Manuscripts

MSS 65

Syle, Henry Winter, 1846-1890
Papers of Henry W. Syle, 1832-1975

Gallaudet University Archives.

Descriptive Summary

Repository: Gallaudet University Archives
Call No.: MSS 65
Creator:
Title: Papers of Henry W. Syle, 1832-1975
Quantity: 19.0 Linear Feet (38 document boxes)
Abstract:
Note: This document last updated 2006 January 10.

Administrative Information

Acquisition Information: The Rev. Henry W. Syle collection was given to the Gallaudet University Archives by Herbert Syle III in 1994.
Processed by: Colleen Crisp. 1996 August 20.
Processing Note:
Conditions on Use and Access: This collection is open to the public with no restrictions. Photocopies may be made for scholarly research.

Related Material in the Archives

Manuscripts

· Collection, 1761-1890. Gallaudet University Archives, Call Number: MSS 66

Photographs

· Henry Winter Syle [picture]. Gallaudet University Archives, Call Number: Portraits

Small Manuscripts

· Papers, Henry Winter Syle, 1882. Gallaudet University Archives, Call Number: SMSS

Scrapbooks

· Picture Clippings Scrapbook on the Deaf. Gallaudet University Archives, Call Number: Scrapbook Album 15

Vertical Files

· Henry Winter Syle. Gallaudet University Archives, Call Number: Deaf Biographical.

Biographical Sketch

The first Deaf priest in the United States of America, Rev. Henry Winter Syle, was born in Shanghai, China on November 9, 1846. He was the son of the Dr. Rev. Edward W. Syle, who was a missionary while living in China. Rev. Henry Winter Syle moved to the United States at the age of four and he became deaf at the age of six after a severe attack of scarlet fever. He also became very sick often in his later life.

In 1853, Rev. Henry Winter Syle entered a school called Bartlett 's School. The school then moved from New York to Hartford, Connecticut. He went to school with some of the well‑known Deaf people in the education of the Deaf, like John B. Hotchkiss and George Wing at the American School for the Deaf. He entered Trinity College in 1863 but he left the school because he was very sick. He witnessed the Inauguration of the National College for the Deaf and Dumb in 1864. He wanted to go to the National College for the Deaf and Dumb but the president of the college, Dr. Edward Miner Gallaudet encouraged him not to enter the college but instead enter St. John's College in Cambridge, England.

Rev. Henry Winter Syle left St. John's College because of his illness. He then entered Yale College and took an examination of the 4 years' worth of education and passed with a Bachelor of Arts in 1869 and Master of Arts in 1872. He was the first Deaf man to get a degree from a hearing college.

He took a job teaching at the New York Institution for the Deaf in 1869. He met his future wife, Margaret Flannery, of Brooklyn, New York, a graduate of the Class of 1870 of the New York Institution for the Deaf. They married in 1872.

He was also a librarian of the New York Institution for the Deaf and compiled the original and valuable Register of Pupils, whose pupils were admitted to the Institution form 1854‑1875. He opened a free night school for the Deaf in New York. After he quit teaching, he went on to work at the U. S. Mint in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

He became an active religious leader, as a lay reader. He was involved with Dr. Thomas Gallaudet's missions for the Deaf. He also started studying for Holy Orders while working at the U.S. Mint. He was ordained in 1876 by Bishop Stevens of Philadelphia as a deacon of the Protestant Episcopal Church.

Rev. Henry Winter Syle and his wife, Margaret, better known as Maggie, had 6 children. Two of their children died very young. All of his children were hearing.

On October 14, 1884, Rev. Henry Winter Syle was ordained to priesthood by Bishop William Bacon Stevens at St. Stephen's Church, becoming the first Deaf priest in the United States. He helped to improve the Church Mission to the Deaf in Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey. He also founded the All Soul's Church in Philadelphia. He was not only active in the Church but also in the Deaf community. He wrote many articles in the American Annals of the Deaf and the Deaf Mutes' Journal. He was involved in the Clerc Literary Association. He helped established the Aged and Infirm Deaf‑Mutes in Philadelphia.

Both the Church and the Deaf community lost a very important man on January 6, 1890 to pneumonia.

Scope and Content

The collection of Rev. Henry Winter Syle is a large collection from 1832 to 1975. The collection consists mostly church‑related papers between 1870's and 1890's. The collection consists of correspondence, booklets, photographs, sermons, church‑related papers, genealogy, conversation notes, and reports. Most of these papers are Deaf‑related.

