Correpondence of Earl Gregg Swem seeking to find the journal of Mathias Swem [1920], as well as correspondence between EGS and various genealogists, 1952-1957. Rosalie Fellows Bailey's "Male Ancestry of Dr. Earl G. Swem, Virginia," 1953, outlines family origin and history. Various notes by Earl Gregg Swem on the Swems. Two undated charts of the Swem family. March 13, 1920. Mark Kelley, Troy, New York to [?]. Describes the journal of Reverand Mathias Swaim [Swem] which covers his life from birth in 1709 on staten Island to 1 February 1794. 1 p. 8 March 1920. Earl Gregg Swem, New York, New York to Pastor of First Methodist Church, troy, New York Asks for name of secretary of Troy Conference Historical Society which has a journal of Rev. Mathias Swaim [Swem]. Including letter of Pastor AD Augell of First Methodist Church, Troy, New York to Earl Gregg Swem, New York, New York, March 11, 1920. Gives address of Troy Conference Historical Society and custodian of Church library. 14 January 1952. Rosalie Fellows Bailey, New York, New York to Earl Gregg Swem, Williamsburg, Va. Correspondence about her research on the Swem family. 1 p. TLS. Including AN stating genealogical facts on Swem family, 6 October 1952. Rosalie Fellows Bailey, New York, New York to Dr. Earl Gregg Swem, Correspondence about her research on the Swem family. 2 pp. TLS. 16 Nov[ember] 1952.rosalie Fellows Bailey, New York, New York to Earl Gregg Swem, Williamsburg, Va. Correspondence about her research on the Swem family. 1 p. TLS. 6 Dec[ember] 1952. Rosalie Fellows Bailey, New York, New York to Dr. Earl Gregg Swem, Correspondence about her research on the Swem family. 2 pp. TLS. 4 December 1952. Janet Fryer, Mount Holly, N.J. to Earl Gregg Swem, Williamsburg, Va. Explains the copies of deeds of Mathias Swem which she sent him; describes Burlington County, N.J. where Mathias Swem lived. 2 pp. 26 April 1953. Rosalie Fellows Bailey, New York, New York to Dr. Earl Gregg Swem, Correspondence about her research on the Swem family. 1 p. TLS. 26 April 1953. Rosalie Fellows Bailey, New York, New York to Dr. Earl G[regg] Swem, Williamsburg, Va. Bill for services and expenses accumulated during her research on the Swem family. 1 p. TLS. 1 June 1953. Harold W. Griffis, Troy, New York to Earl Gregg Swem, Williamsburg, Va. Relays that the Troy Conference Historical Society has been moved to Ticonderoga, New York 1 p. TLS. 27 August 1953. Donald E. Meyers, Trenton, New Jersey to Earl Gregg Swem, Williamsburg, Va. States that his office has no record of Cornelius Swem and that papers relating to "the Swime [Swem] matter" were sent to Dr. Swem on 27 May 1953. 1 p. TLS. 1953. Manuscript by Rosalie Fellows Bailey written for Dr. Earl Gregg Swem. "Early Memebers of the Swem Family in America." 25 pp. TMs. 21 March 1954. Rosalie Fellows Bailey, New York, New York, to Earl Gregg Swem, Correspondence about her research on the Swem family. 1 p. TLS. 23 February 1957. Rosalie Fellows Bailey, New York, New York to Earl Gregg Swem, Williamsburg, Va. Asks for news to put in the information on Swem family. Including, AN, recording an error on date of Elizabeth Brayman Swem's death, undated. undated. Genealogical notes which do not mention Swem or any variation of the Swem name. 2 pp. AMs. undated. Records copied by Earl Gregg Swem from the Bible of Mrs. Ben[jamin] Herr (daughter or granddaughter of David H. Wilson and Abagail Swem of West Liberty, Iowa). pp. TMs. undated. Notes on Jonathon Swaim and his descendants. 5 pp. AMs. Including AMsS, by Earl Gregg Swem, about the Swaim family in Indiana and North Carolina, undated. 1 p. undated. Genealogical note written in Swedish (?) about "Arnold Swem." 1 p. AMs. undated. Swem, Brayman notes from H. Stanley Craig's "Marriages in Burlington Co., N.J." copied by Earl Gregg Swem. 1 p. AMs. undated. Odd notes about the Swem family by Earl Gregg Swem. 1 p. Ams.