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Finding Aid for the Thomas B.
Lockwood Papers,
1876-1956
MS 11
State University of New York at
Buffalo. University Archives
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Title: Thomas B. Lockwood
Papers,
1876-1956
Extent: 5.25 linear feet
(4 manuscript boxes,
8 flat boxes of various
sixes)
Repository:
State University of New York at Buffalo. University
Archives
Abstract: The collection contains
letters, photographs and clippings, pertaining to the dedication of Lockwood
Memorial Library and the production of a catalog for the occasion. The
collection also includes Lockwood family memorabilia consisting of scrapbooks,
diaries, guestbooks, correspondence, photographs, programs and
menus.
Preferred Citation
[Description and dates], Box/folder number, MS 11, Thomas B.
Lockwood Papers, 1876-1956, University Archives, The State University of New
York at Buffalo.
See the Archives'
preferred citations instructions for
additional information.
Acquisition Information
The bulk of the material in the collection was transferred to the
University Archives by the Libraries' Director's Office in 1969.
Terms of Access
Thomas B. Lockwood Papers, 1876-1956 are open for research.
Copyright
Copyright of papers in the collection may be held by their authors,
or the authors' heirs or assigns. Researchers must obtain the written
permission of the holder(s) of copyright and the University Archives before
publishing quotations from materials in the collection. Most papers may be
copied in accordance with the library's usual procedures unless otherwise
specified.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Archives staff, circa 1970.
Accruals and Additions
No further accruals are expected to this collection.
Thomas B. Lockwood, a prominent businessman and rare books collector,
was the son of Daniel N. Lockwood, a corporation lawyer, District Attorney, and
Congressional Representative. (See the Buffalo Historical Society's
Contemporary Biography of Western New York
Vol. 4 1885.) Thomas B. Lockwood was defeated for the office of lieutenant
governor in 1910; he had sought the gubernatorial nomination. Very active in
civic affairs, he was a member of the Administrative Committee of the
University of Buffalo Council from 1919-1947.
The collection contains letters, photographs and clippings,
pertaining to the dedication of Lockwood Memorial Library and the production of
a catalog for the occasion, with an introduction by Charles D. Abbott, Director
of the Libraries, 1934-1960 (See Charles Abbott Papers). The Lockwood family
memorabilia includes scrapbooks, diaries, guestbooks, correspondence,
photographs, programs and menus.
Physical form determines the arrangement.
I.Unbound papers chronologically arranged;
II.Bound volumes, such as guest books, notebooks, and some unbound
papers;
III.Personal Scrapbooks and Memorabilia contains personal scrapbooks,
photographs, clippings and related memorabilia; Oversized folders are located
in the map case.
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| Box-folder |
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Contents |
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| 1.1 |
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Map of the City of Buffalo,
1876
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| 1.2 |
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Financial records (4) of Sara Lockwood; Memoranda,
Statement of Assets of Estate,
1881-1907, with
1963 note
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| 1.3 |
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Memorabilia, Grover Cleveland (4 items),
1885-1893
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| 1.4 |
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Autograph letter signed (ALS) from Daniel Manning,
Treasury Department, Washington, D.C. , to Hon. D.N. Lockwood,
1886
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| 1.5 |
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Autograph letter signed (ALS) James G. Blaine, Dept. of
State, Washington, D.C. to diplomatic and consular officers abroad, introducing
Mr. D.N. Lockwood,
1890
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| 1.6 |
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Journal of T.B. Lockwood, Travels in Europe,
July 16, 1890 to October
15, 1890
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| 1.7 |
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Poem and Oration, Class of 1895, Yale College,
1895
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| 1.8 |
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Formal notification to "My Lord". (D.N. Lockwood's)
election to a London club,
1899
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| 1.9 |
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William McKinley Memory Book; luncheon program,
1901
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| 1.10 |
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Verse to the Park Board of which Thomas Lockwood was a
member,
1902
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| 1.11 |
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Wedding of Thomas Lockwood; guest book, menu, letter,
1904
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| 1.12 |
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Thomas. Lockwood diary,
January 31 - December
31, 1902; diary,
January 1 to September
15, 1907; diary,
January 3-April 6,
1909
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| 1.13 |
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George K. Birge, father-in-law of Lockwood, Will,
printed memorial tributes (2),
1909
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| 1.14 |
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Story by "Boccacio Furioso;" jokes, light verse,
1910
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| 1.15 |
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"Lockwood for Governor;" illustrated brochures,
biographical data. Autograph letter signed (ALS) from M.J. Taylor, Mayor,
N.Y.C. to Thomas B. Lockwood, Esq.