The collection is broken up into sixteen series. They included general correspondence, subject files, business‑general files, outgoing letters, letter press books, letters to and from his wife, Margaret Syle, Rev. Henry Winter Syle's children, Rev. Henry Winter Syle's relatives, Syle family, Margaret Syle's general correspondence, Margaret Syle's relatives, church‑general files, churches, sermons, schools and organizations, and conversation notes. There are 39 boxes in this collection.

The bulk of the collection is series one: general correspondence from family, friends, businesses, churches, and organizations. These letters came from well‑known Deaf people and people who worked with the Deaf community: John B. Hotchkiss, George Wing, Ranald Douglas, Edward Miner Gallaudet, Thomas Gallaudet, Edward Fay, and Rev. Francis Clerc.

A folder called, Genealogy, contains information about Syle's family and the history. There is a family tree with the whole family members, including George Washington, who was the first President of the United States. Also, included Henry Winter Davis (uncle of Rev. Henry Winter Syle), who was a senator from Baltimore, MD, on the family tree.

The church‑related papers contain letters, reports, and booklets. It also included All Soul's Church in Philadelphia, which Rev. Henry Winter Syle founded. He was active in many churches and gave sermons to the Deaf people. Most of these papers were about churches for the Deaf, like, St. Ann's Church and All Soul's Church. The organization series has papers related to Deaf organizations in America. The best known ones are the American Annals of the Deaf and Clerc Memorial Associations of different states. The conversation notes series contains many conversation notes that Rev. Henry Winter Syle kept after the conversation with someone. He kept the ones he used to communicate with his father.

Series Descriptions and Folder Lists

Series I: General Correspondence, Boxes 1‑8, 1853‑1889

General correspondence included various people Rev. Henry Winter Syle wrote to and from related to various topics, such as church work, Deaf organizations and personal. These files are arranged in alphabetical order.

Series II: Subject Files, Boxes 9‑14, 1863‑1975

The subject files included accounts, bills, booklets, advertisements, constitutions and bylaws, and newspaper clippings. Some of these belonged to Margaret Syle. These files are arranged in alphabetical order.

Series III: Business ‑ General Files, Box 15, 1861‑1896

The business files included letters and advertisements from various places. Some of these belonged to Margaret Syle. These files are arranged in alphabetical order.

Series IV: Outgoing Letters, Box 16, 1865‑1895

The outgoing letters included letters that Rev. Henry Winter Syle wrote. It also included letters that were written by and to different people. These files are arranged in alphabetical order.

Series V: Letter Press Books, Boxes 17‑20, 1865‑1889

The letter press books included letters that were written by Rev. Henry Winter Syle and kept in the books. These books are arranged by dates.

Series VI: Letters to/from his wife, Margaret, Boxes 21‑22, 1871‑1889

The correspondence files included letters between Margaret Syle and Rev. Henry Winter Syle. These files are arranged by dates.

Series VII: Henry Winter Syle's Children, Box 23, 1877‑1927

The children's files included letters written to/from the children, personal papers, hair locks, and grades. These files are not arranged in any way.

Series VIII: Henry Winter Syle's Relatives, Box 24‑25, 1853‑1889

The relatives files included letters that were written to Rev. Henry Winter Syle. These files are arranged in alphabetical order.

Series IX: Syle Family, Box 26, 1815‑1968

The Syle family files included letters to various family members. These files are not arranged in any way.

Series X: Margaret Syle ‑ General Correspondence, Box 27‑29, 1869‑1912

The general correspondence included various people who wrote to Margaret Syle related to family, church, Deaf organizations, and Rev. Henry Winter Syle's death. These files are arranged in alphabetical order.

Series XI: Margaret Syle – Relatives, Box 30, 1872‑1901

The relatives files included letters from relatives, a few letters written by Margaret Syle, and conversation notes between her and Dr. Rev. Edward W. Syle. These files are arranged in alphabetical order.

Series XII: Church ‑ General Files, Box 31, 1876‑1896

The general files included booklets, advertisements, notes, newsletters, and reports related to the church. These files are arranged in alphabetical order.

Series XIII: Churches, Box 32, 1872‑1889

The church files included various letters and papers from different people who were involved in the church. These files are arranged in alphabetical order.

