Homans family correspondence

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physdesc

{"format"=>"simple", "value"=>"1.5 linear feet (3 boxes)"}

unitid

{"value"=>"MssCol 1427", "type"=>"local_call"}

{"value"=>"1427", "type"=>"local_mss"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1850-1938", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1850/1938"}

{"value"=>"1862-1864", "type"=>"bulk", "normal"=>"1862/1864"}

date_inclusive_start

1850

date_inclusive_end

1938

keydate

1850

unittitle

{"value"=>"Homans family correspondence"}

repository

{"value"=>"The <span class=\"corpname\">New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.</span> <div class=\"address\"> <span class=\"addressline\">5th Avenue and 42nd Street, New York, New York 10018-2788</span></div>"}

abstract

{"value"=>"Edward (Ned) Cranch Homans (1843-1894), stock broker and founder of Homans & Company, married Catherine Frances (Fannie or Frankie) Eells (1845- ) in 1864. Correspondence of the Homans family spans the years 1850 to 1938 and is of interest not only as a record of Homans family history, but also for the information it provides on daily life in the 19th century."}

prefercite

{"value"=>"<p>Homans Family Papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations</p>"}

origination

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

bioghist

{"value"=>"<p>Edward Cranch Homans (Ned) was born in St. Louis Missouri on November 26, l843. He was the son of Isaac Smith Homans (c.1807-1874) and Sarah Ann Sheppard. Homans served in the 22nd New York Infantry Regiment during the Civil War and worked as a stock broker for most of his career, founding the firm of Homans and Company in 1879. He was also a member of the New York Stock Exchange.</p> <p>On April 20, 1864 Homans married Catherine Frances Eells (Frankie or Fannie). C. Francis Eells, born c. April 13, 1845, was the daughter of Timothy Dwight Eells (1815-1876) and Mary Caroline Ostrom (1819-1848).</p> <p>The Homans's lived in New York City and in Englewood, New Jersey. Their children were: Alice (1865-1868), Helen (1869-1901), Rosalia (1872-1876), Katherine (1874-1955), Frances Elsie (1875-1951), Howard Parmelee (1878-c.1960's), Lois (1881-1972) and Ethel (1882-1932).</p> <p>Edward Cranch Homans died c. 1894.</p>"}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>The letters of the Homans family span the years 1850-1938 with the bulk of the correspondence falling between the years 1862 and 1864. The correspondence is of interest not only for its record of Homans family history, but also for the information it provides on daily life in the 19th century. There are no letters at all between 1902 and the one letter for 1938, which was written by Charles D. Fuller to his mother, Lois Homans Fuller.</p> <p>The letters for the years 1862 to 1864 which make up the bulk of the collection are for the most part letters from Ned Homans to Fannie Eells during their courtship and engagement. The correspondence reflects Ned's interests in theatre, sports, current literature, the Masons and his experimentation with marijuana and hasheesh. Of particular interest are Ned's letters from Harper's Ferry where he was stationed in 1862, in which he describes various aspects of camp life.</p> <p>Fannie's letters to her father during her school years (c. 1859-1862) include many details of her life as a student. During this period she attended the Lake Erie Female Seminary in Ohio, the Englewood Institute and a school in Brooklyn, New York.</p> <p>In addition the collection contains letters from Ned and Fannie to their children and siblings and letters between other family members.</p>"}

{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The Homans family correspondence is arranged in two series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/1427#c153621'>Series I. Correspondence</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/1427#c153624'>Series II. Transcripts and Donor's Notes</a></div>\n</li></ul>\n", "type"=>"arrangement"}

arrangement

{"value"=>"<p>The letters are arranged in numerical order as filed by the donor. A list is available in the reading room. Transcripts of the letters (arranged chronologically) and the donor's notes on family history are also included.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

acqinfo

{"value"=>"<p>Gift of Fran Hogan, 1989.</p>"}

processinfo

{"value"=>"<p>Processed by Francesca Pitaro; machine-readable finding aid created by Melanie A. Yolles.</p>"}

date_start

1850

date_end

1938

date_bulk_start

1862

date_bulk_end

1864

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1. Series I. Correspondence [2/1]
2. Series II. Transcripts and Donor's Notes [1/1]