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| Creator: | Elmendorf, Charles L. |
| Title: | Charles Elmendorf Diary |
| Inclusive 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 Library 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 http://scrc.syr.edu |
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.
There are no access restrictions on this material.
Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
Special Collections Research Center has a considerable amount of material relating to the Civil War. Please refer to the SCRC Subject Index under "U.S. Civil War" for a complete listing of manuscript collections, and search SUMMIT, our main catalog for items in the circulating collection and in Rare Books.
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Charles Elmendorf Diary,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Library
Purchase, 1968.
Created by: [Summit record]
Date: 2001-01-01
Revision history: 3 Jul 2008 - converted to EAD (MRC)