Series XIV: Sermons, Boxes 33‑34, 1832‑1885

The files included Rev. Henry Winter Syle's sermons. The files are arranged in alphabetical order.

Series XV: Schools and Organizations, Boxes 35‑37, 1852‑1889

The files included letters from various people related to schools and organizations. These files are arranged in alphabetical order.

Series XVI: Conversation Notes, Boxes 38‑39, 1868‑1889

The files included notes of conversation between Henry Winter Syle and various people, including his father, Dr. Rev. Edward W. Syle. These files are not arranged in any way.

Box	Folder	Title of Folder	Date
1	1	"A"	1863‑1889
1	2	Appleton, S. E.	1886‑1889
1	3	Arms, H. P.	1885
1	4	"B"	1862‑1889
1	5	Baker, L. T.	1882‑1883
1	6	Barnard, F. A .P.	1865‑1876
1	7	Bartlett, David Ely	1874‑1882
1	8	Bartlett, Edward	n.d.
1	9	Bartlett, Fanny	1854‑1886
1	10	Bayne, Sarah J.	1880‑1889
1	11	Bedell, G. T.	1883
1	12	Beers, John S.	1884
1	13	Bell, Alexander Graham	1868
1	14	Berry, Thomas B.	1876‑1882
1	15	Biddle, C. C.	1878‑1883
1	16	Biddle, Elizabeth N.	1862‑1889
1	17	Biddle, James S.	1876‑1883
1	18	Bloxam, C. I.	1868‑1869
1	19	Bolton, A.	1872‑18T1
1	20	Bonnell, M. A.	1880‑1887
1	21	Bonsall, Edward H.	1886‑1889
1	22	Boone, W. J.	1855‑1864
1	23	Booth, F. W.	1883‑1885
1	24	Breen, Thomas	1882‑1887
1	25	Briggs, Nathan L.	1881‑1887
1	26	Brown, Thomas	1886
1	27	Bulter, E. E.	1882‑1883
1	28	Burnett, John R.	1873
1	29	Burton, Gideon	1876‑1882
1	30	"C"	1866‑1889
1	31	Campbell, George W.	1880‑1883
1	32	Carlin, John	1866‑1886
1	33	Clark, Bonadventure	1864
1	34	Clayton, Joseph	1875‑1889
2	1	Clerc, Rev. Francis	1875‑1889
2	2	Cloud, James H.	1886‑1889
2	3	Collins, William R.	1874‑1876
2	4	Colt, Rev. Anson	1885‑1889
2	5	Conant, Miss F. A.	1881‑1882
2	6	Conover, Jeannette R.	1859‑1860
2	7	Conover, Mary A.	1862‑1886
2	8	Cooke, A. D.	1874‑1875
2	9	Cramer, J. C.	1877
2	10	Crossett, J.	1884‑1889
2	11	Crouter, A. L. E.	1876‑1889
2	12	Cullingworth, W. R.	1877‑1889
2	13	"D"	1869‑1889
2	14	Davidson, S. E.	1886‑1887
2	15	Davidson, T. Williams	1886‑1889
2	16	Davis, T. F.	1884‑1887
2	17	Denison, James	1869‑1879
2	18	Dix, Dorothea L.	1874
2	19	Douglas, Ranald	1874‑1889
2	20	Draper, Amos	1864‑1889
2	21	Dunlap, S . B .	1876‑1877
2	22	Dupont, S. M.	1885
2	23	"E"	1853‑1889
2	24	Eaton, John	1875‑1882
2	25	Elliott, John N.	1883‑1887
2	26	Elwell, Jerome T.	1879‑1889
2	27	Ely, Charles W.	1877‑1889
2	28	Emery, P. A.	1877‑1886
2	29	Evans, Rowland	1882‑1886
2	30	"F"	1868‑1888
2	31	Fairman, H. M.	1876
2	32	Ferral, Joseph	1877‑1889
2	33	Fisher, Rev. C. R.	1861‑1876
2	34	Fletcher, Stilman	1858‑1859
2	35	Fortescue, M. C.	1877‑1883
2	36	Foster, Joshua	1871‑1881
3	1	Franklin, Thomas L.	1886‑1889
3	2	Frost, Percival	1867‑1888
3	3	"G"	1860‑1889
3	4	Gallaudet, Edward Miner	1863-1885
3	5	Gallaudet, Rev. Thomas	1869‑1889
3	6	Gallaudet, Rev. Thomas	1869‑1889
3	7	Gallaudet, Virginia	1883‑1884
3	8	Garrett, Emma and Mary	1878‑1884
3	9	Gillingham, Emma and Francinie	1875‑1889
3	10	Glenn, Ada J.	1886‑1889
3	11	Gordon, Eliza	1860‑1861
