Scope and arrangement
Papers include correspondence; legal papers; writings and lectures; personal and legal scrapbooks; and diaries and notebooks. Also included are papers belonging to Maria Daly, wife of Charles P. Daly; of her father, Philip Mesier Lydig; and some letters and accounts of the French-born author and explorer Paul du Chaillu.
The Charles P. Daly papers are arranged in three series:
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Includes correspondence, legal papers, scrapbooks, writings, and notebooks and diaries.
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Contains material predominantly relating to Maria Daly, wife of Charles P. Daly, and her father, Philip Mesier Lydig, including correspondence, land papers, accounts, and estate documents
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Includes correspondence with the Dalys, Harper Bros., and Charles Scribner's, as well as a few personal papers and royalty statements