circa
1910
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| 1.16 |
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Two illustrated menus, dinner in honor of Thomas
Lockwood,
1911
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| 1.17 |
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An official document signed by Martin H. Glynn as New
York appointing Thomas B. Lockwood a representative to the Seventh Annual
Convention of the Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association,
1914
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| 2.1 |
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Invoice from dealer in rare books; Buffalo Seminary
Commencement Program,
1921
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| 2.2 |
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Fiftieth birthday dinner. Printed, illustrated menus (11
copies),
1923
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| 2.3 |
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Typed letter from Walter Hill, book-dealer,
1924
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| 2.4 |
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Autograph letter signed (ALS) from "Doc", accompanying
50-page typescript, "Diary of a Voyage,"
1926
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| 2.5 |
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Typed letters signed (TLS) Thomas Lockwood (2); Typed
letters (TL) Marion M. Suor (2),
1928
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| 2.6 |
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Autograph letter signed (ALS) George Clinton, Jr.;
typescript of his speech on the 100th anniversary of Buffalo's incorporation,
mentions Daniel Lockwood and other prominent citizens,
1932
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| 2.7 |
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Typescript of Charles Abbott's introduction to
The Lockwood Memorial Library,
1934
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| 2.8 |
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Ten autograph letters signed (ALS) from Richard Ellis,
printer; two typed letter signed (TLS) from Richard Ellis. Nine carbons of
letters from Lockwood to Ellis. Six typed letter signed (TLS) from Barnet
Beyer, book dealer; four carbons of replies to him; one carbon, Thomas Lockwood
to Charles Abbott.
1934-1935
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| 2.9 |
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Letters regarding dinner at Buffalo Club given by
Lockwood; includes many prominent citizens' acceptances and regrets for dinner;
telegrams; etching plate for invitations; guest lists,
1935
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| 2.10 |
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Dedication of Lockwood Memorial Library; autograph
letter signed (ALS) from Christopher Morley, speaker during the ceremony; guest
list; tickets; program; congratulatory letters,
1935
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| 2.11 |
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Program for birthday dinner given by Thomas Lockwood,
1938
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| 2.12 |
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Invitations to dinner at the Buffalo Club; also
autograph letter signed (ALS) from Mildred (Lockwood?),
1942
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| 2.13 |
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Invitations to dinner at the Buffalo Club,
1942
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| 2.14 |
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Congratulations to Lockwood upon receipt of the
Chancellor's Medal. Correspondents include John Lord O'Brian, F. Cameron Baird,
P. Goetz, S. Capen and other prominent persons. Program for Mid-Winter
Convocation. March, 1942
Alumni Bulletin,
1942
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| 2.15 |
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Congratulatory letters on Lockwood's 70th birthday
dinner,
1943
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| 2.16 |
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Resolutions honoring Lockwood: Local Board of Buffalo
State Teachers College, Trustees of Grosvenor Library,
1944
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| 2.17 |
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Congratulations on 10th Anniversary of Lockwood Memorial
Library; correspondents include Emily Webster, Charles Abbott, Julian Park,
Christopher Morley, others,
1945
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| 2.18 |
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Personal letters (2); letter not addressed to Lockwood,
describing decision of a family to keep their children in England,
1946
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| Box-folder |
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Contents |
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| 3.1 |
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Record of dinners and luncheons given by the Lockwoods;
includes guest lists, seating arrangements, menus,
1913
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| 3.2 |
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Guest book,
1914-1920
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| 3.3 |
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Cards for shelf-list, typed, of holdings in Lockwood's
collection of rare books; stationery, book plates, die,
no date
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| 3.4 |
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Hand list (accessions) of rare books and first editions,
often with price given, belonging to Lockwood,
no date
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| 3.5 |
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Galley sheets of The Lockwood Memorial Library, with
proofreader's emendations; sent by Barnet J. Beyer, Inc. ,
1934
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| 3.6 |
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Guest list, party given for Rumsey sisters,
no date
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| 3.7 |
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Notebook, with lecture, to be accompanied by slides,
which Lockwood evidently gave upon return from his trip to Japan,
no date
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| 3.8 |
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Miscellaneous printed: Christmas greetings from Gabriel
Wells, brochure from Tiffany & Co., greetings from a beauty salon, probably
ca.