3	12	Graham, Richardson	1875‑1886
3	13	Green, Rachel	1881‑1889
3	14	Gulick, Mary and Peter	1875‑1887
3	15	"H"	1861‑1889
3	16	Harris, Rev. J. A.	1880‑1889
3	17	Hodgson, E. A.	1880‑1884
3	18	Hopper, Arthur	1868‑1879
3	19	Hotchkiss, John Burton	1865‑1887
3	20	Houston, Washington	1881‑1887
3	21	Howell, W. S.	1868
4	1	Hubbard, J. P. Jr.	1881‑1888
4	2	"I"	1880‑1888
4	3	"J"	1866‑1889
4	4	Jenkins, Weston	1883‑1889
4	5	Jewell, Thomas H.	1873‑1878
4	6	Johnston, W. F.	1874‑1876
4	7	Jones, Rev. Henry	1882
4	8	Jones, William	1885
4	9	"K"	1854‑1889
4	10	Keen, Kate	1876‑1889
4	11	Kerfoot, I. B.	1864‑1874
4	12	Knight, C. F.	1869‑1887
4	13	Koehler, Rev. J.	1881‑1889
4	14	Krumbhaer, Rev. L. R.	1876‑1881
4	15	"L"	1860‑1889
4	16	Lannis, Ben	1882‑1886
4	17	Lawrence, R. B.	1882‑1886
4	18	Lee, C. H.	1882‑1886
4	19	Lewis, J. K.	1876‑1881
4	20	"M"	1867‑1889
4	21	Maginn, Francis	1885‑1887
4	22	Mann, Rev. Arthur A.	1875‑1889
4	23	Marple, A. A.	1887‑1889
4	24	Martin, W. E.	1864‑1865
4	25	McConnell, S. A.	1879‑1888
4	26	McCormick, L. Martin	1856‑1857
4	27	McCurdy, Simon	1877‑1883
5	1	McMechen, James H.	1876‑1877
5	2	McVicker, W. M.	1884-1889
5	3	Messiter, George	1869‑1870
5	4	Miller, D. S.	1882‑1886
5	5	Moore, Gideon E.	1856‑1879
5	6	Moore, Henry H.	1859‑1869
5	7	Morrison, F. D.	1876‑1879
5	8	Murray, Charles E.	1885‑1889
5	9	"N"	1860‑1889
5	10	Neilson, Thomas	1877‑1889
5	11	Nelson, William J.	1863‑1886
5	12	Newell, Charles S.	1859‑1878
5	13	Newlieu, Joseph D.	1876‑1886
5	14	Nicholson, J. L.	1886
5	15	"O"	1859‑1888
5	16	"P"	1854‑1889
5	17	Pach, Alex L.	1886
5	18	Parkinson, Joseph G.	1865
5	19	Parkinson, S.	1866‑1869
5	20	Peet, Harvey	1882
5	21	Peet, Isaac Lewis	1866‑1889
5	22	Powell, Arthur	1883‑1884
5	23	Poole, Charles	1888‑1889
5	24	Porter, Samuel	1876
5	25	Prout, Nannie S.	1863‑1865
5	26	"Q"	1884‑1889
5	27	"R"	1854‑1889
5	28	Ransom, Bella N.	1870‑1877
5	29	Read, Frank	1873‑1877
5	30	Reaves, Henry	1870‑1883
5	31	Reider, James S.	1883‑1888
5	32	Rickett, Alfred A.	1874‑1887
5	33	Rider, Henry C.	1874‑1879
5	34	Roberts, Anna	1883‑1886
6	1	Robinson, George	1867‑1881
6	2	Rocap, Mary	1874‑1888
6	3	Roop, Joseph A.	1881‑1882
6	4	Rudder, Rev. William	1876‑1877
6	5	Rumney, Theodore	1882‑1886
6	6	Runk, Daniel	1881‑1884
6	7	Runrill, Henry	1861‑1862
6	8	"S"	1864‑1888
6	9	Saeger, Edwin	1881‑1888
6	10	Schenck, William E.	1869‑1876
6	11	Searing, Richard C.	1882‑1883
6	12	Searing, S. Stanley	1881‑1883
6	13	Seliney, Fort L.	1870‑1874
6	14	Seliney, Fort L.	1875
6	15	Seliney, Fort L.	1876‑1881
6	16	Sells, Alfred	1866‑1867
6	17	Shepherd, R. Bowden	1886‑1889
7	1	Siegman, J. J.	1872‑1878
7	2	Smith, D. D.	1875‑1888
7	3	Smith, Rev. E. K.	1866‑1884
7	4	Smith, George	1868‑1869
7	5	Smith, Mary J.	1885‑1888
7	6	Spear, Rev. W. W.	1881‑1882
7	7	Stanton, V. J.	1867-1880
7	8	Steiger, E.	1870‑1875
7	9	Stevens, Rev. William Bacon	1875‑1886
7	10	Stille, Anna Dulles	1886‑1887
7	11	Stone, Dr. James F.	1880‑1889
7	12	Stowe, Edward C.	1871‑1882
7	13	Stoyle, Mrs. William H.	1882‑1886
7	14	Strong, Charles K. W.	1875‑1889
7	15	"T"	1860‑1889
