- Creator
- Hoppin family
- Call number
- MssCol 1432
- Physical description
- .63 linear feet (2 boxes, 1 volume)
- Preferred Citation
- Hoppin family papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
Diaries and related material created by members of the Hoppin family of Providence, Rhode Island, including William Warner Hoppin (1842-1843; 1861); Carrington Hoppin (1838); and Frances A.F. Street Hoppin (1887-1889 and 1894-1895). William Warner Hoppin's 1842-1843 diary includes descriptions of the Dorr Rebellion, his visits to New Haven, lectures attended at Yale, and family matters; his 1861 diary describes his activities at the Peace Conference of 1861 (also known as the Conference Convention), and a discussion of a Border State convention. Also included are a commonplace book (1824) and a book of poetry (undated). Carrington Hoppin's 1838 trip to Europe. Frances Hoppin's journals detail a trip to Europe with visits to Italy, Egypt, Belgium, France, and Scandinavia
Key terms
Names
- Hoppin family
- Hoppin, Carrington
- Hoppin, Frances A.F. Street
- Hoppin, William Warner, 1807-1890
- Hoppin family
- Conference Convention (1861 : Washington, D.C.)
Subjects
Places
- Europe -- Description and travel -- 19th century
- New Haven (Conn.) -- Description and travel -- 19th century
- Rhode Island -- Social life and customs -- 19th century
Material types
Using the collection
Location
Manuscripts and Archives DivisionStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328