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Creator: | Osborne, Charles Devens. |
Title: | Charles Devens Osborne Papers |
Inclusive Dates: | pending processing |
Quantity: | 125 linear ft. |
Abstract: | Mayor of Auburn, New York; son of prison reformer Thomas Mott Osborne. Collection includes correspondence, clippings, diaries, memorabilia, artwork, printed material and much more. |
Language: | English |
Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center |
Charles Devens Osborne was the son of prison reformer Thomas Mott Osborne, and brother of diplomat and newspaper publisher Lithgow Osborne. He was mayor of Auburn, New York from 1928 to 1931 and again from 1937 to 1939; in 1942 he ran for election to the U.S. House of Representatives for New York's 36th District.
The Charles Devens Osborne Papers includes correspondence, clippings, diaries, memorabilia, artwork, printed material and much more.
The collection is unprocessed and remains in original order.
The collection is CLOSED in its entirety until the year 2050.
Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Charles Devens Osborne Papers,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Unspecified, 1969-2009.
Created by: MRC
Date: 10 Oct 2010
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