7	16	Talbot, C. H.	1862
7	17	Tillinghast, David R.	1872‑1877
7	18	Tousley, DeWitt	1862‑1865
7	19	Tremaine, C. H .B.	1868‑1876
7	20	Tremaine, W. H.	1876‑1878
7	21	Trist, Thomas Jefferson	1882
7	22	Trumbull, Alice Cogswell	1886‑1889
7	23	Turner, Job	1877‑1889
7	24	"V"	1862‑1888
7	25	Van Nostrand, D.	1876
7	26	"W"	1859‑1888
8	1	Walker, C.	1870‑1877
8	2	Ward, John	1875‑1880
8	3	Weeks, William H.	1873‑1876
8	4	Wells, James S.	1875‑1889
8	5	Whitaker, O. W.	1888
8	6	Widd, Thomas	1874‑1875
8	7	Wing, George	1861‑1874
8	8	"Y"	1880‑1889
8	9	"Z"	1880
8	10	Zeigler, John D.	1880‑1889
8	11	Zeigler, Robert M.	1876‑1884
8	12	Unidentified	1863‑1884
9	1	Account ‑ Louis Dupont Syle in account with Henry Winter Syle	1869
9	2	Account ‑ Margaret Syle's accounts	n.d.
9	3	Accounts	1865‑1891
9	4	Account Book	1872‑1881
9	5	Account Book	1886‑1887
9	6	Account Book	1887‑1889
9	7	Address ‑ An Address on behalf of C. J. Davis and the Deaf and Dumb	1873
9	8	Address Lists	n.d.
9	9	Admission Tickets	1878‑1899
9	10	Advertisements	n.d.
9	11	Advertisements	n.d.
9	12	Agreement between William R. Cullingworth and Henry Winter Syle on "A Biographical Sketch of Rev. Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet" and "Retrospect of the Education of the Deaf"	1887‑1893
9	13	Announcements	1872‑1897
9	14	Announcement of marriage to Margaret Flannery	1872
9	15	Application for admission to the Church Home	n.d.
9	16	Application for Initiation	n.d.
9	17	Article ‑ Having Ears, Hear Not	1881
9	18	Article ‑ Religious Leaders of the Deaf by Rev. Guilbert C. Braddock	n.d.
9	19	"The Audiophone"	1880
9	20	Baptisms and Confirmations	1884
9	21	Bills and Receipts	1865‑1900
9	22	Biography	1888‑1975
9	23	Birthday Book	n.d.
9	24	Board of Education	1874
9	25	Bonds	1867
9	26	Booklet - Ayrshire Deaf and Dumb Asylum	1906
9	27	Booklet - A brief view of the Manual Alphabet of the Deaf	1891
9	28	Booklet - Home and school for Boys	n.d.
9	29	Booklet - A frank talk about gambling and betting	1899
10	1	Booklet - Guide to Chirology	1896
10	2	Booklet - The Hebrew Speller	1879
10	3	Booklet - Miss Clark's School	1895
10	4	Booklet - Living Church Annual and Clergy List Quarterly	n.d.
10	5	Booklet - A sermon Ordination of Henry Winter Syle as deacon	1876
10	6	Booklet - Stories about Deaf and Dumb and Juvenile Instructor	1901
10	7	Booklet - Timetable of last cars and night lines	1880
10	8	Booklet - Visible Speech as taught to the Deaf	1891
10	9	Booklet - You and your children by John Hall	1877
10	10	Business cards	n.d.
10	11	Calendars	1876‑1892
10	12	Calling cards	n.d.
10	13	Cancelled checks	1866‑1890
10	14	Catalogue ‑ Juvenile, Miscellaneous and Standard Publications, Sunday and Day School cards, toy books, etc.	1883‑1884
10	15	Certificates	1896
10	16	Certification of Confirmation	1875
10	17	Christmas cards	n.d.
10	18	Christmas with the Deaf and Dumb	1860s?
10	19	Civil War passes	1864‑1865
10	20	Class Notes	1868
10	21	Conference ‑ The National Association of Teachers of the Deaf	1901
10	22	Conference ‑ Oxford Conference	1901
