Wynn Family collection

id
11274
origination
Wynn family
date statement
1893-1948
key date
1893
identifier (local_mss)
25648
org unit
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
call number
Sc MG 839
b-number
b19273129
total components
6
total series
0
max depth
2
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2020-11-13 20:38:24 UTC
updated
2020-11-30 19:00:30 UTC
status note
(missing)
Display Aeon link
true

Description data TOP

unitid
{"value"=>"25648", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"Sc MG 839", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"b19273129", "type"=>"local_b"}
unitdate
{"value"=>"1893-1948", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1893/1948"}
unittitle
{"value"=>"Wynn Family collection"}
physdesc
{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"1 box", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"0.21 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"=>"Wynn family", "type"=>"famname"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>The Wynn family, consisting of the Reverend Robert Daniel Wynn, his wife Rosie D. Wynn, and their daughter, Cora, lived in New York City and Newark, New Jersey. Reverend Wynn was the pastor of the Abyssinian Baptist Church from 1885 until 1902, during the period the church was located in Greenwich Village, New York City. He later pastored at Bethany Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey, where he remained until his death in 1921. His daughter, Cora, was a pianist and performed in a number of recitals both before and after her marriage, when she was also known as Cora Wynn Alexander.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>The Wynn Family collection contains a small amount of material representing two members of this family. Rev. Robert D. Wynn's documents consist of a program celebrating the 90th anniversary of the founding of Abyssinian Baptist Church (1898); lyrics for a song he wrote, \"I Would Live Longer\"; and a program from Newark's Bethany Baptist Church (1907). Cora Wynn Alexander is represented by a letter written to her by a missionary friend in Cape Town, South Africa (1898), and several programs for music recitals, a few for which she performed. There are fifteen legal documents for property that the family owned in various locations in New Jersey (1919-1927).</p>", "supress_display"=>true}
acqinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Purchased from James C. Jones, Jr., 2007.</p>"}
separatedmaterial
{"value"=>"<p> Transferred to the Photographs and Prints Division: photographs</p> <p>Transferred to the Programs and Playbills collection, Sc MG 928, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books: programs</p>"}
processinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Accessioned by Janice quinter, May 2011.</p>"}
revisiondesc
{"value"=>"Finding aid updated by Lauren Stark.", "date"=>"2020 November 25"}
date_start
1893
keydate
1893
date_end
1948
date_inclusive_start
1893
date_inclusive_end
1948
extent_statement
0.21 linear feet (1 box)
prefercite
{"value"=>"[Item], Wynn Family collection, Sc MG 839, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library"}
abstract
{"value"=>"The Wynn family, consisting of the Reverend Robert Daniel Wynn, his wife Rosie D. Wynn, and their daughter, Cora, lived in New York City and Newark, New Jersey. Reverend Wynn was the pastor of the Abyssinian Baptist Church from 1885 until 1902, during the period the church was located in Greenwich Village, New York City. He later pastored at Bethany Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey, where he remained until his death in 1921. His daughter, Cora, was a pianist and performed in a number of recitals both before and after her marriage, when she was also known as Cora Wynn Alexander. The Wynn Family collection contains a small amount of material representing two members of this family. Rev. Robert D. Wynn's documents consist of a program celebrating the 90th anniversary of the founding of Abyssinian Baptist Church (1898); lyrics for a song he wrote, \"I Would Live Longer\"; and a program from Newark's Bethany Baptist Church (1907). Cora Wynn Alexander is represented by a letter written to her by a missionary friend in Cape Town, South Africa (1898), and several programs for music recitals, a few for which she performed. There are fifteen legal documents for property that the family owned in various locations in New Jersey (1919-1927).", "generated"=>true}

Update Collection TOP

Update from EAD XML File

Resources TOP

PDF finding aid

No PDF finding aid attached.

File attachments

No files attached.

Repository Assets

No UUIDs attached.

Living at NYPL Archives

Sign in to add or edit a living at feature for this collection.

Export Collection to ArchivesSpace