Thomas Addis Emmet collection

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unitid

{"value"=>"MssCol 927", "type"=>"local_call"}

{"value"=>"927", "type"=>"local_mss"}

unitdate

{"type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1483/1876", "value"=>"1483-1876"}

{"type"=>"bulk", "normal"=>"1700/1800", "value"=>"1700-1800"}

date_inclusive_start

1483

date_inclusive_end

1876

keydate

1483

date_bulk_start

1700

date_bulk_end

1800

unittitle

{"value"=>"Thomas Addis Emmet collection"}

physdesc

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"30.83 linear feet"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"108 boxes, 21 volumes"}], "supress_display"=>true}

abstract

{"value"=>"The portion of the Emmet Collection housed in the Manuscripts and Archives Division consists of approximately 10,800 historical manuscripts relating chiefly to the period prior to, during, and following the American Revolution. The collection contains letters and documents by the signers of the Declaration of Independence as well as nearly every prominent historical figure of the period."}

prefercite

{"value"=>" <p>Thomas Addis Emmet collection, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library</p> "}

origination

{"value"=>"Emmet, Thomas Addis,\n 1828-1919", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"Collector"}

custodhist

{"value"=>" <p>The Emmet Collection was assembled over a period of fifty years by Dr. Thomas Addis Emmet, a renowned surgeon and one of the early collectors of American manuscripts of the revolutionary era. His collection of 94 volumes of manuscripts and extra-illustrated books was purchased by John S. Kennedy and presented to The New York Public Library in 1896.</p> "}

scopecontent

{"value"=>" <p>The portion of the Emmet Collection housed in the Manuscripts and Archives Division consists of approximately 10,800 historical manuscripts relating chiefly to the period prior to, during, and following the American Revolution. The collection contains letters and documents by the signers of the Declaration of Independence as well as nearly every prominent historical figure of the period. The manuscripts are arranged in 28 topics, most of them milestones in early American history. Topics include the Albany Congress of 1754, the Stamp Act Congress of 1765, the Continental Congresses, 1774 -1789, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, the Annapolis Convention, the Federal Convention, and the First Federal Administration. The Revolutionary War is well documented in the correspondence and letterbooks of generals and other officers, as well as in orderly books, muster rolls, and returns. Additional material documents the history of New York City. Highlights of the Emmet Collection include Thomas Jefferson's manuscript copy of the Declaration of Independence, an engrossed copy of the Bill of Rights, and manuscript minutes of the Annapolis Convention.</p> "}

{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The Thomas Addis Emmet collection is arranged in twenty-eight series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/927#c1'>The Albany Congress of 1754</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/927#c58'>The Stamp Act Congress of 1765</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/927#c121'>The Continental Congress of 1774</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/927#c201'>The Members of the Continental Congress, 1774-1779</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/927#c653'>The Presidents of Congress, and of the United States</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/927#c705'>The Declaration of Independence</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/927#c788'>The Signers to the Declaration of Independence</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/927#c1479'>The Articles of Confederation</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/927#c1532'>Lossing's Field Book of Revolution</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/927#c3121'>The Siege of Savannah, 1779</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/927#c3129'>The Siege of Savannah - Lincoln Papers</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/927#c3208'>The Siege of Charleston - Lincoln Papers</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/927#c3309'>The Generals of the American Revolution</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/927#c3661'>Washington and His Military Family</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/927#c3715'>The Annapolis Convention</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/927#c3767'>The Federal Convention</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/927#c3843'>The First Federal Administration</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/927#c3956'>The Republican Court</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/927#c3986'>Booth's History of New York</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/927#c4365'>Francis' Old New York</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/927#c4423'>Duer's Old Yorker</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/927#c4432'>Irving's Life of Washington</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/927#c4541'>Boundary Line Controversy</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/927#c4584'>Howe's Virginia</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/927#c4699'>Life of Edward Livingston</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/927#c4726'>Life of Marion</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/927#c4731'>General Leslie's Letterbook</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/927#c4956'>Miscellaneous Manuscripts</a></div>\n</li></ul>\n", "type"=>"arrangement"}