10	23	Constitution of the Guild of Silent Workers of New York City	1883
10	24	Constitution of the National Clerc Memorial Union and address of the organizing committee	1872
10	25	Constitution of the Order of the Iron Hall	1886
10	26	Constitution ‑ Senior Association of the Athenaeum of the American Asylum	1864
10	27	Constitution of the Young People's Association of Princeton Presbyterian Church	1883
10	28	Constitution and Bylaws of Beneficial Society of the Workingmen's Club of Germantown of Philadelphia	1878
10	29	Constitution and Bylaws of the Chirological Literacy Society of the Pennsylvania Institution of the Deaf Dumb	1885
10	30	Constitution and Bylaws of the Cincinnati Anderson Deaf Mute Society	1881‑1884
10	31	Constitution and Bylaws of the de l'Epee Catholic Deaf Mutes Association	1886
11	1	Constitution and Bylaws of the Literary Society of the National Deaf-Mute College	1886
11	2	Constitution and Bylaws of the Manhattan Literacy Association	1884
11	3	Constitution and Bylaws of the Morning Star Lodge, No. 4, of the I.O.O.F. of Pennsylvania	1874
11	4	Constitution and Bylaws of Paradise Lodge, No. 127, of the I.O.O.F. of Pennsylvania	1872
11	5	Deaf Populations 1870	1880‑1882
11	6	Directory ‑ Alphabetical List of Deaf Mutes in Philadelphia	n.d.
11	7	Directory of Deaf Mutes in New York	n.d.
11	8	Directory of Deaf Mutes in Philadelphia area	1876
11	9	Directory of town list of the Deaf in the Dioceses of PA, Central PA, NJ, DE, MD, and North NJ	ca 1880
11	10	Diary	1863,1865‑1867
11	11	Diary	1881
11	12	Diary	1883
11	13	Doctor's orders	n.d.
11	14	Envelopes	1868‑1968
11	15	Envelopes	1868-1897
11	16	Estate of Rev. Henry Winter Syle ‑ Inventory	1890
11	17	Financial Statement	1867
11	18	Flowers (dried) from Clara to Elma	1885
12	1	Folders for letters	n.d.
12	2	Funeral calling cards for baby Syle	n.d.
12	3	Galley proofs ‑ The Deaf and Dumb	n.d.
12	4	Genealogy	n.d.
12	5	Granite League	n.d.
12	6	Heinicke Memorial	n.d.
12	7	History of "Dean's Louaves" ‑ American Asylum by Henry Winter Syle	1861
12	8	History of St. Augustine's Memorial School	1883
12	9	Invitation cards	1883‑1901
12	10	Itinerant Calendar	1880‑1882
12	11	Journals	1861‑1862
12	12	Journal to Europe	1879
12	13	Lease of rental at 2142 Mt. Vernon St., Philadelphia	1885
12	14	Lecture ‑ Are the Educated Deaf going forward or falling backward?	1899
12	15	Lecture notes	n.d.
12	16	List of the Beta Beta Fraternity members, 1843‑1877	1877
12	17	List of books	1860‑1866
12	18	List of guests	1886
12	19	List of letters to be returned	n.d.
12	20	List of people who died	n.d.
12	21	List of Pennsylvania School for the Deaf Students	1882
12	22	Literacy Societies for Mutes	n.d.
12	23	Magazine ‑ "The Silent Missionary"	1886‑1888
12	24	Manual alphabet cards	1862‑1888
12	25	Map of modern Rome	1884
12	26	Map of Philadelphia	1886
12	27	Map of Trossachs Tour, Scotland	n.d.
13	1	Memorandums	n.d.
13	2	Memorial cards	1885‑1888
13	3	Memorial Service for Harvey P. Peet	1873
13	4	Memoriam	1890
13	5	Monograms	n.d.
13	6	Mt. Vernon Ladies Association	1881
13	7	Music Sheet	n.d.
