Include approximately 150,000 pages of published letters and diaries by more than 1000 women. Represented are all age groups and life stages, all ethnicities, many geographical regions. Also includes biographies and an extensive annotated bibliography.
Call Number: E185.97.W3 .A18 1972 Main (Gardner) Stacks
A microfilm collection of records that are held at the Library of Congress is stored at NRLF. The contents for reels 1-91 are listed on reel 1; contents for reels 92-388 are on reel 92.
Peter Smith laid the foundation for what was to become one of the most reform-minded families of the period. He was a successful entrepreneur, a business associate of John Jacob Astor, and an active proponent of religious reform. The collection includes his correspondence, business records, and land records, which provide valuable insights into nineteenth-century business practices, particularly real estate and land development in the United States.
