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RG 30/379 - Byron R. Newton (1861-1938)
Inventory
An asterisk (*) indicates restricted records.

Series 1. Biographical File, 1934, 1938, 1945

Box 1

Biographical file, 1934, 1945
Obituaries, 1938

Series 2. Correspondence (incoming), 1924, 1933, 1937

Box 1 (cont.)

Johnson, R. Carreau (Norwich, England) to Byron R. Newton, Esq. (London), 10 September 1924
Nuttcutt, R.C. (Woodbridge, Ipswich, New York) to The Rt. Hon. Byron R. Newton (New York), 18 December 1924
Bush, R. (Paxton, MA) to Mr. Byron Newton (New York), 9 October 1933
Derby, General (New York) to Mr. Byron R. Newton (New York), 9 March 1937

Series 3. Daily Journals, 1877, 1883-85, 1888-92, (1908-13), 1914-18, 1920-26, 1934-38

Box 2

17 August 1877 – 10 November 1877
22 May 1883 – 3 October 1883
1 May 1884 – 27 September 1884 (2 journals)
18 November 1884 – 2 January 1885
23 January 1885 – 26 June 1885 (2 journals)
4 January 1888 – 1892
1908-13
1914

Box 3

1915-17 (3 journals)

Box 4

1918, 1920-21 (3 journals)

Box 5

1922-24 (3 journals)

Box 6

1925-26, 1934 (3 journals)

Box 7

1935-38 (4 journals)

Series 4.Newspaper Clippings, 1913-14, 1916-17, n.d.

Box 8

Newspaper Clippings (re: Newton’s career), 1913-14, 1916-1917, n.d.

Series 5. Newton Family Genealogy (1601-1904), 1871, 1878, 1931-33, n.d.

Box 8 (cont.)

Genealogical research files, 1871, 1878, 1931-33, n.d. (2 f)

Series 6. Printed Matter, 1832, 1904

Box 8 (cont.)

Lauren Newton’s The Elementary Spelling Book; Being An Improvement on the American Spelling Book by Noah Webster (1832)
Byron Newton’s The Thomas Jefferson Bible: Being As Entitled by Him, “The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth Extracted Textually from the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John” (1904), a gift from Thomas H. Ridgate, Sr. in 1919

Series 7. Writings and Talks, 1902-03, 1917-18, 1923, 1928, n.d.

Box 8 (cont.)

Writings (chronological)

Balba: A Jamaican Incident. (n.d.) 36 pages. Unfinished novel or novella. (typescript)
“When Gasoline Was Not Wanted.” The Lamp. (n.d.) pp. 22-24, ?
“The Old Horse Barn Door.” (n.d.) 8 pages. Short story. (typescript)
“Roosevelt’s Dinner – 1898: A True Story.” (n.d.) 1 page. Poem. (typescript)
“Telling the News to Tut Ankh Amen: The Story of Solomon’s Temple, of Troy, Carthage and Athens would be new stuff to him.” 6 pages. Essay on the discovery of King Tut’s tomb. (typescript)
“Untitled.” (n.d.) Short story. 2 pages. (typescript)
“My Grandfather’s Flail.” Country Life in America. December 1902. pp. 95-6
Christmas Back There: Done into a Book, as a Christmas Gift for her brother, the author; by Ruth Newton Renwick. Privately printed, 1903. 12 pages
“Why” New York Little Herald. 17 December 1917. 1 page
“With A Kick in It.” The Musical Monitor. August 1923. pp. 7-8, 31

Speeches

“Address by Hon. Bryon [sic] R. Newton, Collector of the Port at Muster and Inspection of Coast Guard Battalion, in 9th Regiment Armory, December 20th, 1918.” (typescript)
“Memorial Day, Bayside, 1928.” (typescript)

Series 8. Photographs, c. 1880-1930

Box 9

Byron R. Newton, 1892, 1900, 1913, 1933, n.d. (12 photos)
Newton family members and friends, c. 1880-1930
Photograph Album, c. 1880-1930 (?)

Series 9. Artifacts, c. 1913

Box 9 (cont.)

Ink pen with documentation, c. 1913

 
 
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