Found 47 collections related to New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs

Charles Patrick Daly (1816-1899) was an American jurist, lecturer and writer who served as a judge of the New York City Court of Common Pleas for over forty years, the last twenty-seven as chief justice. Maria Lydig Daly, his wife, was active in the Democratic Party and various welfare organizations of the Civil War period. Her diaries of this period were published in 1962 under the title: Diary of a Union Lady, 1861-1865. Papers include correspondence; legal papers; writings and lectures; personal and legal scrapbooks; and diaries and notebooks. Also included are papers belonging to Maria Daly, wife of Charles P. Daly; of her father, Philip Mesier Lydig; and some letters and accounts of the French-born author and explorer Paul du Chaillu less

Rufus King (1838-1924) was a banker by profession as well as a respected genealogist. The son of Rufus Sylvester and Phoebe Odell King, his New England ancestors included the revolutionary war veteran and New York State Senator Rufus King, after whom he was named. The Rufus King genealogical research papers consist primarily of the notes and correspondence generated and collected by King in the course of tracing his family's lineage, as well as an assortment of family papers dating from 1720 to 1866. less

Robert Bonner (1824-1899) was a newspaper publisher and trotting horse breeder. He owned and published the New York Ledger. Collection consists of general correspondence, trotting horse papers, financial documents, writings, photographs, and artifacts. General correspondence includes letters to Bonner as proprietor of the New York Ledger, with a few drafts of his replies, mostly from contributors offering stories, suggesting plots, soliciting money, acknowledging remuneration, and relating to personal matters; letters from Presbyterian clergymen about church affairs; and letters from the owners of the New York Sun, New York Herald, and New York Times, revealing Bonner's willingness to lend financial aid to those newspapers. Papers relating to the breeding, development, and shoeing of trotting horses contain letters from owners, breeders, veterinarians, editors of sporting journals, and others from all parts of the United States, especially Kentucky; notes on horses; accounts; scrapbooks of newspaper clippings containing biographical data and other material on the horse and on the Scotch Irish Society of America; and photographs, sketches and artifacts. less

Robert Sterling Yard (1861-1945) was an American journalist and Sunday editor of the New York Herald Tribune. Diary kept by Yard chronicles his personal life at the turn of the 20th century. Events covered are his engagement and marriage to Mary Belle Moffat, and the birth of their daughter in 1902. less

Irving Van Wart kept this diary from November 3, 1854 through May 11, 1855. He was thirteen years old in 1854, when he began the diary, and he kept it on behalf of himself and his twin brother, Ames, at their home in New York City and country home in Craigville, New York. Entries describe their school work, drawing, music, sports, and other matters, as well as the social activities of their parents. The diary includes several references to Van Wart's great uncle, Washington Irving, mentioning his country home at Irvington, his 72nd birthday, and going to the opera with him less

Harman C. Westervelt was an American historian. Collection consists of Westervelt's essays on various features of New York City, miscellaneous papers and letters, and newsclippings. Essays concern churches, parks, prisons, fire department, the Dutch governors, and New City mayors from the Revolutionary War to 1835. less

Henry Dana Ward kept this diary as rector of St. Jude's Protestant Episcopal Free Church in New York City from January 1, 1850 through September 30, 1857. Entries pertain to services for others including William A. Muhlenberg and Thos. Gallaudet; marriages, births, and deaths; church government; elections of bishops; "wine bibbing'" bishops; his family and his school for young ladies; discipline, teachers, and servants; current events; slavery; the weather; a letter from Fillmore, and other matters less

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. less

Gertrude Amalia Heyman (1878?-1958) was a stenographer who served with the American Expeditionary Forces and the Jewish Welfare Board in France during World War I. She continued her career as a public stenographer and notary public in various U.S. cities before settling in New York in 1928. During World War II she supported efforts to combat antisemitism in the U.S., was active in the war resistance movement, and was involved in general civic matters. Collection consists of Heyman's correspondence, scrapbooks, autobiographical writings, and photographs. Correspondence concerns the two world wars, civil liberties and antisemitism, politicians, her travels, the Heyman family, civic matters, and the American Friends Service Committee. Scrapbooks contain materials about Heyman's life and family. Papers also include autobiographical writings, typescript of Bahai burial service, photographs, clippings, and personal memorabilia. less

