The collection contains primarily genealogical notes on the Burnside, and Fulton families. The Burnside family especially is the largest series in the collection and takes up more than half the size. Ms. Reynolds researched and collected prominent documents of members of the Burnside family including a diary, newspaper clippings, articles, and books. Ms. Reynolds also collected an extensive amount of records of her ancestors including census records, war records, and records from the families’ origins in Great Britain. She also collected various materials relating to her interests including items relating to steamboats and British history and ancestry. Several scrapbooks are included in this collection as they catalogue many of Ms. Reynold’s research and also show a glimpse into her personal life with her husband, Wendell S. Reynolds. This collection also contains many letters of correspondence from Ms. Reynolds and her brother, Don Gilham Reynolds, who helped her compile their family ancestry. These letters are addressed to historical institutions, distant family members, and other genealogists which demonstrate Ms. Reynolds’ exhaustive search for information on family members.
The digitized items here do not represent the entirety of the Mary Burnside Reynolds Papers, 1861-1992. To view what other materials are in this collection but not yet digitized and available online, search the guide to the Mary Burnside Reynolds Papers, 1861-1992.
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Patent vertical portable engine
Patent vertical portable engine. Front view of portable engine. Mfg. by Griffith & Wedge, Zanesville, Ohio, in 1870's (Griffith & Wedge written on bottom of cdv) Carte-de-visite.
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Patent vertical portable engine
Patent vertical portable engine. Side view of portable engine, pump and fly wheel. Mfg by Griffith & Wedge in 1870's in Zanesville, Ohio (Griffith & Wedge written on bottom of cdv) Carte-de-visite.
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Camp Douglas group: Rebs for background for Union soldiers
Camp Douglas group: Rebs for background for Union soldiers. Title from album and photograph. Officers in front row are Confederate army officers, not Union. Carte-de-visite.
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Meagher, Thomas Francis
Meagher, Thomas Francis. Meagher was commander of the famous "Irish Brigade" in the Union Army during the Civil War. Carte-de-visite.
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Mrs. Dinsmore, intimate friend of Mr. & Mrs. R. F. Morris
Mrs. Dinsmore, intimate friend of Mr. & Mrs. R. F. Morris. Title from album; two spellings of last name. Carte-de-visite.
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The new picture of the eagle
The new picture of the eagle. On verso: Address--Alfred L. Sewell, care of Dunlop, Sewell & Spalding, Chicago, Ill. Carte-de-visite.
