Emma A. Smith papers

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unitid

{"value"=>"2781", "type"=>"local_mss"}

{"value"=>"MssCol 2781", "type"=>"local_call"}

unitdate

{"type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1902/1927", "value"=>"1902-1927"}

date_inclusive_start

1902

date_inclusive_end

1927

keydate

1902

date_start

1902

date_end

1927

unittitle

{"value"=>"Emma A. Smith papers"}

physdesc

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>".08 linear foot (1 folder)"}], "supress_display"=>true}

repository

{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.</span> <div class=\"address\"> <span class=\"addressline\">Stephen A. Schwarzman Building</span> <span class=\"addressline\">Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788</span></div>"}

abstract

{"value"=>"Emma A. Smith (1850-1946) was the final executor of the Samuel J. Tilden estate. She was active in the preservation of the Edgar Allan Poe Cottage in New York City. Collection contains correspondence, pamphlets and newsclippings relating to Edgar Allan Poe and the preservation of the Poe Cottage."}

langmaterial

{"value"=>"Materials in English"}

prefercite

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

origination

{"value"=>"Smith, Emma A., 1850-1946", "type"=>"persname"}

bioghist

{"value"=>"<p>Mrs. Emma A. Smith (1850-1946) was the final executrix of the Samuel J. Tilden estate. Mr. George W. Smith, her husband, had been Tilden's secretary and, along with John Bigelow and Andrew Green, executor of his estate. After the three gentlemen passed away the job went to Emma Smith.</p> <p>Mrs. Smith's an admirer of Edgar Allan Poe, did much work for the preservation of the Edgar Allan Poe Cottage, Fordham Road, New York City.</p>"}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>Mrs. Smith's papers contain correspondence, pamphlets and newspaper clippings relating to Edgar Allan Poe and preservation of the Poe Cottage. Collection includes letters from Mary Phillips, author of <em render=\"italic\">E. A. Poe - The Man</em>, Epher Whitaker, Thomas Ollive Mabbott and others.</p> <p>This collection was formerly known as the Mrs. George W. Smith Papers.</p>"}

acqinfo

{"value"=>"<p>Received from Mrs. Emma A. Smith</p>"}

processinfo

{"type"=>"processing", "value"=>"<p>Accessioned by LB, March 1988</p>"}

note

{"type"=>"did", "value"=>"Collection formerly known as the Mrs. George W. Smith Papers"}

extent_statement

.08 linear feet (1 folder)

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1. Epher Whitaker to Mrs. G. W. Smith
2. Epher Whitaker to George W. Smith
3. Epher Whitaker to George W. Smith
4. Epher Whitaker to Mrs. G. W. Smith
5. Epher Whitaker to Mrs. G. W. Smith
6. Albert E. Davis to Mrs. G. W. Smith
7. Albert E. Davis to Mrs. G. W. Smith
8. Mrs. Fay Peirce to Mrs. G. W. Smith
9. Mrs. G. W. Smith to Comptroller Metz
10. Mrs. G. W. Smith to George McClellan
11. William Willis to Mrs. G. W. Smith
12. Charles B. Stover to Mrs. G. W. Smith
13. Mrs. G. W, Smith to Miss Vanderpoel
14. Mary E. Phillips to Mrs. G. W. Smith
15. Mary E. Phillips to Mrs. G. W. Smith
16. Mary E. Phillips to Mrs. G. W. Smith
17. Mary E. Phillips to Mrs. G. W. Smith
18. Mary E. Phillips to Mrs. G. W. Smith
19. Mrs. G. W. smith to Mary Phillips
20. Mary Phillips to Mrs. G. W. Smith
21. Mary Phillips to Mrs. G. W. Smith
22. Mary Phillips to Mrs. G. W. Smith
23. Mary Phillips to Mrs. G. W. Smith
24. Mary Phillips to Mrs. G. W. Smith
25. Mary Phillips to Mrs. G. W. Smith
26. Mary Phillips to Mrs. G. W. Smith
27. Mary Phillips to Mrs. G. W. Smith
28. Mary Phillips to Mrs. G. W. Smith
29. Mary Phillips to Mrs. G. W. Smith
30. Mary Phillips to Mrs. G. W. Smith
31. Mary Phillips to Mrs. G. W. Smith
32. Mary Phillips to Mrs. G. W. Smith
33. Mary Phillips to Mrs. G. W. Smith
34. Mary Phillips to Mrs. G. W. Smith
35. Mary Phillips to Mrs. G. W. Smith
36. Thomas O. Mabbott to Mrs. G. W. Smith
37. Mary Phillips to Mrs. G. W. Smith
38. Mary Phillips to Mrs. G. W. Smith
39. Steven Hughes to Mrs. G. W. Smith
40. Mary Phillips to Mrs. G. W. Smith
41. Mary Phillips to Mrs. G. W. Smith
42. Mary Phillips to Mrs. G. W. Smith
43. Mary Phillips to Mrs. G. W. Smith
44. Mary Phillips to Mrs. G. W. Smith
45. Mary Phillips to Mrs. G. W. Smith
46. Mary Phillips to Mrs. G. W. Smith
47. Miscellaneous Edgar Allan Poe related printed material