The Elsie Powell Ingraham family papers chronicle multiple generations of the Ingraham, Powell, Brown, Hopper, and allied families -- prominent Quakers residing primarily in New York City, Old Chatham, N.Y. and Cambridge, Mass. Although these papers document dozens of individuals, it is Elsie Powell Ingraham, her husband Edward Ingraham, and her sister Rachel Hopper Powell who are significantly represented in the collection. The collection consists of correspondence, family documents and photographs collected by Elsie Powell Ingraham dating from the 19th and 20th centuries. less

Euphemia M. Olcott lived in New York City. Collection consists of Olcott's correspondence, 1892-1911; her diary of a trip to Europe, 1902-1903; school notebooks and compositions, 1856-1860; and commonplace books, 1850-1920. Also included are items removed from family albums, 1832-1834, and newsclippings, 1858-1911. less

Elias Lieberman (1883-1969), educator and poet, was born in Russia but emigrated to the U.S. as a child. He worked in the New York City school system as a teacher, principal and associate superintendent of schools. His published works included books of poetry and articles and stories on the life of immigrants in American society. He also was editor of Puck, 1916, and literary editor of The American Hebrew, 1916-1932. Collection consists of correspondence, writings, teaching and student records, financial papers, photographs, phonograph recording, scrapbooks, and printed matter pertaining to Lieberman's activities as poet, writer and teacher. Correspondence, ca. 1910-1970, is letters from readers of his works, from colleagues, and from editors and publishers. Writings include scripts of published poems, 1912-1968; unpublished poems; a play; and a few articles and short stories; notebooks; and diaries, 1909-1915, 1921-1969. Other materials include memorabilia of his teaching career; his papers as a public school and college student; financial records; memoranda books, 1937-1966; and printed matter such as scrapbooks of clippings, periodicals containing his poems, and copies of his books. Also, photographs, phonograph recording of Lieberman reading his poems, and academic diplomas. less

Elizabeth W. Merchant of New York City was married to Stephen Merchant. She kept these diaries in 1863-1868, 1870-1874, 1876, 1880-1893, and 1895-1909, with the first entry made on January 10, 1863 and the last on December 31, 1909. Entries reflect her daily experience as a wife and a mother and include records of household expenses, addresses, and notices of birth, death, and wedding dates of relatives and friends less

Ellen Valenia Goodenow was the daughter of United States Representative from Maine, Robert Goodenow (1800-1874). Collection consists of letters to Ellen Goodenow at Farmington, Maine, from her suitor Charles Titcomb who was a lawyer in New York City; miscellaneous letters from others, including Robert Goodenow; and manuscripts of poems. less

Francis Gilman Howard (1869-1937) was an American landscape architect and designer of garden furniture and ornaments. Collection consists of Howard's correspondence, sketches, photographs, and clippings and other printed matter. Correspondence, ca. 1890s-1936, with architects and other colleagues, clients, friends, and family members concerns professional and personal matters. less

Recollections of a resident of New York City from 1835-1905, describing stage lines, oil lamps and lamplighters, markets, theatres, museums, eating places, hotels, parks, yachting, steamships, fire companies, church-going, shops, residences of prominent persons, draft riots, riot of 1871, cost of tropical fruits, chimney sweeps, etc. Brief comment upon suburbs, Long Island, Westchester county, and New Jersey less

Caroline A. Dunstan kept these diaries (14 vols.) at her home in New York City from 1856-1857, 1859-1863, 1864, and 1865-1870. Entries describe household activities, social life, health of members of the family, references to current events, comments on news of the American Civil War, and other topics less

The Central Turnverein of New York City was a German-American organization devoted to athletics with a membership of approximately 3,000. Collection consists of four bound volumes of records, 1890-1895. Records include financial transactions, membership list and dues payments for the Turnverein's classes. less

Benjamin Morje made entries in this diary in June 1870 and January-February 1871. Entries describe life in Brooklyn and Manhattan, weather, parks, friends visited, theater and opera attended, popular music, Beethoven's centennial, news of Charles Dickens' death, a parade of the Fenian exiles, and other matters. Front leaf begins: "List of books received..." less