arrangement

{"value"=>" <p>The Thomas Addis Emmet collection, 1483-1876, bulk (1700-1800) are organized into the following series:</p> <ul> <li>The Albany Congress of 1754</li> <li>The Stamp Act Congress of 1765</li> <li>The Continental Congress of 1774</li> <li>The Members of the Continental Congress, 1774-1779 <ul> <li>New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut</li> <li>New York and New Jersey</li> <li>Pennsylvania and Delaware</li> <li>Maryland and Virginia</li> <li>The Carolinas and Georgia</li></ul></li> <li>The Presidents of Congress, and of the United States</li> <li>The Declaration of Independence</li> <li>The Signers to the Declaration of Independence <ul> <li>Introduction. Part I</li> <li>Introduction. Part II</li> <li>New Hampshire</li> <li>Masschusetts. Part I</li> <li>Masschusetts. Part II</li> <li>Rhode Island</li> <li>Connecticut</li> <li>New York</li> <li>New Jersey</li> <li>Pennsylvania. Part I</li> <li>Pennsylvania. Part II</li> <li>Pennsylvania. Part III</li> <li>Delaware</li> <li>Maryland</li> <li>Virginia. Part I</li> <li>Virginia. Part II</li> <li>North Carolina</li> <li>South Carolina and Georgia</li></ul></li> <li>The Articles of Confederation</li> <li>Lossing's Field Book of Revolution</li> <li>The Siege of Savannah, 1779</li> <li>The Siege of Savannah - Lincoln Papers</li> <li>The Siege of Charleston - Lincoln Papers</li> <li>The Generals of the American Revolution</li> <li>Washington and His Military Family</li> <li>The Annapolis Convention</li> <li>The Federal Convention</li> <li>The First Federal Administration</li> <li>The Republican Court</li> <li>Booth's History of New York</li> <li>Francis’s Old New York</li> <li>Duer's Old Yorker</li> <li>Irving's Life of Washington</li> <li>Boundary Line Controversy</li> <li>Howe's Virginia</li> <li>Life of Edward Livingston</li></ul> ", "supress_display"=>true}

acqinfo

{"value"=>" <p>Donated by John S. Kennedy, 1896</p> "}

separatedmaterial

{"value"=>" <div class=\"note\"> <p>Most of the printed maps, printed documents, and graphic materials In the Emmet Collection have been transferred to other divisions of the Library: the Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division; the Rare Book Division; and the Print Collection of the Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs, respectively.</p></div> "}

sponsor

{"value"=>"Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation."}

extent_statement

30.83 linear feet; 108 boxes, 21 volumes

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1. The Albany Congress of 1754 [56/1]
2. The Stamp Act Congress of 1765 [62/1]
3. The Continental Congress of 1774 [79/1]
4. The Members of the Continental Congress, 1774-1779 [5/2]
5. The Presidents of Congress, and of the United States [51/1]
6. The Declaration of Independence [82/1]
7. The Signers to the Declaration of Independence [18/2]
8. The Articles of Confederation [52/1]
9. Lossing's Field Book of Revolution [1588/1]
10. The Siege of Savannah, 1779 [7/1]
11. The Siege of Savannah - Lincoln Papers [78/1]
12. The Siege of Charleston - Lincoln Papers [100/1]
13. The Generals of the American Revolution [351/1]
14. Washington and His Military Family [53/1]
15. The Annapolis Convention [51/1]
16. The Federal Convention [75/1]
17. The First Federal Administration [112/1]
18. The Republican Court [27/1]
19. Booth's History of New York [379/1]
20. Francis' Old New York [57/1]
21. Duer's Old Yorker [8/1]
22. Irving's Life of Washington [108/1]
23. Boundary Line Controversy [42/1]
24. Howe's Virginia [114/1]
25. Life of Edward Livingston [26/1]
26. Life of Marion [4/1]
27. General Leslie's Letterbook [224/1]
28. Miscellaneous Manuscripts [298/1]