Series VII. Edward Stanley Waters (1837-1916) Papers, 1840-1910 contains correspondence, financial papers, and genealogical notes. The bulk of the business papers contain Stanley’s correspondence generated during his teaching years (1860-1876) and later while he managed bric-a-brac rooms in Chicago and New York. Also located here are letters with fellow literary society members. The correspondence includes absence excuses, recommendations for books to read, scheduling of lectures, and arrangements for the loan, purchase, or valuation of antique objects. Letters from pupils and business or society friends which are of a more personal nature are located in correspondence with friends. Stanley’s personal papers contain correspondence including letters from his family, cousins, aunts, and friends. Of interest here are the letters from his brother Cliff written from their plantations in South Carolina and Louisiana. The printed matter includes a Chicago Literary Club yearbook for 1909-1910.