RUTH SEELY BERRY MC DONALD. PAPERS, 1850- (1936-1959]. GUIDE MC DONALD, RUTH SEELY BERRY, 1913- Papers, 1850-[1936-1959]; l ft. These papers of Mrs. McDonald and her family include seventy-three letters from her father, Romeyn Berry {'04), concerning his writing for the Ithaca Journal, the Cornell Alumni News, and other publications, the maintenance of "Stoneposts," his farm at Jacksonville, Tompkins County, events at Cor­ c~ [}} nell University and in the Ithaca area, Ruth's positions in New York City, 0 ~ H mainly with the publishing firm, Walter J. Black, Inc., his daughter 'rj >-3 Hilda's service with the Women's Army Corps during World War II, Ruth's [}} Q1 marriage to William Naylor McDonald, 3d, the family history,She wrote cz H [see 1958-1962 RenortJ, his views on literature and journalism, art t;J ~ criticism, religion, and current events, and other personal and professional [}} H >-3 matters, twenty-four letters (1942-1945) from Hilda mainly to her sister K and father, those written from France and England referring in part to the wartime situation in those countries, scattered correspondence of other relatives, and letters of condolence (1957} received on the death of Roneyn Berry; twenty-three letters (1941-1944) from Hendrik Willem van Loon to Ruth concerning his writing and illustrating, one letter from van Loon to Walter J. Black offering to illustrate a book "just for the fun of it," a Christmas note (1942} from Elmer Davis to van Loon, one photograph of van ) Loon, and two drawings by him; two letters (1959) to Ruth from Katharine ("Kip") Fuertes and a draft of Miss Fuertes' reminiscences, all of which concern her brother Louis Agassiz Fuertes, and two of his water color sketches of birds, one presented toJI Polly" (Olive Nutting Berry) on her birthday)" (February 1923) and the other an undated Christmas greeting from Mr. and Mrs. Fuertes; and correspondence {1850-1941) of the McDonald family H of Nashville, Tennessee, and Jacksonville, Florida, and the related Hicks 8 ::r:; :i:,, family, also of Tennessee, including a letter (Sacramento, August 24, 1850: 0 :i:,, typescript carbon copy, whereabouts of original unknown) from Edward D. ' z t,:J Hicks to Dr. Alexander C. Robertson of Nashville, describing the terrain, :8 i-< animal life, and Indian tribes ovserved on his journey overland from St. 0 Joesph, Missouri, and remarking on the hardships of the thousands of emi­ ~ ..,.f-' grants then en :route to California, which was so " • • literally overrun" ()'.) U1 w that he would have advised every man ilro.:th a good business to stay home; I U1 w and a letter (Cologne, 1910) from an American tourist reporting on her 0 f-' travels. Also, scrapbooks, photographs, obituary notice'!> and other clippings}" • • of both the Berrys and the McDonalds. Unpublished guide available. (2016) ,;J./_ I ,,/,-, I I . ' - ' 1 ;, NYCV87-A249 McDonald, Ruth Seely Berrs, 1913- ~ "C1 PaPers, 1850-1959, 1936-1959 (bulk) :i; :I. cub i c ft, ~ ~ Summars: Papers of Ruth McDonald and her family include'letters from her z father, Romesn Berry, concerninS his writinS for the ITHACA JOURNAL, the CORNE~ DAILY NEWS, and other Publications, the maintenance of "Stoneposts,• his farm ijt Jacksonville, TomPkins Counts, events at Cornell Universits and in the Ithaca~ area, Ruth's Positions in New