Found 6 collections related to Europe -- Social life and customs

Thomson, Anne
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 2983
.29 linear feet (1 box)
Letters to Anne Thomson (Mrs. James Thomson), an American woman living in Paris, from American and European correspondents distinguished in arts and letters. Letters are generally brief and frequently discuss social matters and the arts.... more
Jarvis, Samuel F. (Samuel Farmar), 1786-1851
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1549
1 linear foot (3 boxes)
Samuel Farmar Jarvis (1786-1851) was an Episcopal clergyman. Collection consists of correspondence and family papers of Jarvis. Letters are from publishers, booksellers, friends, and Jarvis's children at school in Europe. Topics include Jarvis's... more
Ashmore, Grace Eulalie Matthews, 1885-1972
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 135
Thirty-one diaries of a New York City socialite, 1896-1972, with miscellaneous papers and photographs, including approximately 100 letters and postcard from opera critic Ernest de Weerth.
Denslow, Dwight B
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 772
.21 linear feet (1 volume)
Dwight B. Denslow and his wife, Louise A. Denslow, kept this diary during travels by sea and land between November 9, 1861-July 1, 1862. They toured Europe, the Mediterranean, Egypt and the Holy Lands, sailing from Brooklyn, New York. Entries... more
Belmont, August, 1813-1890
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 257
.8 linear feet (3 boxes)
Collection consists of Belmont's letter books, 1853-1858, as United States Chargé d'Affaires and Minister to the Netherlands; correspondence as a director and president of the New York Academy of Music; visiting list, 1853-1854, at the Hague;... more
Tufts, Mrs. Freeling
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 3044
.21 linear feet (1 volume)
Mrs. Tufts, alternately called Freeling and D.A.M.T., was married to Warren Tufts, a surgeon. She kept this diary during a European tour in 1907 and later at her residence in Narrowsburg, New York, between 1913 and 1914. Most of the entries were... more