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Scope and Contents of the Collection
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Overview of the Collection |
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| Creator: | Copeland, Benjamin. |
| Title: | Benjamin Copeland Papers |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1836-1940 |
| Quantity: | 0.5 linear ft. |
| Abstract: | Methodist minister and poet from Buffalo, N.Y. Correspondence, writings, memorabilia. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: | Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Ave., Suite 600 Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center/university-archives |
Biographical History
Dr. Benjamin Copeland (1855-1940) was a Methodist minister in Buffalo, New York, the pastor of the Richmond Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church. He was also a poet, writing on inspirational, religious, and patriotic themes.
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The Benjamin Copeland Papers consists of correspondence, memorabilia, printed material, and writings.
Correspondence is entirely with Bishop Adna W. Leonard. Most of the letters are accompanied by a poem.
Memorabilia consists of a scrapbook (disbound); contents include correspondence, printed items, clippings, programs, photographs, etc.
Printed material includes clippings of Copeland's poems as well as short items by others.
Writings contains handwritten and typed drafts of poems.
Arrangement of the Collection
The scrapbook pages are in original order. Other material is arranged alphabetically.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
The majority of our archival and manuscript collections are housed offsite and require advanced notice for retrieval. Researchers are encouraged to contact us in advance concerning the collection material they wish to access for their research.
Use Restrictions
Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
Related Material
Special Collections Research Center has many collections related to church and clergy -- particularly the Methodist Church -- in New York state. Please refer to the SCRC Subject Index for a complete listing.
Subject Headings
Persons
Corporate Bodies
Subjects
Genres and Forms
Occupations
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Benjamin Copeland Papers
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Purchase, 1966.
Finding Aid Information
Created by: --
Date: Jan 1967
Revision history: 4 May 2009 - converted to EAD (MRC);
1 Apr 2026 - additions processed, scrapbook description fleshed out (MRC)
Inventory
| Correspondence | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Leonard, Adna Wright 1928-1939 | ||||||||||
| Memorabilia | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Scrapbook 1836-1940 (5 folders) | ||||||||||
| Scrapbook was disbound at some point and most items removed from pages. Types of material include newspaper clippings, incoming letters, programs, postcards, poems by Copeland (both handwritten and printed), an official US citizen travel document issued by the Department of State in 1892, and more. Notable individuals represented in the letters include Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Elihu Root, Woodrow Wilson, Lord Robert Cecil, S. Parkes Cadman, Bishop Edwin Hughes, Bishop Adna W. Leonard, Bishop Francis J. McConnell, Syracuse University Chancellor Charles W. Flint, the Christian Advocate, King Edward VII, composer Carl F. Price, and Japanese Ambassador Hiroshi Saito. | |||||||||||
| Printed material | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | By Copeland 1935-1937, undated | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | By others 1939 | ||||||||||
| Writings | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Poems 1926-1940 - A-Z by title; mostly religious in nature, a few on American/patriotic topics such as Charles Lindbergh, George Washington, the Marquis de LaFayette | ||||||||||