Box 29
Container
Contains 66 Results:
Brewer and Birge family portrait in front of 298 Cass Ave, Grand Rapids, MI, 1895
File — Box: 29, Folder: 39
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The collection of photographs documents members of the extended family, and recreational activities. Of note are the scrapbooks of various vacations including to Yellowstone Park and Europe. Joseph Hillyer's life is particularly well documented, especially his youth, Dartmouth and Oxford years. This series also contains the photo albums, that repeat these same themes.
Dates:
1895
Editorial by Frank M. Sparks, "This Man Brewer", undated
File — Box: 29, Folder: 55
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series contains primarily the personal correspondence of the elder Brewer. The letters written before 1918 are to his wife, written while he traveled, first as a court stenographer and later as part of his utility business. They relate his feelings, individuals encountered and briefly mention his business activities. The correspondence after 1918 also includes correspondence to his son Joseph Brewer, Jr. This material also discussed home life, business matters, and various business...
Dates:
1813 - 1968
Brind genealogy handwritten, includes transcription
File — Box: 29, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Brewer family papers contain photographs, correspondence, biographical material, and ephemera documenting the lives and relationships of Joseph Henry and Mary Augusta (Hillyer) Brewer and their son Joseph Hillyer Brewer. Of particular note is the extensive documentation of Joseph Hillyer’s life. These papers document his education at Dartmouth, Oxford, and his career as a publisher, college president, and, to a limited degree, college librarian. Brewer wrote poetry as well as several...
Dates:
1813 - 1968
Letter from Thomas Brind to Thomas and Sarah Brind, 1813
File — Box: 29, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Brewer family papers contain photographs, correspondence, biographical material, and ephemera documenting the lives and relationships of Joseph Henry and Mary Augusta (Hillyer) Brewer and their son Joseph Hillyer Brewer. Of particular note is the extensive documentation of Joseph Hillyer’s life. These papers document his education at Dartmouth, Oxford, and his career as a publisher, college president, and, to a limited degree, college librarian. Brewer wrote poetry as well as several...
Dates:
Other: 1813
Love letter to Anne Brind in Bristol, England from unknown , 1815
File — Box: 29, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Brewer family papers contain photographs, correspondence, biographical material, and ephemera documenting the lives and relationships of Joseph Henry and Mary Augusta (Hillyer) Brewer and their son Joseph Hillyer Brewer. Of particular note is the extensive documentation of Joseph Hillyer’s life. These papers document his education at Dartmouth, Oxford, and his career as a publisher, college president, and, to a limited degree, college librarian. Brewer wrote poetry as well as several...
Dates:
Other: 1815
Letter to Anne Brind notifying her of the death of her father, Thomas Brind, Aug 17, 1816
File — Box: 29, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Brewer family papers contain photographs, correspondence, biographical material, and ephemera documenting the lives and relationships of Joseph Henry and Mary Augusta (Hillyer) Brewer and their son Joseph Hillyer Brewer. Of particular note is the extensive documentation of Joseph Hillyer’s life. These papers document his education at Dartmouth, Oxford, and his career as a publisher, college president, and, to a limited degree, college librarian. Brewer wrote poetry as well as several...
Dates:
Other: 1816
Letter to Anne Brind Escott from Henry Escott, July 4, 1830
File — Box: 29, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Brewer family papers contain photographs, correspondence, biographical material, and ephemera documenting the lives and relationships of Joseph Henry and Mary Augusta (Hillyer) Brewer and their son Joseph Hillyer Brewer. Of particular note is the extensive documentation of Joseph Hillyer’s life. These papers document his education at Dartmouth, Oxford, and his career as a publisher, college president, and, to a limited degree, college librarian. Brewer wrote poetry as well as several...
Dates:
Other: 1830
Letter to Sarah Brind from Henry Escott, undated
File — Box: 29, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Brewer family papers contain photographs, correspondence, biographical material, and ephemera documenting the lives and relationships of Joseph Henry and Mary Augusta (Hillyer) Brewer and their son Joseph Hillyer Brewer. Of particular note is the extensive documentation of Joseph Hillyer’s life. These papers document his education at Dartmouth, Oxford, and his career as a publisher, college president, and, to a limited degree, college librarian. Brewer wrote poetry as well as several...
Dates:
1813 - 1968
Valentine to Miss Brinn, undated
File — Box: 29, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Brewer family papers contain photographs, correspondence, biographical material, and ephemera documenting the lives and relationships of Joseph Henry and Mary Augusta (Hillyer) Brewer and their son Joseph Hillyer Brewer. Of particular note is the extensive documentation of Joseph Hillyer’s life. These papers document his education at Dartmouth, Oxford, and his career as a publisher, college president, and, to a limited degree, college librarian. Brewer wrote poetry as well as several...
Dates:
1813 - 1968
Edward Brind, organist; article and testimonials, 1860
File — Box: 29, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Brewer family papers contain photographs, correspondence, biographical material, and ephemera documenting the lives and relationships of Joseph Henry and Mary Augusta (Hillyer) Brewer and their son Joseph Hillyer Brewer. Of particular note is the extensive documentation of Joseph Hillyer’s life. These papers document his education at Dartmouth, Oxford, and his career as a publisher, college president, and, to a limited degree, college librarian. Brewer wrote poetry as well as several...
Dates:
1860