- unitid
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{"value"=>"2845", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"MssCol 2845", "type"=>"local_call"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1896-1972", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1896/1972"}
{"value"=>"1911-1939", "type"=>"bulk", "normal"=>"1911/1939"}
- date_inclusive_start
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1896
- date_inclusive_end
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1972
- keydate
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1896
- date_start
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1896
- date_end
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1972
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"James Speyer papers"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"4 linear feet (5 boxes)"}], "supress_display"=>true}
- repository
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{"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
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{"value"=>"James Speyer (1861-1941) was an American banker who was actively involved with many social, educational and cultural organizations in New York City. He was one of the founders of the University Settlement Society, the first settlement house in the U.S. He helped to found the Provident Loan Society, the Economic Club of New York, the American Museum of Safety, and the Museum of the City of New York. Among philanthropic and civic activities of Speyer and his wife were the Speyer School at Columbia University, the Ellin Prince Speyer Hospital for Animals (founded by his wife), the United Hospital Fund, the Salvation Army, and the New York World's Fair Finance Committee. Collection consists of correspondence, scrapbooks, photographs, and miscellaneous papers. Correspondence is mostly personal; scrapbooks contain clippings reflecting the involvement of the Speyers in the business and social life of New York City and in the various organizations to which they belonged, photographs, printed matter, and ephemera. Miscellaneous papers include speeches and address by Speyer, genealogical and biographical notes, photographs, clippings, and printed matter."}
- langmaterial
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{"value"=>"Some correspondence in German"}
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"<p>James Speyer papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library</p>"}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Speyer, James, 1861-1941", "type"=>"persname"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>James Speyer was born in New York City on July 22, 1861. He was educated in Frankfort, where the Speyers had been bankers for many generations, and later gained business experience in London and Paris. Speyer returned to New York in 1885 to become a partner in the New York branch of his family's banking house, Speyer and Co. In 1897 he married Ellin Prince (Lowry) who died in 1921.</p> <p>Speyer was a well-known figure on Wall Street and the firm of Speyer & Co. was well respected until the time of its dissolution in 1939. In addition to his business activities, Speyer was actively involved with many social, educational and cultural organizations in New York City. He was one of the founders of the University Settlement Society, the first settlement house in the United States. As treasurer he raised funds for the Society's building which was erected in 1895 and he later served as the Society's president.</p> <p>Speyer also helped to found the Provident Loan Society in 1894, the Economic Club of New York in 1907 and the American Museum of Safety in 1911.</p> <p>During World War I, Mr. & Mrs. Speyer formed the Aqueduct Guard Citizen's Committee to aid the troops guarding the Croton Aqueduct from New York City to the Catskills. Much of this activity was centered at Waldheim, their country home at Scarborough on Hudson. Speyer was also the initiator and founder of the Museum of the City of New York. Among the other philanthropic and civic organizations served by Speyer were the Speyer School at Columbia University, the Ellin Prince Speyer Hospital for Animals (founded in 1910 by Mrs. Speyer), the United Hospital Fund, the Salvation Army and the New York World's Fair Finance Committee.</p> <p>James Speyer died in New York City on October 31, 1941.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>The papers of James Speyer consist of correspondence, scrapbooks, photographs and miscellaneous papers. While some of the material dates from the 1890s most of the papers are concentrated in the years 1911 to 1939.</p> <p>The correspondence is mostly personal, and letters of birthday congratulations and tribute upon Speyer's retirement predominate. There are a number of letters in German. Additional correspondence can be found in Scrapbook 4 (condolence letters on the death of Mrs. Speyer in 1921) and Scrapbook 10 (letters re: Speyer's retirement in 1938 and the dissolution of the firm in 1939).</p> <p>Miscellaneous papers include speeches and addresses by Speyer, genealogical and biographical notes, photographs, clippings and printed matter from organizations with which Speyer was involved. Also included are the specifications for Speyer's home at 1058 Fifth Avenue and the catalog for the auction of its contents in 1942.</p> <p>The scrapbooks are for the most part made up of clippings reflecting the Speyers' involvement in the business and social life of New York City and in the various organizations to which they belonged. Prominent among these were the University Settlement Society, the Provident Loan Society, the Ellin Prince Speyer Hospital for Animals, the Speyer School, the Museum of the City of New York, the United Hospital Fund and the New York World's Fair. Scrapbooks 4 and 10, as previously noted, are made up of correspondence. Scrapbook 2 is devoted to Waldheim (the Speyer home at Scarborough on Hudson), Scrapbook 6 to the Museum of the City of New York and Scrapbook 11 to Speyer Hall of the University Settlement Society. In addition to clippings and correspondence, some of the scrapbooks also include photographs, invitations, menus, brochures and other ephemera.</p>"}
- acqinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>July 8, 1986, Received from Estate of James Speyer (via Carmelo Palmieri and de livered by Jerry McNeely)</p>"}
- processinfo
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{"type"=>"processing", "value"=>"<p>Accessioned by FP, 9/3/86</p>"}
- altformavail
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{"value"=>"<p>Entire collection available on microfilm; New York Public Library; *ZL-465</p>"}
- extent_statement
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4 linear feet (5 boxes)
- date_bulk_start
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1911
- date_bulk_end
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1939