Scope and Contents A collection of letters to Henry W. Syle, arranged alphabetically by surname. There is also one file of Syle’s own letters. Syle’s correspondents include many prominent members of the deaf community and deaf educators from the 19th century, including the Rev. Francis J. Clerc (son of Laurent Clerc), Lydia Sigourney, Edward Allen Fay, Edward Miner Gallaudet and Rev. Thomas Gallaudet, John Carlin, Thomas Brown, George W. Veditz, and more. There are also several letters from and to other...

Scope and Contents

A collection of Margaret Syle’s correspondence, arranged alphabetically by surname. As with series 1, there is also a file of letters written by Margaret herself, as well as a file of letters from Henry. While Margaret has a few correspondents in common with Henry (mostly Syle family members and Rev. Francis J. Clerc), most of her correspondence is from a different circle of friends and relatives.