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040 |aNjSoos|beng|cNjSoos|edacs
041 0 |aeng
099 |aMss 0035
100 3 |aSalt family|ecreator
245 1 |aSalt family letters,1808-1917 (bulk 1850 - 1890)
300 |a2.5 Linear feet|fApproximately 800 items.
351 |bThis collection was arranged chronologically.
500 |aProcessing Information: This collection was processed by Lori Lauterbach and Tracy M. Jackson, May and June 2012. Finding aid written and encoded by Lori Lauterbach and Tracy M. Jackson, July 2012.
506 |aCollection is open to researchers at the Msgr. William Noé Field Archives & Special Collections Center. Advance appointments are required for the use of archival materials.
520 |aThis collection consists of, for the majority, correspondence between members of the Salt family. William M. Salt is a major contributor to this correspondence, as are three of his sisters Elinor, Mary (Mollie), and Caroline (Caddie). There are also some receipts and bills, and other writings which included recipes for toilet soap and poems. In addition, there are some letters from individuals not related to the Salt family. The collection spans the years of 1808 through 1917, although the bulk of the materials cover the 1850's through the 1890's. Topics covered in the correspondence includes the outbreak of the Civil War in Arkansas, life at Seton Hall College, and life for women and families in New York and New Jersey.
524 8 |a[Item], in the Salt family letters, Mss 0035, Monsignor William Noé Field Archives & Special Collections Center, Seton Hall University.
545 |aThe Salt family originally lived in Brooklyn, NY but moved to Bath, NY in the 1840s. William Salt married Jane Dodge of Brooklyn and the couple had nine children: William Salt, Jr., Mary, John, Elinor, Caroline, Phoebe, Jennie (possibly Jane), Dannie, Sarah, and Wellington.
590 |aCRRA
600 10|aGustin, Elinor R.
600 10|aSalt, Caroline (Caddie).
600 10|aSalt, Elinor.
600 10|aSalt, Jane Dodge.
600 10|aSalt, Mary (Mollie).
600 10|aSalt, William|cRev.|d1837-1890.
600 10|aSalt, William|cSr.
650 0|aSeton Hall University|xHistory|vSources.
650 0|aUnited States|xHistory|yCivil War, 1861-1865|vSources.
655 0|aNew York|xHistory|yCivil War, 1861-1865|vPersonal narratives.
852 |aNjSoos|bThe Monsignor Field Archives & Special Collection Center|cMss 0035
856 4 |uhttp://academic.shu.edu/findingaids/mss0035.html|zSalt family letters, 1808-1917 (bulk 1850-1890) Mss 0035