13	8	Names of Subscribers to the Syle Furniture Fund	n.d.
13	9	National and International Associations and Conferences of the Deaf	1888
13	10	Naturalization Papers	1874-1879
13	11	Newsletter ‑ Dew Drops	1880
13	12	Newspaper clippings	1862-1864
13	13	Newspaper clippings	1870‑1879
13	14	Newspaper clippings	1880‑1589
13	15	Newspaper clippings	1890‑1894
13	16	Newspaper clippings	n.d.
13	17	Notes	n.d.
13	18	Notes for Marriage Register	1883
13	19	Notes on Sign Language	n.d.
13	20	Notes of tour in Scotland and England	1880
13	21	Obituary of Rev. J. W. Jacobs	n.d.
13	22	Opinion in the case of the Rev. Henry Winter Syle, re: Naturalization	1883
13	23	Organization ‑ The Order of Iron Hall	1886
13	24	Personal papers	1868
13	25	Poems	1861‑1887
13	26	Population	n.d.
14	1	Postage stamps	n.d.
14	2	Postage stamps	n.d.
14	3	Postage stamps	n.d.
14	4	Program ‑ An evening in Wonderland	1887
14	5	Program ‑ Concert and Strawberry Festival	1884
14	6	Program ‑ The 11th Annual Play of St. Luke's School	1898
14	7	Program book ‑ Seventh Biennial Congress of the Deaf	1901
14	8	Proposed German Club	n.d.
14	9	Provident Savings Life Assurance Society	1883
14	10	Psi Upsilon Fraternity	1880
14	11	Quotes	n.d.
14	12	Received of Louis Dupont Syle the articles belonging to Edward W. Syle	1885
14	13	Recitation by a very small boy ‑ Edward B. Syle	1884
14	14	Report ‑ Annual report of the Rev. Henry L. Phillips to the vestry of the mission	1889
14	15	Report ‑ Ayrshire Mission to the Deaf and Dumb	1901
14	16	Report ‑ Pastoral Aid Society	1883
14	17	Report ‑ Reports of the doings of the Schools for Deaf Mutes in Finland the terms 1872‑1873, 1873‑1874	1875
14	18	Report ‑ Report of the 41st annual meeting of the Society for the Relief of Widows and children of Deceased Clergymen	1886
14	19	Report ‑ S.S.C. report of committee	1878
14	20	Report ‑ 35th annual report of the Liverpool Adult Deaf and Dumb Benevolent Society	1899
14	21	Sample of student's work	n.d.
14	22	Schedule of steamers leaving New York	n.d.
14	23	The Sign Language and the Sacrament	1887
14	24	Sketches and drawings	1861‑1876
14	25	Specimens of Kentucky Soldiers	n.d.
14	26	A sprig of evergreen from my mother's grave in Shanghai given me by my father on his arrival at New York	1861
14	27	Stickers used for election	1887
14	28	Summaries of the reports of visits to European institutions	n.d.
14	29	Testimonials accompanying applications of Henry Winter Syle for admission as a candidate for Holy Orders	1875
14	30	Testimonials of Henry Winter Syle	1875‑1879
14	31	Travelling expenses and Central PA report notes	1882‑1883
14	32	U.S. Customs regulation	1874
14	33	Vouchers for offerings in church	n.d.
14	34	Wedding invitations	1883‑1905
15	1	Appleton & Company Encyclopedia	1873‑1874
15	2	Deaf Mutes' Journal	1875‑1892
15	3	Insurance Company of North America	1884‑1888
15	4	J. & R. Lamb, Ecclesiastical Art Workers	1889
15	5	MacMillian & Company	1861‑1879
15	6	Office of Manning and Squier	1876
15	7	McCalla and Stavely, Printers and Publishers	1885‑1888