George Bliss (1816-1896) of New York City was a partner in the banking firms of Morton, Bliss & Co. and Phelps, Dodge & Co. His son, George T. Bliss (ca. 1851-1901) was a businessman in New York City. George T. Bliss was married to Jeanette Dwight Bliss and their daughter was Susan D. Bliss. Jeanette Bliss's father, Amos T. Dwight (ca. 1806-1881) was a merchant in New York City. Collection spans three generations of the Bliss family and contains correspondence, household receipts, health and welfare papers, account books, diaries, and family photographs. Correspondence is most significant part of collection and includes family letters of George Bliss, 1842-1883; letters of Jeanette Bliss, 1897-1920, concerning purchases of books, antiques and other goods; personal correspondence of Susan Bliss, 1901-1961; and correspondence of Jeanette and Susan Bliss, 1908-1937, regarding assistance to French children, mostly war orphans. Bulk of the collection is household receipts, 1873-1952 (predominantly for the period 1916-1928). Health and welfare papers consist of reports and correspondence relating to the Welfare Council of New York City. Also, account books, 1881-1886; Susan Bliss's diary, 1895-1897; kitchen diary; and family photographs. less

The Colles family papers contain extensive correspondence, diaries, financial records, photographs, and personal miscellany of three generations of the Colles family, 1801-1957. Over half of the collection is devoted to the papers of prominent New York City and New Orleans merchant James Colles (1788-1883), and his granddaughter, the artist Gertrude Colles (1869-1957) of New York City and Morristown, New Jersey. less

Charles Hanson Towne (1877-1949) was an author, editor and popular New York celebrity. From 1924 to 1929 he edited many magazines including Smart Set, Delineator, Designer, McClure's, and Harper's Bazaar. He also wrote poetry, novels, plays, travel essays, song cycles, lyrics for musicals and operettas, memoirs, and newspaper columns; taught poetry at Columbia University; and toured with the Broadway hit, Life With Father. Much of his writing celebrated New York City and he was considered to be the quintessential New Yorker. Collection consists of correspondence, writings, financial papers, press clippings, photographs, and ephemera. Correspondence, 1924-1948, contains letters from Towne's friends and fans, many of them prominent in literature and the arts; occasional copies of his replies; and his outgoing letters, 1918-1931. Bulk of the collection is made up of Towne's writings, including manuscripts of poems, plays, stories, essays and newspaper columns. Also, scrapbooks of press clippings, financial correspondence and documents, papers relating to the poetry course he taught at Columbia (including poetry by his students), ephemera, and photographs. less

Charlotte Augusta Southwick Waddell (d. 1891) was a society figure in New York City. Her husband, Coventry Waddell, was a wealthy financier who held various political positions during the Jackson administration. In the 1857 financial panic they lost their money and Mrs. Waddell supported herself by giving readings and private lectures at her home. Collection consists of letters, 1860-1890, received by Mrs. Waddell from friends and social acquaintances and printed invitations and programs. Letters concern personal and social affairs. less

William H. Kipp was a New York City Police Department employee and New York National Guard officer. Collection consists of papers on general administration of the 7th Regiment of the New York National Guard, its armory and the celebration of Kipp's fifty years of service. Also, letters received as chief clerk of the New York City Police Dept., personal bills, fraternal notices, and papers relating to family and other matters. less

The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel was originally built as the Waldorf Hotel at Fifth Avenue and 33rd St. in New York City in 1893 and was merged with the Astoria Hotel in 1897. The hotel was torn down in 1929 and the new Waldorf-Astoria Hotel opened in 1931 on Park Avenue between 49th and 50th Streets. The collection contains records of the original Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City from the opening of the Waldorf Hotel in 1893 to the closing of the Waldorf-Astoria in 1929. Most of the records cover the period from the 1890s through 1917. Included are guest registers; hotel correspondence of managers Oscar Tschirky and Willard H. Barse; registers of special event bookings, of package deliveries, and of lost and found articles; hotel investigator's logs; floor plans; and examples of the many types of financial records kept by the hotel. less