transcribed, scanned and placed online at http://civilwar.archives.msu.edu/collection/7-1C-30/stoddard.
Dates
- Creation: 1852, 1864
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (, 1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Gift of Jane Hagle, unknown date. Transferred by Michigan State University Museum
Legal Status
Copyright: Donor(s) have transferred any applicable copyright to Michigan State University but the collection may contain third-party materials for which copyright was not transferred. Copyright restrictions may apply.
Property Rights: Michigan State University.
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Stoddard Family Papers
- Status
- 4 Published And Cataloged
- Date
- January 1965
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the University Archives and Historical Collections Repository
Conrad Hall
943 Conrad Road, Room 101
East Lansing MI 48824 US
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu