Bronson family papers

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unitid

{"value"=>"MssCol 400", "type"=>"local_call"}

{"value"=>"400", "type"=>"local_mss"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"Bronson family papers"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1790-1875", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1790/1875"}

physdesc

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"69 linear feet (200 boxes, 11 v.)"}], "supress_display"=>true}

date_inclusive_start

1790

date_inclusive_end

1875

origination

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

bioghist

{"value"=>"<p>The Bronson family included Isaac Bronson (1760-1838), of New York City and Greenfield, Conn., and his sons Arthur (1801-1844), Frederic (1802-1868) and Oliver (1799-1875), who aided him in his business as a land speculator, money-lender and promoter of westward expansion.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>Collection consists of correspondence, accounts, records of loans and mortgages, deeds, maps, and other land, business and personal papers of Isaac Bronson and his sons Arthur, Frederic and Oliver. Includes material on land in Jefferson County, N.Y., North Carolina and elsewhere, banks and banking, currency, railroad bonds, and the Panic of 1837. Persons represented include the Baring Brothers of London, James Lefferts Brinckerhoff, Charlotte Brinckerhoff Bronson, Ethel Bronson, C.C. Cambreleng, James B. Murray, Robert Livingston Pell, and Robert Troup.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The Bronson family papers are arranged in fourteen series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/400#c1100991'>Isaac Bronson Papers</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/400#c1101020'>Arthur Bronson Papers</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/400#c1101031'>Frederic Bronson Papers</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/400#c1101039'>Dr. Oliver Bronson Papers</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/400#c1101043'>Bronson Land Papers</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/400#c1101099'>Isaac Bronson Papers (Martin Collection)</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/400#c1101123'>Arthur Bronson Papers (Martin Collection)</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/400#c1101155'>Frederic Bronson Papers (Martin Collection)</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/400#c1101225'>Oliver Bronson Papers (Martin Collection)</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/400#c1101226'>Ann, Harriet, & Mary Bronson Papers</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/400#c1101228'>Caroline & Marinus Willett Papers</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/400#c1101233'>Bronson Land Papers (Martin Collection)</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/400#c1101256'>Account Books</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/400#c1101270'>Maps</a></div>\n</li></ul>\n", "type"=>"arrangement"}

acqinfo

{"accession_number"=>"MSS 03M?"}

{"date"=>"1903", "source"=>"Martin, Charlotte Bronson Hunnewell (1937)", "method"=>"Gift", "value"=>"Gift, Martin, Charlotte Bronson Hunnewell (1937), 1903"}

altformavail

{"value"=>"<p>Selected papers available on microfilm; New York Public Library</p>"}

keydate

1790

prefercite

{"value"=>"Bronson family papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library"}

extent_statement

69 linear feet (200 boxes, 11 v.)

abstract

{"value"=>"The Bronson family included Isaac Bronson (1760-1838), of New York City and Greenfield, Conn., and his sons Arthur (1801-1844), Frederic (1802-1868) and Oliver (1799-1875), who aided him in his business as a land speculator, money-lender and promoter of westward expansion. Collection consists of correspondence, accounts, records of loans and mortgages, deeds, maps, and other land, business and personal papers of Isaac Bronson and his sons Arthur, Frederic and Oliver. Includes material on land in Jefferson County, N.Y., North Carolina and elsewhere, banks and banking, currency, railroad bonds, and the Panic of 1837. Persons represented include the Baring Brothers of London, James Lefferts Brinckerhoff, Charlotte Brinckerhoff Bronson, Ethel Bronson, C.C. Cambreleng, James B. Murray, Robert Livingston Pell, and Robert Troup.", "generated"=>true}

date_start

1790

date_end

1875

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1. Isaac Bronson Papers [4/1]
2. Arthur Bronson Papers [3/1]
3. Frederic Bronson Papers [4/1]
4. Dr. Oliver Bronson Papers [3/1]
5. Bronson Land Papers [11/1]
6. Isaac Bronson Papers (Martin Collection) [5/1]
7. Arthur Bronson Papers (Martin Collection) [4/1]
8. Frederic Bronson Papers (Martin Collection) [3/1]
9. Oliver Bronson Papers (Martin Collection)
10. Ann, Harriet, & Mary Bronson Papers [1/1]
11. Caroline & Marinus Willett Papers [2/1]
12. Bronson Land Papers (Martin Collection) [6/1]
13. Account Books [4/1]
14. Maps [3/1]