1933,
no date
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| 3.9 |
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Political Ribbons of Daniel Lockwood (for Congress) and
Thomas B. Lockwood (for Governor of New York State,
no date
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| Box-folder |
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Contents |
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| 4.1 |
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Photos of Thomas B. Lockwood, various dates; a few of
his family; daguerreotype,
1923
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| 4.2 |
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Christmas greeting from Gabriel Wells, New York City,
1934
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| 4.3 |
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Copies of photogravure plates in the dedication volume,
The Lockwood Memorial Library; (1) interior (2) exterior,
1935
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| 4.4 |
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Copies of photogravure plates, portrait of Mrs. Marion
Lockwood,
1935
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| 4.5 |
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Copies of Augustus John portrait of Thomas Lockwood with
envelopes for mailing. Eight pictures, four envelopes. Two large copies, 14.5 x
10.75 inches,
1935
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| 4.6 |
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Glossy prints (5) of title pages from rare books; also
one of a page from Kelmscott Chaucer,
no date
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| 4.7 |
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Two photos; unidentified actor,
no date
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| 4.8 |
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Clippings; Dedication of Lockwood Library, 15 pages,
1935
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| 4.9 |
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Clippings; Obituary of George Birge; Activities of
Thomas B. Lockwood
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| 4.10 |
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Clippings, duplicates
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| 4.11 |
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Additional items found in the Poetry and Rare Books
Collection and transferred to the University Archives on August 3, 1971.
Includes letters, clippings, tintype, book plate, and metal photographic plate.
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| 4.12 |
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Photographs of portraits of George K. Birge (1849-1918)
and Daniel N. Lockwood (1841-1906) presented to the library in
1938
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| 5.1 |
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Guestbook for the dedication of Lockwood Memorial
Library,
May 15, 1935
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| 5.3 |
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Photograph of Thomas B. and Marion Birge Lockwood in
Japan
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| 5.4 |
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Scrapbook (9.75 x 12.25 x 0.75 inches). Twenty-one pages
of small photographs comprising a record of Thomas Lockwood's trip to Japan;
snapshots of fellow passengers, temples, public places,
no date
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| 5.5 |
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Scrapbook (10 x 14 x 1 inches). Tinted commercial
photographs of Yokohama Park, other sites of interest to travelers in Japan,
no date
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| 6.1 |
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Scrapbook (9 x 12 x 2.75 inches). Thomas Lockwood's
college years, clippings, photographs, mementos, pertaining to fraternity life.
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| 6.2 |
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Photo of house at 465 Niagara Street. Reverse side has a
list of the house's residents which includes both Daniel N. and Thomas B.
Lockwood.
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| 7.1 |
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Scrapbook (10.5 x 12.5 x 2.75 inches). A Book of
Remembrances, Mildred and Marion, Sunday 2/13/'98. This belonged to Marion
Birge and Mildred Rumsey during their girlhood years at boarding school in
Pelham Manor, New York. It contains letters pasted in dried flowers, ribbons,
bits of cloth, invitations to dances, birthday telegrams dated 1897; sheet
music "The Sailors of the Maine," "Dixieland," to be sung in front of "The New
York Journal War Bulletin;" a thick pamphlet entitled "Buffalo Bill's Wild West
and Congress of Rough Riders of the World Historical Sketches & Programme,"
illustrated.
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| 8.1-8.5 |
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Diaries/Date books of Thomas Lockwood,
1889,
1898,
1899,
1900,
1943
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| 8.6-8.7 |
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Diaries of Elizabeth Brown Lockwood,
1891,
1895
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| 8.8 |
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Metal Plaque of Thomas B. Lockwood
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| 9 |
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Scrapbook of newspaper clippings, Bessie Lockwood,
1876
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| 10 |
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The Residence of Mr. and Mrs. Charles W.
