Greene Smith Papers
An inventory of his papers at Syracuse University
Finding aid created by: -
Date: Jun 1993
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Finding aid created by: -
Date: Jun 1993
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| 27 Jan 2016 | corrected dates (MRC) |
Overview of the Collection |
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| Creator: | Smith, Greene, 1841-1880. |
| Title: | Greene Smith Papers |
| Dates: | 1860-1907 |
| Quantity: | 2.5 linear ft. |
| Abstract: | Son of New York reformer, philanthropist and abolitionist Gerrit Smith, much involved in ornithology. Collection contains correspondence, financial material, ornithological material, miscellany. |
| 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 |
Greene Smith (1841-1880) was a son of New York reformer, philanthropist and abolitionist Gerrit Smith. An avid amateur scientist, Smith was very interested in ornithology and taxidermy. In 1863 he built a three-story museum to house his collection of bird specimens, many of which eventually went to Cornell (where Smith lectured as professor of ornithology), Harvard, or Colgate University.
A genealogy of the Smith family is available here (if online) or at the end of this finding aid (if in hard copy).
The Greene Smith Papers contains correspondence, financial material, ornithological material and miscellany.
Correspondence is arranged chronologically. Financial material is subdivided by type and within that arranged chronologically. The remaining series are arranged alphabetically by topic or type.
Access Restrictions:
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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.
Special Collections Research Center has the papers of several members of the Smith family. See also the following:
Gerrit Smith Papers
Peter Smith Papers
Gerrit Smith Miller Papers
Persons
Miller, Elizabeth Smith, 1822-1911.
Miller, Gerrit Smith, 1845-1937.
Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874.
Smith, Greene, 1841-1880.
Smith, Peter, 1768-1837.
Subjects
Birds -- Taxidermy.
Ornithologists -- United States.
Ornithology -- Research.
Ornithology -- Study and teaching.
Genres and Forms
Catalogs (documents)
Correspondence.
Diaries.
Receipts (financial records)
Occupations
Ornithologists.
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Greene Smith Papers,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Correspondence
Financial material
Ornithological material
Miscellanea
| Correspondence | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | General 1860-1878 (28 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | General 1879-1892 (9 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | General undated | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Smith, Gerrit (father) 1851-1853, 1872-1873 | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Other family relatives | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Miller, Elizabeth Smith 1874-1877 | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Miller, Gerrit Smith 1875-1878 (4 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Smith, Ann C. (mother) 1868, 1873 | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Smith, Bessie (wife) | ||||||||||
| Box 3 | Smith, Bessie (wife) 1873-1907 (10 folders) | ||||||||||
| Financial material | |||||||||||
| Box 3 | Bank deposit acknowledgements, Henry Clews and Co., New York 1871-1873 | ||||||||||
| Box 3 | Bank statements, Henry Clews and Co., New York 1871-1873 | ||||||||||
| Box 3 | Accounts and miscellaneous financial documents 1873-1878 | ||||||||||
| Box 3 | Bills and receipts 1860, 1863, 1868-1872 (Jun) (6 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 4 | Bills and receipts 1872 (Jul)-1903 (18 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 4 | Bills and receipts undated | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Drafts 1868-1879 (16 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Promissory notes 1871-1872 | ||||||||||
| Ornithological material | |||||||||||
| Box 5 | Bird dealers' itemized bills 1869-1879, undated (2 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Bird dealers' catalogs undated | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Catalog of birds, eggs and nests, Greene Smith Museum, Peterboro, New York 11 Jul 1880 | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Egg and nest description forms of G. H. Ragsdale 1878 | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | List of eggs arrived from John Krider undated | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Notes by Greene Smith on orders placed with bird dealers | ||||||||||
| Miscellanea | |||||||||||
| Box 5 | Diary fragments 4-14 Mar 1887 [?] | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Comments by Greene Smith on O. B. Frothingham's biography of Gerrit Smith 2 Jan 1878 | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Estate of Green Smith - envelope that once contained his will, dated in his hand June 24, 1880; letters testamentary naming Elizabeth F. Smith and Gerrit Smith as executors | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Genealogical record, possibly of the FitzHugh family, 18th c. | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Hunting permit issued to Greene Smith, France 24 Oct 1861 | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Legal material 1875-1881 | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Notes 1872, undated - includes undated note in Gerrit Smith's handwriting | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Passport of Greene Smith, signed by Charles Francis Adams 1861 | ||||||||||