- Creator
- Judson, Helen S
- Call number
- MssCol NYGB 18348
- Physical description
- .42 linear feet (1 box)
- Preferred Citation
- Dean family papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
The Dean family, believed to be descended from seventeenth century Englis emigrees, established deep roots in Oneida County, New York, in such towns as Westmoreland, Louisville, Panama, Harmony, and Lairdsville The family papers are comprised predominantly of correspondence between members of the Dean family of central and western New York between 1820-1852, including sisters Eliza Dean and Sarah Peck; Ira Peck; Eveline and Truman Lewis; Luke Dean; Alexander Dean; and Cornelia Brooks Dean. Also extant are undated recipes for making dyes, cakes, and "a cure for salt rheum." An index to the correspondence is included, arranged alphabetically, which summarizes the contents of the letters
Administrative information
Custodial history
Presented to the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society by Helen S. Judson.
Key terms
Names
- Judson, Helen S
- Dean, Alexander, 1832-1912
- Dean, Cornelia Brooks
- Dean, Eliza
- Dean, Luke
- Dean, Lydia
- Lewis, Truman
- Peck, Ira
- Peck, Sarah
- Dean family
- New York Genealogical and Biographical Society Collection
Places
- Harmony (N.Y.) -- Genealogy
- Lairdsville (N.Y.) -- Genealogy
- Naperville (Ill.) -- Genealogy
- Oneida County (N.Y.) -- Genealogy
- Panama (N.Y.) -- Genealogy
Titles
Using the collection
Location
Manuscripts and Archives DivisionStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328