Leslie L. Luther, collector and compiler, Moravia area items
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COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
Alphabetized tombstone inscriptions for cemeteries in the Towns of Locke, Genoa, Moravia, Niles, Scipio, Sempronius, Summer Hill, and Venice in Cayuga County and for the Van Etten Cemetery in the Town of Skaneateles, Onondaga County, New York; scrapbook of newspaper clippings (1921-58), sketches, and notes concerning people, events, and churches and other institutions in central New York (1794); genealogical data on the Alley (Allee), Luther, Spafford, Sparks, Youngs, Thayer, and Sawyer families; and a copy of a journal (1824) kept by William Slade during a journey from Sempronius to Swansea, Massachusetts.
Dates
- 1882-1966.
Creator
- Luther, Leslie L. (Leslie Leon), 1886-1976 (Collector, Person)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
Extent
.4 cubic feet. (.4 cubic feet. 3 reels positive, 2 reels negative microfilm.)
Abstract
Alphabetized tombstone inscriptions; scrapbook of newspaper clippings, sketches, and notes; genealogical data; and a copy of a journal kept by William Slade.
Physical Description
Research materials and microfilm.
- Alley family
- Cayuga County (N.Y.) -- Genealogy.
- Cayuga County (N.Y.) -- History.
- Cayuga County (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs.
- Cemeteries -- New York (State) -- Genoa.
- Cemeteries -- New York (State) -- Locke.
- Cemeteries -- New York (State) -- Moravia.
- Cemeteries -- New York (State) -- Niles.
- Cemeteries -- New York (State) -- Scipio.
- Cemeteries -- New York (State) -- Sempronius.
- Cemeteries -- New York (State) -- Skaneateles.
- Cemeteries -- New York (State) -- Summer Hill.
- Cemeteries -- New York (State) -- Venice.
- Genealogies.
- Luther family.
- Onondaga County (N.Y.) -- Genealogy.
- Onondaga County (N.Y.) -- History.
- Onondaga County (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs.
- Sawyer family.
- Scrapbooks.
- Spafford family.
- Sparks family.
- Thayer family.
- Young family.
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Compiled by RMC Staff
- Date
- January 2016
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)
rareref@cornell.edu