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Creator
Baldwin, Evelyn Briggs, 1862-1933
Call number
MssCol NYGB 18176
Physical description
1 linear foot (3 boxes)
Preferred Citation

Baldwin Family Genealogical Research Papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library.

Repository
Manuscripts and Archives Division
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Evelyn Briggs Baldwin was a meteorologist and Polar explorer who accompanied Robert E. Peary on his North Greenland expedition in 1892-1894. The collection contains his research files and the correspondence generated in the course of his research on the Baldwin, Briggs, Bishop, Ryder, and other allied families. The research materials include transcriptions of vital records, bible records, cemetery inscriptions, financial and legal records, and genealogical notes and charts.

Biographical/historical information

Born in 1862 in Springfield, Missouri, Evelyn Briggs Baldwin was a meteorologist and Polar explorer who accompanied Robert E. Peary on his North Greenland expedition in 1892-1894. He also took part in the Wellman expedition to Franz Josef Land and directed the Baldwin-Ziegler polar expedition of 1901-1902. Baldwin was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution and an amateur genealogist.

Scope and arrangement

The Baldwin family genealogical research papers, which were chiefly compiled by Evelyn Briggs Baldwin, include research files and the correspondence generated in the course of his research on the Baldwin, Briggs, Bishop, Ryder, and other allied families. The research materials include transcriptions of vital records, bible records, cemetery inscriptions, financial and legal records, and genealogical notes and charts.

The Baldwin family genealogical research papers are arranged in two series:

  • I. Research files

    The research files contain transcriptions of vital records, bible records, cemetery inscriptions, financial and legal records, and genealogical notes and charts.

  • II. Correspondence
    1872-1924

    The correspondence is between Baldwin and others concerning family genealogy.

Administrative information

Custodial history

Donated to the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society by Evelyn B. Baldwin

Source of acquisition

Gift of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 2008

Processing information

Processed by Leslie Reyman.

Related Material

Evelyn Briggs Baldwin Papers. Manuscript Division, Library of Congress.

Using the collection

Location

Manuscripts and Archives Division
Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328

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