Hello Everyone, I'm forwarding this query to the listserve in the hope that someone will be able to help. If you can, please reply directly to Shaun at <[log in to unmask]>. Thanks Bob S. >Subject: The Read Family Papers >Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2006 11:34:04 -0400 >X-MS-Has-Attach: >X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: >Thread-Topic: The Read Family Papers >Thread-Index: AcamkcXS3bcMREDfSh6x32If8rOv2g== >From: "Shaun C. Lighty" <[log in to unmask]> >To: <[log in to unmask]> >X-Real-ConnectIP: 157.91.92.8 >X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.45 >X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 134.53.6.11 >X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.3 (2005-04-27) on adler >X-Spam-Level: >X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.0 required=3.8 tests=HTML_MESSAGE, > HTML_NONELEMENT_30_40 autolearn=no version=3.0.3 > >Dear Mr. Schmidt, > >I tried posting this directly to the listserv, but access was >denied. So I am writing you. > >The Indiana Historical Society is preparing a comprehensive >microfilm and electronic edition of the papers of Lew and Susan >Wallace. Lew Wallace is best-known as the author of Ben-Hur. I've >been working acquiring permissions to publish Wallace documents, and >have reached a snag which I hope your listserv may be able to help. > >We have photocopies of four documents that we wish to include in The >Papers of Lew and Susan Wallace. We found these documents on a >research-only microfilm from the Smithsonian Institute's Archives of >American Art, and are trying to locate the actual manuscript >collection from which the microfilm was produced. Judy Throm at the >Archives of American Art informed me that the Read family papers >were filmed as a loan in 1972 from Denison Laws Burton. Mr. Burton >died in 1996, and Ms. Throm believed that the Read family papers >might have been donated to Drew University. Consequently, I >contacted Cheryl Oestreicher, Drew University archivist, and the >Read Family collection was not to be found there. > >I'm hoping the Archives listserv may help us in finding the >whereabouts of the Read Family papers. The Reads in question would >include Thomas Buchanan Read (1822-1872) and his wife Harriet Denison Read. > >The specific documents we are seeking to publish are: > >01/21/1887, Susan Wallace to [Harriet Denison] Read > >01/29/1887, Susan Wallace to [Harriet Denison] Read > >09/03/1862, Wallace to John B. Purcell > >09/26/1862, Lew Wallace, Special Order No. 5 > >Any help you could give would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. > >Mr. Shaun Chandler Lighty >Volunteer Editorial Assistant >Indiana Historical Society >450 West Ohio Street >Indianapolis, IN 46202-3269 ><mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask] > Bob Schmidt Archives Listserve Coordinator Miami University Archives Oxford, Ohio 45056 Tel: 513-529-6720 Email: [log in to unmask] A posting from the Archives & Archivists LISTSERV List sponsored by the Society of American Archivists, www.archivists.org. For the terms of participation, please refer to http://www.archivists.org/listservs/arch_listserv_terms.asp. To subscribe or unsubscribe, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] In body of message: SUB ARCHIVES firstname lastname *or*: UNSUB ARCHIVES To post a message, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] Or to do *anything* (and enjoy doing it!), use the web interface at http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/archives.html Problems? Send e-mail to Robert F Schmidt <[log in to unmask]>