Dorothy Payne collection

Collection

Identifier: 00274

Staff Only

Content Description

The collection consists of materials Dorothy Manning Payne collected about Benjamin Fish and other historical topics. The collection is organized into materials related to Benjamin Fish and general historical materials. The Benjamin Fish materials contain personal as well as professional correspondence, contracts and deeds, and receipts. The historical materials include receipts for goods shipped by boat, an Ann Arbor Mineral Springs ticket, a printed booklet titled "A Brief Narrative of the Life of Miss Adele M. George (Being Deaf and Dumb)", a flyer for a Fourth of July Celebration in South Dakota, political circulars, a printed suffragist speech by George Curtis, and an unattributed handwritten abolition essay.

Dates

Creation: 1839 - 1900

Creator

Payne, Dorothy Manning (Person)

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.

Biographical / Historical

Benjamin Fish was born in 1817 in Underhill, Vermont. He came to Michigan in the 1830s. He later became a Judege of the Probate Court and was involved in business in the Niles, Michigan area.

Extent

1 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Legal Status

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.