15	8	Pennsylvania Railroad Company	1876‑1896
15	9	Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Company	1881‑1882
15	10	William Alexander Smith and Company Bankers	1875‑1887
15	11	U. S. Mint	1870‑1889
15	12	Wannamaker	1886‑1889
15	13	Western Telegraph Company	1882
16	1	List of letters received	1861‑1863
16	2	List of letters written	1861‑1863
16	3	Outgoing letters	1856
16	4	Outgoing letters	1866‑1869
16	5	Outgoing letters	1870‑1879
16	6	Outgoing letters	1880‑1889
16	7	Outgoing letters	n.d.
16	8	To William Boone Syle	1855‑1857
16	9	To Louis Dupont Syle	1872
16	10	To Elizabeth B. Winter	1857‑1859
16	11	To Aunt Mary Mandeville	1859
16	12	To Mr. Crouter from J. M. Koehler	1895
16	13	To William Lipsett from William Barr	1883
16	14	To Edward M. Gallaudet from David Ely Bartlett	1859
16	15	To Miss Elizabeth Biddle from John A. Harris	1894
16	16	To Mr. Cullingworth from Maggie Norton	1886
16	17	To Mr. Cullingworth from William C. Church	1887
17	1	Letter Press Book	1865‑1877
17	2	Letter Press Book	1877‑1880
17	3	Letter Press Book	1880‑1881
18	1	Letter Press Book	1880‑1889
18	2	Letter Press Book	1881‑1883
18	3	Letter Press Book	1883‑1884
19	1	Letter Press Book	1884‑1886
19	2	Letter Press Book	1886‑1889
19	3	Letter Press Book	1887‑1888
20	1	Letter Press Book	1888‑1889
21	1	Letters to Margaret	1871
21	2	Letters to Margaret	1872
21	3	Letters to Margaret	1872
21	4	Letters from Margaret	1872
21	5	Letters to Margaret	1873
21	6	Letters to Margaret	1874
21	7	Letters from Margaret	1874
21	8	Letters to Margaret	1875
21	9	Letters from Margaret	1875
21	10	Letters to Margaret	1876
21	11	Letters to Margaret	1877
21	12	Letters to Margaret	1878
21	13	Letters to Margaret	1879
21	14	Letters to Margaret	1880
22	1	Letters to Margaret	1881
22	2	Letters to Margaret	1882
22	3	Letters from Margaret	1882
22	4	Letters to Margaret	1883
22	5	Letters from Margaret	1883
22	6	Letters to Margaret	1884
22	7	Letters from Margaret	1884
22	8	Letters to Margaret	1885
22	9	Letters from Margaret	1885
22	10	Letters to Margaret	1886
22	11	Letters from Margaret	1886
22	12	Letters to Margaret	1887
22	13	Letters from Margaret	1887
22	14	Letters to Margaret	1888
22	15	Letters from Margaret	1888
22	16	Letters to Margaret	1889
22	17	Letters from Margaret	1889
22	18	Letters to/from Margaret	n.d.
23	1	Hair locks of Harry (photos) and Louis Dupont Syle ?	1877‑1880
23	2	Harry D. Syle	n.d.
23	3	Edward and Herbert Syle	1893‑1899
23	4	Walter and Irene Syle	1897‑1898
23	5	Edward B. Syle	1887-1919
23	6	Herbert Syle	1883‑1899
23	7	Edward B. Syle's grades (Selwyn Hall and St. Luke's School)	1890‑1899
23	8	Herbert D. Syle's grades (Selwyn Hall and St. Luke's School)	1890‑1894
23	9	Irene Syle's grades (music report)	n.d.
23	10	From Edward B. Syle	1887‑1891
23	11	From Edward B. Syle	1892‑1896
23	12	From Edward B. Syle	1897
23	13	From Edward B. Syle	1898
23	14	From Edward B. Syle	1899‑1900
23	15	From Herbert D. Syle	1887‑1895
23	16	From Herbert D. Syle	1896‑1897
23	17	From Herbert D. Syle	1898‑1900
23	18	From Walter S. Syle	1898