Adams-Slocum family papers

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unitid

{"value"=>"MssCol 21", "type"=>"local_call"}

{"value"=>"21", "type"=>"local_mss"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"Adams-Slocum family papers"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1809-1867", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1809/1867"}

{"value"=>"1820-1844", "type"=>"bulk", "normal"=>"1820/1844"}

physdesc

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>".6 linear foot (1 box)"}], "supress_display"=>true}

date_inclusive_start

1809

date_inclusive_end

1867

origination

{"value"=>"Adams family", "type"=>"famname"}

bioghist

{"value"=>"<p>Charlotte, Levina and Susan Adams were sisters who lived in Medway, Mass. during the first half of the 19th century. Charlotte married Christopher Slocum of New York and Levina married Cephus Taylor. Slocum's sister Esther married Rev. Lewis Pennell.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>Collection consists of correspondence of the Adams sisters and other family members and friends, minutes, and financial papers. Correspondence contains information on social and economic conditions among women of Massachusetts and Rhode Island who worked in private homes as spinners, weavers, dressmakers, housekeepers, etc.; women who had shops; and women who taught school. Some letters depict religious activities in Massachusetts. Papers also include the minutes of the Medway, Mass. Social Debating Society and financial papers of Christopher Slocum.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

acqinfo

{"accession_number"=>"MSS 82M20"}

{"method"=>"Date unknown"}

altformavail

{"value"=>"<p>Susan Adams letters, 1809-1834, available on microfilm; New York Public Library</p>"}

keydate

1809

prefercite

{"value"=>"Adams-Slocum family papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library"}

abstract

{"value"=>"Charlotte, Levina and Susan Adams were sisters who lived in Medway, Mass. during the first half of the 19th century. Charlotte married Christopher Slocum of New York and Levina married Cephus Taylor. Slocum's sister Esther married Rev. Lewis Pennell. Collection consists of correspondence of the Adams sisters and other family members and friends, minutes, and financial papers. Correspondence contains information on social and economic conditions among women of Massachusetts and Rhode Island who worked in private homes as spinners, weavers, dressmakers, housekeepers, etc.; women who had shops; and women who taught school. Some letters depict religious activities in Massachusetts. Papers also include the minutes of the Medway, Mass. Social Debating Society and financial papers of Christopher Slocum.", "generated"=>true}

extent_statement

.6 linear feet (1 box)

date_start

1809

date_end

1867

date_bulk_start

1820

date_bulk_end

1844

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