York CitY, mainly with the Publishins firm, Walt~ J, Black, Inc,, his daushter Hilda's service with the Women's Army CorP s durini World War II, Ruth's marriase to William Naylor McDonald, 3rd, the famils o ~ histors she wrote, his views on literature and Journalism, art critici~;1r1i H relision, and current events, and other personal and Professional matters; ~ letters from Hilda, 1942-1945, mainly to her sister and father, those written oo from France and EnSland referrins in Part to the wartime situation in those ~ countries, scattered correspondence of other relatives, and letters of c condolence on the death of Romeyn Berry; letters from Hendrik Willem van Loon~: Ruth concernins his writins and illustratins and other materials relatins to v ~ Loon; letters to Ruth from Katharine ("KiP") Fuertes and a draft of Miss ~ Fuertes' reminiscences, all of which concern her brother Louis Asassiz Fuertes~ and two of his watercolor sketches of birds; and correspondence, 1850-1941, of~ the McDonald family of Nashville, Tennessee, and Jacksonville, Florida, and th~ related Hicks family, includins a letter from Edward D, Hicks about his Journe~ overland from St, Joseph, Mo, to California, ~ Also, scraPbooks, PhotosraPhs, obituary notices, and other cliPPinss of both~ the BerrYs and the McDonalds, as well as a family history with historical, oo bioSraPhical, and senealosical information on the BerrY famil~, comPiled bs Rul~ McDonald, 8 Finding aids: Unpublished Suide, i Cite as: Ruth Seely Berrs McDonald, Papers, 12016, Department of Manusc r ipts ~ and Universits Archives, Cornell University Libraries. ~ c 1, Berry, Romesn, 1881-1957, 2, Sanford, Hilda Truslow Berry, 1916- 3, Van ~ Loon, Hendrik Willem, 1882-1.944 , 4, F1..1ertes, Louis Asassiz, 1874-1927, 5 , ~ Cornell University, 6, United States, Army, Women's Army Corps, 7, Walter J, ~ Black, inc, 8, Ithaca Journal, 9, Cornell alumni news, 10, Journalism--New Yor~ (S tate)--Ithaca, 11, Publishins--New York (N,Y,) 12, Famils--New York (State) ~ 13, Famils--Tennessee--Nashville, 14, Family--Florida--Jacksonville, 1.5, World~ ~Jar, 1939-1945--Ensland, 16, World War, 1939-1945--France, 17, West (U ,S, )-- H DescriPtion and travel--1848-1860, 18, Scrapbooks, 19, PhotoPrints, 20 , ; Drawinss, ~ H ~ F:GPN: 201t, 00 ID: NYCtJS7-A249 cc: 9554 DCF: a PFWC: P "'JVL 2 7 1989 r-' .i,. ro V1 w I V1 w 0 r-' McDonald, Ruth Seely Berry, 1913- , Compiler. Family History,£• 1959. Prepared by a daughter of Romeyn Berry (Cornell, '04), this study gives con­ siderable historical, biographical, and genealogical information on the Berry Family, following its descent from immigrant Captain John Berry (b. c. 1620) and emphasizing William Bogardus Berry, his wife, Elizabeth Wright Gould, and their children, Romeyn and Harriet (later Mrs. James Wood Tyson); it also devotes attention to Elizabeth's father, John Stanton Gould, whose ancestry is traced from Jeremiah (b. £• 1600) and Priscilla Grover Gould; included are extracts from family diaries and letters, facsimiles of the Berry coat-of-arms, newspaper clippings, and photographs. The families resided variously at Canaan, Hudson, and Ithaca, New York; Montclair, New Jersey; and Newport, Rhode Island. Mention is also made of the following related families: Ashby, Atterbury, Bakewell, Bancroft, Bogardus, Bougaert, Carpenter, Clarke, Coggeshall, East, Esselstyn, Frelinghuysen, Humphrey, Janse, Lawton, Mott, Nutting, Romeyn, Rod.man, Slocum, Stanton, Terhune, Van Campen, Van Vranken, Van Winkle, wanton, Wiltse, irlime (winne), and wright. 