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Creator
Poor family
Call number
MssCol 18776
Physical description
.21 linear feet (1 box)
Preferred Citation

Poor family correspondence, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library.

Repository
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Access to materials
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Henry William Poor (1844-1915) co-founded of the firm which became Standard & Poor's with his father, Henry Varnum Poor. He married Constance Brandon and raised five children in Manhattan and Tuxedo, New York. The Poor family correspondence consists mainly of letters written to Constance (Brandon) Poor from her children, with a few from other family members, and a few addressed to husband Henry William Poor.

Biographical/historical information

Henry William Poor (1844-1915) co-founded the firm which became Standard & Poor's with his father, Henry Varnum Poor. He married Constance Brandon and raised five children in Manhattan and Tuxedo, New York.

Scope and arrangement

The Poor family correspondence consists mainly of letters written to Constance (Brandon) Poor from her three eldest children: Henry Varnum Poor II (1880-1931), Roger Merrill Poor (1883-1926), and Edith Brandon Poor (1888-1963). Her other daughters, Constance and Pamela, are also represented. A few letters are addressed to her husband, Henry William Poor. Also included are six letters written by family matriarch Mary W. (Pierce) Poor (1820-1912), often discussing her son.

Arrangement

Letters are arranged chronologically.

Administrative information

Source of acquisition

Purchased from Swann Galleries, 2012.

Processing information

Compiled by Kit Messick.

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