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Finding aid created by: [Summit record]
Date: 2001-01-01
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| 3 Jul 2008 | converted to EAD (MRC) |
| 17 Oct 2018 | rehoused (MS) |
Overview of the Collection |
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| Creator: | Elmendorf, Charles L. |
| Title: | Charles Elmendorf Diary |
| Dates: | 1862-1865 |
| Quantity: | 234 pages in 1 volume |
| Abstract: | Dentist in Penn Yan, New York. Holograph diary noting an ocean voyage to Central America and a stay in Nicaragua; also entries on the Civil War and social life of a resident of Penn Yan, New York. |
| 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 Elmendorf was a dentist in Penn Yan, New York, in the mid-nineteenth century.
The Charles Elmendorf Diary consists of a single volume covering the years 1862-1865. It records social life, news received of Civil War events, and an ocean voyage to Central America with a stay of some months duration in Nicaragua.
Single item.
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Persons
Elmendorf, Charles L.
Subjects
Dentists -- New York (State)
Draft Riot, New York, N.Y., 1863.
Voyages and travels.
Places
New York (N.Y.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
New York (State) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
Nicaragua -- Description and travel.
Penn Yan (N.Y.) -- History -- 19th century.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Genres and Forms
Diaries.
Occupations
Dentists.
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Charles Elmendorf Diary,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Purchase, 1968.
Writings
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| Box 1 | Diary 1862-1865 | ||||||||||