Wilmerding family papers

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unitid

{"value"=>"23274", "type"=>"local_mss"}

{"value"=>"b20828643", "type"=>"local_b"}

{"value"=>"MssCol 23274", "type"=>"local_call"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1568-1951", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1568/1951"}

{"value"=>"1860-1900", "type"=>"bulk", "normal"=>"1860/1900"}

date_inclusive_start

1568

date_inclusive_end

1951

keydate

1568

date_start

1568

date_end

1951

unittitle

{"value"=>"Wilmerding family papers"}

physdesc

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"1.5 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear feet"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"4 boxes", "unit"=>"containers"}], "supress_display"=>true}

repository

{"id"=>"MSS", "value"=>"Manuscripts and Archives Division"}

abstract

{"value"=>"The Wilmerding family papers date from 1568 to 1951 (bulk dates: 1860-1900) and consist of correspondence, ephemera, invitations, business records, clippings, genealogical research, poetry, wills, and auction catalogs related to the Wilmerding family. Items are in English and German."}

prefercite

{"value"=>"<p>Wilmerding family papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library.</p>"}

origination

{"value"=>"Wilmerding, Lucius Kellogg, 1848-1922", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"creator"}

bioghist

{"value"=>"<p>The Wilmerding family was a prominent New York family of German descent. The family was active in a number of New York City social clubs and business ventures.</p> <p>Henry Augustus Wilmerding was born in New York City in 1802 and established the Wilmerding, Hoguet & Co. auction house. His son, Lucius Kellogg Wilmerding, attended Columbia University and maintained his own investment firm, Gray & Wilmerding and a business with W.B. Bisset. Lucius Kellogg Wilmerding's son, Lucius Kellogg Wilmerding II (1880-1949) was a stockbroker; trustee of both the New York Public Library and the Museum of the City of New York; and a rare book collector.</p>"}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>The Wilmerding family papers date from 1568 to 1951 (bulk dates: 1860-1900) and span multiple generations of the Wilmerding family, who lived in Livingston County, New York; New York City; and East Islip, Long Island and were of German descent. The papers consist of correspondence, ephemera, invitations, business records, clippings, genealogical research, poetry, wills, and auction catalogs related to the Wilmerding family.</p> <p>Correspondence comprises the majority of the collection. The correspondence is typically personal in nature, providing details on travels; marriages and family life; purchases; and the social and intellectual activities of Henry Augustus Wilmerding (1802-1870), his wife Harriette E. Kellogg Wilmerding (1823-1901), their son Lucius Kellogg Wilmerding (1848-1922) and Lucius's wife Caroline Murray, and Lucius and Caroline's son Lucius Kellogg Wilmerding II (1880-1949).</p> <p>Of particular interest may be the correspondence exchanged between Lucius Kellogg Wilmerding and his wife Caroline Murray before they were married (Box 1); letters Lucius Kellogg Wilmerding wrote during his European travels in 1868 and 1869 (Box 1); and the genealogical research (Box 3) which includes documents dating back to 1568. Lucius Kellogg Wilmerding II's extensive personal library is documented by the 1950-1951 auction catalogs contained in the collection. (Box 4)</p> <p>Some items are in German.</p> <p>A detailed listing of items included in the collection can be found as an Additional Resource.</p>"}

arrangement

{"value"=>"<p>The collection is arranged as it was received.</p>"}

acqinfo

{"value"=>"<p>Purchased from Carmen D. Valentino, Rare Books and Manuscripts, 2015.</p>"}

processinfo

{"type"=>"processing", "value"=>"<p>Compiled by <span class=\"name\">Susan M. Kline</span>, <span class=\"date\">2015</span>.</p>"}

relatedmaterial

{"value"=>"<span class=\"archref\">William F. Brunner letter to Lucius Wilmerding. Manuscripts and Archives Division, New York Public Library.</span>"}

extent_statement

1.5 linear feet (4 boxes)

date_bulk_start

1860

date_bulk_end

1900

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