Poor family correspondence

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physdesc

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>".21 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear feet"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"1 box", "unit"=>"containers"}], "supress_display"=>true}

unitid

{"value"=>"MssCol 18776", "type"=>"local_call"}

{"value"=>"18776", "type"=>"local_mss"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1893-1903", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1893/1903"}

date_inclusive_start

1893

date_inclusive_end

1903

keydate

1893

unittitle

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

repository

{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">The New York Public Library. <span class=\"subarea\">Manuscripts and Archives Division</span></span> <div class=\"address\"><span class=\"addressline\">New York, New York</span></div>"}

abstract

{"value"=>"Henry William Poor (1844-1915) co-founded of the firm which became Standard & Poor's with his father, Henry Varnum Poor. He married Constance Brandon and raised five children in Manhattan and Tuxedo, New York. The Poor family correspondence consists mainly of letters written to Constance (Brandon) Poor from her children, with a few from other family members, and a few addressed to husband Henry William Poor."}

prefercite

{"value"=>"<p>Poor family correspondence, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library.</p>"}

origination

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

bioghist

{"value"=>"<p>Henry William Poor (1844-1915) co-founded the firm which became Standard & Poor's with his father, Henry Varnum Poor. He married Constance Brandon and raised five children in Manhattan and Tuxedo, New York.</p>"}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>The Poor family correspondence consists mainly of letters written to Constance (Brandon) Poor from her three eldest children: Henry Varnum Poor II (1880-1931), Roger Merrill Poor (1883-1926), and Edith Brandon Poor (1888-1963). Her other daughters, Constance and Pamela, are also represented. A few letters are addressed to her husband, Henry William Poor. Also included are six letters written by family matriarch Mary W. (Pierce) Poor (1820-1912), often discussing her son.</p>"}

arrangement

{"value"=>"<p>Letters are arranged chronologically.</p>"}

acqinfo

{"value"=>"<p>Purchased from Swann Galleries, 2012.</p>"}

processinfo

{"value"=>"<p>Compiled by Kit Messick.</p>"}

extent_statement

.21 linear feet (1 box)

date_start

1893

date_end

1903

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