Archambeau and St. Hill family collection

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unitid

{"value"=>"25594", "type"=>"local_mss"}

{"value"=>"Sc MG 722", "type"=>"local_call"}

{"value"=>"b15868391", "type"=>"local_b"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1868-2003", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1868/2003"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"Archambeau and St. Hill family collection"}

physdesc

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"2 folders", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"0.02 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear_feet"}]}

repository

{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division</span>"}

langmaterial

{"value"=>"English"}

origination

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

bioghist

{"value"=>"<p>The Archambeau family, consisting of John Nicholas Archambeau and his two children, Lester and Sybil, immigrated to the United States from Jamaica in 1908 and 1919, respectively. John Nicholas attended Howard University, became a dentist, and married Julia Hood of Virginia. His daughter, Sybil, graduated from Teachers Training School in New Jersey in 1927, and in 1938, married Clyde Ewart St. Hill, Jr., originally from Barbados. Lester Archambeau married Thelma Woodward and had two children, Jason and Rita Louise Archambeau. The Archambeaus owned and operated the Old Ladies Home in Hackensack, New Jersey.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>The Archambeau and St. Hill family collection consists of papers pertaining to family members before and after they immigrated to the United States from Jamaica and Barbados. Documents for the Archambeau family include copies of the marriage certificates for John and Elizabeth Jane Archambeau, John Nicholas Archambeau's parents, who were married in Jamaica in 1869; and Emile Archambeau, a member of the family who owned members of John Archambeau's family during slavery. Other documents for the Archambeau family include several copies of nineteenth-century baptismal certificates; Elizabeth Jane Archambeau's passport and immigration documents for her grandchildren, Lester and Sybil; and deeds and other legal documents regarding the foreclosure of the family house in Hackensack, New Jersey (1932-1933).</p> <p>There is also a commencement program for Sybil Archambeau's graduation from the Teacher's Training School in Jersey City, New Jersey (1927); a list of officers and members of the Phi Delta Kappa Sorority, a professional association for educators (1947), of which she was a member; and the commencement program for Lester Archambeau's children, Rita Louise and Jason R. Archambeau, both from Howard University in 1961.</p> <p>The St. Hill family documents include a baptismal certificate for Clyde Ewart St. Hill, Jr., (Barbados, 1910); the invitation and program for the Howard University commencement at which he received his M.D. degree (1939); and his marriage certificate from the same year.</p> <p>Clippings and photocopies of photographs represent both families, as does a family history prepared by Cynthia St. Hill (2003).</p>"}

acqinfo

{"value"=>"<p>Gift of Cynthia St. Hill, January 2003.</p>"}

separatedmaterial

{"value"=>"<p>Transferred to the Photographs and Prints Division: one photograph</p>"}

processinfo

{"value"=>"<p>Processed by Janice Quinter, January 2003.</p>"}

date_start

1868

keydate

1868

date_end

2003

date_inclusive_start

1868

date_inclusive_end

2003

prefercite

{"value"=>"[Item], Archambeau and St. Hill family collection, Sc MG 722, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library"}

abstract

{"value"=>"The Archambeau family, consisting of John Nicholas Archambeau and his two children, Lester and Sybil, immigrated to the United States from Jamaica in 1908 and 1919, respectively. John Nicholas attended Howard University, became a dentist, and married Julia Hood of Virginia. His daughter, Sybil, graduated from Teachers Training School in New Jersey in 1927, and in 1938, married Clyde Ewart St. Hill, Jr., originally from Barbados. Lester Archambeau married Thelma Woodward and had two children, Jason and Rita Louise Archambeau. The Archambeaus owned and operated the Old Ladies Home in Hackensack, New Jersey. The Archambeau and St. Hill family collection consists of papers pertaining to family members before and after they immigrated to the United States from Jamaica and Barbados. Documents for the Archambeau family include copies of the marriage certificates for John and Elizabeth Jane Archambeau, John Nicholas Archambeau's parents, who were married in Jamaica in 1869; and Emile Archambeau, a member of the family who owned members of John Archambeau's family during slavery. Other documents for the Archambeau family include several copies of nineteenth-century baptismal certificates; Elizabeth Jane Archambeau's passport and immigration documents for her grandchildren, Lester and Sybil; and deeds and other legal documents regarding the foreclosure of the family house in Hackensack, New Jersey (1932-1933).", "generated"=>true}

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