clarg1881.xml George Clary Papers A Guide to the George Clary Papers at the Connecticut Historical Society Compiled by Ruth Blair EAD conversion sponsored by The Connecticut Historical Society Connecticut Historical Society

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July 2000 Collection Overview US/CTH/CLARG/1916 Connecticut Historical Society George Clary Papers. 1843-1881 George Clary Collection consists of his correspondence, diaries, papers and essays, papers of his family and transcriptions of some of his papers. 2 boxes; 18 folders; 0.6 linear feet Manuscript stacks Scope and Content

Collection consists largely of correspondence with his family, his diaries, his writings and transcriptions of selected portions of these materials.

Organization

Materials are organized into 6 series based on arrangement by the donor.

Correspondence Diaries Papers Writings Family Papers Transcriptions Arrangement

Materials are arranged chronologically within each series.

Biographical Sketch

George Clary was born in Cornish, New Hampshire in 1829, the son of Rev. Joseph Clary and his second wife Lucy. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1852 after which he studied with physicians in Thetford, New Hampshire and Hartford, Connecticut while also working as a clerk in a drug store. He attended the Yale School of Medicine, graduating in 1857. During the Civil War he served as surgeon in the Thirteenth Regiment of Connecticut Volunteers.

He married Mary Rebecca Dorrance in 1867 and settled in New Britain, Connecticut. He was a member of the medical societies of Connecticut, New Britain and Hartford and one of the founders of the New Britain Y. M. C. A. He died on December 30, 1916. A copy of his obituary is available in the Mary Morris Obituary Scrapbooks at The Connecticut Historical Society.

Series list Series 1: Correspondence Series 1: Correspondence 1854-1881 9 folders CLARG1916 -- I Series consists of letters written from George Clary to his family. Folder I.a Archives Control File. Folder I.A Letters from George Clary, mostly to his brother Timothy. 1854-1859 Folder I.B Letters from George Clary to his brother Timothy and his sister Eliza. 1860-1861 Folder I.C Letters from George Clary to his family while serving as a surgeon in the Civil War. 1862 Folder I.D Letters from George Clary to his brothers and sisters while serving as a surgeon in the Civil War. 1863 January - July Folder I.E Letters from George Clary to his brothers and sisters while serving as surgeon in the Civil War. 1863 August - December Folder I.F Letters from George Clary to his brothers and sisters while serving as surgeon in the Civil War. 1864 Folder I.G Letters from George Clary mostly to his sister Eliza while serving as surgeon in the Civil War. 1865 January - April Folder I.H Letters from George Clary to his brothers and sisters while serving as surgeon in the Civil War. 1865 May - December Folder I.I Letters from George Clary to his brothers and sisters. 1866, 1881 Series 2: Diaries Series 2: Diaries 1858-1865 2 folders CLARG/1916 -- I.J-K Series consists of diaries written while a physician in New Britain, Connecticut and a surgeon in the Thirteenth Regiment of Connecticut Volunteers. Folder I.J Diaries of George Clary 1858-1862 Folder I.K Diaries of George Clary 1863-1865 Series 3: Papers Series 3: Papers 1851-1866 1 folder CLARG/1916 -- I.L Series consists of notes, receipts and general orders Folder I.L Papers of George Clary. 1851-1866 Series 4: Writings Writings of George Clary. 1843-1857 1 folder CLARG/1916 -- I.M Essays on religious, philosophical and historical topics, mostly written while a student Folder I.M Essays 1843-1857 Series 5: Correspondence of other members of the Clary family Correspondence of other members of the Clary family 1863-1934 1 folder CLARG/1916 -- I.N Correspondence, mostly of George's sister Eliza Folder I.N Correspondence of other members of the Clary family. 1863-1934 Series 6: Typed transcriptions of George Clary's papers Typed transcriptions of George Clary's papers 4 folders CLARG/1916 -- II.O-R Typed transcriptions of selected portions of George Clary's papers Folder II.O Transcription, pages 1-99 Folder II.P Transcription, pages 100-199 Folder II.Q Transcription, pages 200-299 Folder II.R Transcription, pages 300-330 Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions on access to the collection.

Use Restrictions

Use of the material requires compliance with the Connecticut Historical Society's Library Regulations.

Preferred Citation

"Item, Collection Title(Collection Code -- box #. Folder #), at the Connecticut Historical Society".

Processing Details

EAD instance compiled by Ruth Blair in July 2000, based on donor's arrangement. EAD finding aid was created in XML using NoteTab Pro. Transformation to HTML was effected through application of XSL (WD19981216) using James Clark's processor, XT.

Accruals

The collection is open.

Accession Register Accession 90729 Date Source