Scope and Contents The collection spans from 1805 to circa 1962 and consists of Eliza’s diaries; family letters (photocopies); and various documents, sketches, and biographical information about Eliza’s parents and descendants (copies). Twenty-one original diaries kept by Eliza G. Post and one volume with a catalog of books comprise the bulk of the collection and date from 1815 to 1876. The diaries appear chronologically before the catalog of books and the various family documents. The 2009...