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- Creator
- Whitmore family
- Call number
- MssCol 3320
- Physical description
- .5 linear feet (2 boxes)
- Language
- Materials in English
- Preferred Citation
Whittemore family correspondence, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
The Whittemores were a family of industrialists in West Cambridge, Mass., and New York City. Collection consists of personal and business correspondence of Amos Whittemore and his sons, Timothy, Henry and Gershom, relating mainly to the manufacture of brushes for the carding of cotton and wool. Also, letters of Eliza Ann Cutter Whittemore, wife of Henry Whittemore. Topics include the War of 1812, the Tariff of 1816, the Panic of 1837, and other economic and social conditions.
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