108 pcs. (in 2" box) Card entry: McDonald, Ruth Seely Berry, 1913- , Compiler. Family History,£• 1959. Cross references to main entry: Berry, Elizabeth W'right Gould, 1851-1920 Berry, Harriet Esselstyn, 1883~ Berry, Romeyn, 1881-1957 Berry, dilliam Bogardus, 1852-1896 Gould, John Stanton, 1812-1874 Grover, Priscilla Ashby Family (genealogy) Atterbury Family (genealogy), etc. for every surname listed above at end of description Canaan (Columbia County) Hudson (Columbia County) Ithaca (Tompkins County) New Jersey (Montclair) Rhode Is land (Newport) Cross references to added entries: Gould, Elizabeth :,Jright, 1851-1920 Tyson, Harriet Berry (Mrs. James Wood Tyson), 1883- ..,,f­ CXl U1 w I U1 w 0 In 2" box • I-' "'0/l7./'1_;7 Add.~"' - ~ 'CJ Ruth Seely Berry McDonald, Compiler. Additional Material. :i:, ~ Acc. Date Quantity Description z~ 1-3 May 24, 1983 1 item. Letter, 1983. Letter from Rij:: (Donated April Berry McDonald to John March~ 26, 1983). March 24, 1983, concerning hs: c father, Romeyn Berry ('04). m n Loe: Added to Box~~- ,. ~ 1-3 Temp.cat.cd: McDonald, Ruthm Q-1 cz H < l:'1 m~ H 1-3 >< :i:, PS ::r: H ~ m I-' .i::,. CD U1 w I U1 w 0 I-' ;q j ff - ltJ~cZ Jf~ 60 COLLECTIO~ OF REGIO:'.\'AL HISTORY LuTHER, LESLIE L., Collector and Compiler. }foravia .\rea Items, 1882-1%0; 4 in., 3 reels microfilm ...\lphabetized tombstone inscriptions •• 146 pp. typescript carbons, 1751-1955) for the Towns of Locke, .:\fora \·ia. Niles, Sempronius, Summer Hill, and \'cnice; clipping scrapbooks ( 1921-1958), sketches, and notes concerning people. ewnts, and churches and other institutions in central New York (1794-r- 1. Also, genealogies of the Alley (Allee), Luther, Sp:t!ford. Sparks, and Youngs Families. Cayuga County. ( 1934) LYCEF\I THE.\TRE. Papers, c. 1893-192+; 15 items. These ad­ ditional items fsce 1945-1948 Reports] include specifications ( 7 items. t, pe~cripc) for bbor. materiah, curtains, stage scenery, rkc­ tric wiring, and other construction requirements, prepared bv the architcCL'-. Leon H. Lempert & Sons of Rochester; seven phntn­ graph'> of the theatre interior, its orchestra, employees, and other subjects; one price notice. Ithaca, Tompkins County. (2084, 2197 • :'.\L\LO~EY, ""ILLIA\f, Collector. Herring-Curtiss Compam Papers, 1891-:1909-1931]; 2 ft. Include transcripts of I!errin:_,_­ Curtiss Cumpany ,,-s. Glunn Curtiss et al., briefs, exhibits, cor­ respondence, and other papers pertaining to this lawsuit, in whil h William .:\ faloney was one of the principal trial lawyers, and to [('­ lated lit it;ati, m; incorporation papers, minutes, resolutions, stc,d; ,·nti!ic:11c,, k:.:.11 doc1111H·111.,, corn·spornknce, and other itcni,.; ( l'ltl'.l- lq:; 1 \ rd.tting to rhc lmsi11ess affairs of the rn111p:ul\; .\11- gust11s llcrring's scrapbook (18%-1909) and notebook (t. J(l():: c. El 10) <lealing with his role in airplane and glider dc,·elopn1rnt and his correspondence with the U.S. Patent Office ( 1909-191 j ) ; blueprints, photvgraphs, pamphlets, and clippings relating to the ninre general aspects of :isiation development. ( 1990) :\[C CR:\ Y.