Goodyear, Buffalo, New York, 1903. A book of photos of the Goodyear's
home,
1903
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| 11.1 |
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Postcards and other items from Egypt, some picturing
Thomas Lockwood and others in Arab dress; passenger lists of a voyage to and
from Europe,
1932; other
postcards
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| 11.2 |
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Salem Etchings by George M. White (12 items)
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| 11.3 |
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"Catalog of the Library of Thomas B. Lockwood,"
no date
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| 11.4 |
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Scottish tailor's book of samples for tartan kilts
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| 11.5 |
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Some Love Letters of Eugene Field
with a forward by Thomas B. Lockwood,
1927
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| 11.6 |
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"In Memoriam, Thomas Brown Lockwood," the Buffalo
Historical Society
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| 11.7 |
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Memorial Book for Thomas B. Lockwood, from the Committee
of the Class of Yale,
1895
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| 11.8 |
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Account of Thomas B. Lockwood's Mediterranean Trip;
typed notes and post cards bound with string,
[1909]
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| 12 |
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Miscellaneous memorabilia
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| 13+ |
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Scrapbook of Daniel N. Lockwood
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| 14+ |
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Photographs of the Library of Congress; photographs of
Ramona's Marriage Place, San Diego, California; photographs of Rome, Italy;
other miscellaneous memorabilia; all taken from an oversize scrapbook
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| 14+ |
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Scroll "The Common Council of Buffalo New York in
Memoriam Thomas B. Lockwood,"
September 2,
1947
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| 14+ |
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Buffalo Grammar School Graduation Certificate of Thomas
B. Lockwood,
June 24, 1887
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| 14+ |
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Document appointing Thomas B. Lockwood representative of
New York State to the American-Canadian Centenary Committee Informal
Conference, Mackinac Island.
June 5, 1914
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| 14+ |
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Thomas B. Lockwood, travel document to Turkey,
December 5, 1908
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| 14+ |
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Daniel N. Lockwood, travel document,
June 6, 1890
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| 14+ |
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Document appointing Daniel N. Lockwood Judge Advocate
for the 31st Brigade of the 8th Division of the National Guard of the State of
New York,
April 21, 1873
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| 14+ |
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Document Appointing Daniel N. Lockwood New York State
Commissioner in Lunacy,
December 26,
1901
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| 14+ |
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Document Appointing Daniel N. Lockwood New York State
Commissioner in Lunacy,
February 15, 1905
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| 14+ |
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Document given to Daniel N. Lockwood by the Societas
Adelphica
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| 14+ |
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Federal Government Document appointing Daniel N.
Lockwood Attorney of the United States for the Northern District of New York,
October 23,
1886. Signed by President Grover Cleveland
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| 14+ |
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Federal Government Document appointing Daniel N.
Lockwood Attorney of the United States for the Northern District of New York,
January 9,
1887. Signed by President Grover Cleveland
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| 14+ |
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Pan-American Exposition Commemorative Diploma of Daniel
N. Lockwood,
1901
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| 14+ |
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Oversize clipping picturing Thomas Lockwood with Senator
James A. O'Gorman, Mitchell May, and Charles Ransome
[October 27, 1912]
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The following terms have been used to index the description of this
collection in the Library's online catalog.
State University of New
York at Buffalo. University Archives
First
editions--Bibliography
Lockwood
family
Lockwood,
Daniel N.--Archives
Lockwood,
Thomas B.--Archives
Lockwood,
Thomas B.--Diaries
Lockwood,
Thomas B.--Photographs
Lockwood,
Thomas B.--Political activity
Private libraries--New York
(State)--Buffalo
Rare books--New York
(State)--Buffalo--Bibliography--Catalogs
State
University of New York at Buffalo--Archives
University
of Buffalo. University Council
Autographs (manuscripts)
Clippings (information artifacts)
Correspondence
Diaries
Invitations
Menus
Photographs
Scrapbooks
Signatures (names)
Speeches
Visitors' books
Related Resources
Thomas B. Lockwood Book Collecting Records, circa
1910-1935
Thomas B. Lockwood Antiquarian Book Catalog Collection,
1910-1975
