- Creator
- Upson family
- Call number
- MssCol 3116
- Physical description
- .25 linear feet (1 box)
- Preferred Citation
- Upson 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.
Correspondence, 1815-1824, of members of the Painter, Stevens, and Upson families, particularly William and Polly Painter, who emigrated from Connecticut to Ohio in 1817, describing the journey and living conditions in Medina Ohio; correspondence, 1857-1865, between parents and children of the Upson family of New Haven, Conn., largely from Minnie Upson McLendon, written shortly before and during the Civil War, describing social life and customs and war conditions in Alabama; letters, 1864, of Harvey Upson to his wife, from London; letters, 1886-1895, of M. "Ash" Upson from New Mexico; letters from a relative of A. F. Muzzy relating to the San Francisco earthquake, 1906; diary, 1833-1834, of Samuel W. Upson; copybook of Chloe Painter; and genealogical notes
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