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- Creator
- Sedgwick family
- Call number
- MssCol 2715
- Physical description
- .4 linear feet (1 box and 2 v.)
- Preferred Citation
- Sedgwick 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.
The Sedgwick family lived in Stockbridge, Mass. Collection consists of letters, writings, photographs, and printed matter. Letters, 1849-1855, are from Theodore Sedgwick to his son, Arthur G. Sedgwick. Writings include album of poetry, 1812-1847, by Susan Sedgwick; memoir of Theodore Sedgwick, 1865; Libby Prison (Richmond, Va.) Civil War diary, 1864, and account of journey to Caracas, Venezuela, in 1885, both kept by Arthur G. Sedgwick; and reviews and articles, ca. 1869-1899, he wrote. Also, photographs of family and of trip to Caracas.
Administrative information
Source of acquisition
Gift, Hammond, Mrs. Paul, 1961Key terms
Names
- Sedgwick family
- Sedgwick, Arthur G. (Arthur George), 1844-1915
- Sedgwick, Susan Anne Livingston Ridley, 1788-1867
- Sedgwick, Theodore, 1811-1859
Subjects
Places
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives
- Venezuela -- Description and travel
Occupations
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