Brown-Gilman family papers

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unitid

{"value"=>"MssCol 413", "type"=>"local_call"}

{"value"=>"413", "type"=>"local_mss"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"Brown-Gilman family papers"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1862-1937", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1862/1937"}

physdesc

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"9 linear feet (9 boxes)"}], "supress_display"=>true}

date_inclusive_start

1862

date_inclusive_end

1937

origination

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

bioghist

{"value"=>"<p>William Adams (1807-1880) was pastor of Central Presbyterian Church in New York City when he helped found the Union Theological Seminary. He was president of the Seminary from 1874 to 1880. His son-in-law, John Crosby Brown (1838-1909), was a banker who was also on the board of the Seminary, becoming president in 1897. Brown's oldest son, William Adams Brown (1865-1943), was a Presbyterian minister who taught theology at the Seminary from 1892 to 1936. He served as acting president of Yale University from 1919 to 1920.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>Collection consists of correspondence and other papers of Rev. William Adams Brown, his wife, Helen Gilman Noyes Brown, and various members of the Brown, Noyes and Adams families. Correspondence, 1862-1937, primarily concerns personal and domestic matters of the families. Other papers include an address given by John Crosby Brown in 1898, memorials of Rev. Dr. William Adams, and family memorabilia.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The Brown-Gilman family papers are arranged in nine series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/413#c1101482'>Letters To William Adams Brown From Brown Family</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/413#c1101517'>Letters To William Adams Brown From Family & Friends</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/413#c1101533'>Letters from William Adams Brown to His Family</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/413#c1101561'>Letters From Helen Gilman (Noyes) Brown To Brown Family</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/413#c1101575'>Letters To Helen Gilman (Noyes) Brown From Brown Family</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/413#c1101595'>Letters To Helen Gilman (Noyes) Brown From Noyes Family</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/413#c1101627'>Personal Letters To & From Helen Gilman (Noyes) Brown</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/413#c1101634'>Letters To Helen Gilman (Noyes) Brown From Friends</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/413#c1101645'>Miscellaneous Letters & Miscellaneous</a></div>\n</li></ul>\n", "type"=>"arrangement"}

acqinfo

{"accession_number"=>"MSS 56M119"}

{"date"=>"1956", "source"=>"Union Theological Seminary", "method"=>"Gift", "extent"=>"6 o", "value"=>"Gift, Union Theological Seminary, 1956"}

keydate

1862

prefercite

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

extent_statement

9 linear feet (9 boxes)

abstract

{"value"=>"William Adams (1807-1880) was pastor of Central Presbyterian Church in New York City when he helped found the Union Theological Seminary. He was president of the Seminary from 1874 to 1880. His son-in-law, John Crosby Brown (1838-1909), was a banker who was also on the board of the Seminary, becoming president in 1897. Brown's oldest son, William Adams Brown (1865-1943), was a Presbyterian minister who taught theology at the Seminary from 1892 to 1936. He served as acting president of Yale University from 1919 to 1920. Collection consists of correspondence and other papers of Rev. William Adams Brown, his wife, Helen Gilman Noyes Brown, and various members of the Brown, Noyes and Adams families. Correspondence, 1862-1937, primarily concerns personal and domestic matters of the families. Other papers include an address given by John Crosby Brown in 1898, memorials of Rev. Dr. William Adams, and family memorabilia.", "generated"=>true}

date_start

1862

date_end

1937

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1. Letters To William Adams Brown From Brown Family [7/1]
2. Letters To William Adams Brown From Family & Friends [8/1]
3. Letters from William Adams Brown to His Family [4/1]
4. Letters From Helen Gilman (Noyes) Brown To Brown Family [2/1]
5. Letters From Helen Gilman (Noyes) Brown To Noyes Family [1/1]
6. Letters To Helen Gilman (Noyes) Brown From Brown Family [9/1]
7. Letters To Helen Gilman (Noyes) Brown From Noyes Family [10/1]
8. Personal Letters To & From Helen Gilman (Noyes) Brown [6/1]
9. Letters To Helen Gilman (Noyes) Brown From Friends [4/1]
10. Miscellaneous Letters & Miscellaneous [9/1]
11. Memorials To Rev. William Adams