Summary
Overview
Delafield, John
Ross, 1874-1964.
1393-1985 (mostly 1800-1950)
70.9 linear feet, 156 boxes, 6 flat cases, 1 oversize package
This collection is stored at Firestone Library and Firestone Library.
This collection is stored onsite at Firestone Library. Original George
Washington letters in box 123, folder 21; Thomas Jefferson letters in box 144, folder 7;
Abraham Lincoln letters in box 144, folder 26; and Boxes 28-29 (glass plate negatives)
are stored in special vault facilities.
Requests will be delivered to Manuscripts Division, RBSC Reading Room
.
Princeton University. Library. Dept. of Rare Books
and Special Collections
Manuscripts Division
One Washington Road
Princeton, New Jersey 08544 USA
Abstract
The Delafields were avid collectors of family history and family-related
memorabilia in the Hudson River Valley region. This collection consists of the papers of
the Delafield family and related families, most prominently the Livingstons, containing
both personal papers and papers collected for their genealogical/historical
significance.
Description
Description
Consists of the papers of the Delafield Family and related families, most prominently
the Livingstons, containing both personal papers and papers collected for their
genealogical/historical significance. Central to the collection are the papers of
John Ross Delafield (1875-1964), his grandfather, Joseph Delafield (1790-1875), and
his father, Maturin Livingston Delafield (1836-1917). Also represented are John
Delafield (1748-1824), Violetta White Delafield (1875-1949), Prosper Wetmore
(1798-1876), Henry Delafield(1792-1875), Henry (d. 1856) and Susan Delafield Parish
(1805-1861), and James Ross (1762-1847). The Hudson River Valley region, including
the Delafield estate in Annandale-on-Hudson, Montgomery Place, forms a natural
background to much of the period covered by these personal papers.
Collection Creator
Biography
The Delafields were avid collectors of family history and family-related memorabilia in
the Hudson River Valley region. The most represented in this collection are Joseph
Delafield (1790-1875) and John Ross Delafield (1875-1964). Joseph Delafield was
president of the Lyceum of Natural History (later the New York Academy of Sciences) from
1827 to 1866, a vestryman at Trinity Church in New York City, and an agent and director
of the Apalachicola (Fla.) Land Company. John Ross Delafield was president of the
Reserve Officers Association from 1923 to 1926 and of the Military Order of World War
from 1930 to 1933.
Collection History
Acquisition
The Delafield Family Papers and the Edward Livingston Papers, originally housed at
Montgomery Place, Annandale-on-Hudson, N.Y., were given to the Princeton University
Library in 1986 by Mr. J. Dennis
Delafield (Class of 1957) and Professor Penelope D. Johnston.
Processing Information
This processing of this collection was completed by Judith
Golden in 1992, after initial
work by Stacy Flora Roth in the late 1980s. Finding
aid written by Judith Golden in 1992.
Sponsorship
The Delafield Family Papers (formerly comprising the Foundation Collection and
the Mansion Corporation Collection housed at Montgomery Place, Annandale-on-Hudson,
N.Y) were the gift of Mr. J. Dennis Delafied and Professor Penelope D. Johnson in
1986.
Bibliography
Much of the biographical information for the Delafield Family Papers is from Delafield: The Family History by John Ross Delafield,
privately printed, 2 volumes, 1945.
Access and Use
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research use. Researchers may be required to use surrogates of
collection items stored in special vault facilities. Boxes 28-29 (glass plate
negatives) are restricted.
Use Restrictions
Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. No further photoduplication of
copies of material in the collection can be made when Princeton University Library
does not own the original. Permission to publish material from the collection must be
requested from the Associate University Librarian for Rare Books and Special
Collections. The library has no information on the status of literary rights in the
collection and researchers are responsible for determining any questions of
copyright.
Preferred Citation
Delafield Family Papers; 1393-1985 (mostly 1800-1950), Manuscripts Division, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library.
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Related Material
Other repositories with Delafield Family holdings include Hudson Valley Restorations
in Tarrytown, N.Y., the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society Library in New
York City, and the New York Historical Society.
Contents and Arrangement
Arrangement
The collection is organized by family member in 15 series: Series: I. John Ross
Delafield, 1875-1964, II. Violetta Susan Elizabeth White Delafield, 1875-1949, III.
Maturin Livingston Delafield, 1836-1917, IV. Mary Coleman Livingston Delafield,
1847-1922, V. Joseph Delafield, 1790-1875, VI. Julia Livingston Delafield, 1801-1882,
VII. John Delafield, 1748-1824, VIII. Henry Delafield, 1792-1875, IX. Henry Parish,
d. 1852, and Susan Parish Delafield, 1805-1861, X. Albert Delafield, 1846-1920, XI.
James Ross, 1762-1847, XII. Prosper Montgoemry Wetmore, 1798-1876, XIII. Richard
Delafield, 1798-1873, XIV. Papers of Other Delafields, XV. Miscellaneous Genealogical
and Historical Material.
Series 1: John Ross Delafield, 1875-1964
Series 2: Violetta Susan Elizabeth White Delafield, 1875-1949
Series 3: Maturin Livingston Delafield, 1836-1917
Series 4: Mary Coleman Livingston Delafield, 1847-1922
Series 5:Joseph Delafield, 1790-1875
Series 6: Julia Livingston Delafield, 1801-1882
Series 7: John Delafield, 1748-1824
Series 8: Henry Delafield, 1792-1875
Series 9: Henry Parish, d. 1852, and Susan Delafield Parish, 1805-1861
Series 10: Albert Delafield, 1846-1920
Series 11: James Ross, 1762-1847
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Subseries 11A: Correspondence, undated
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Subseries 11B: Documents, undated
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Subseries 11C: Estate Papers, undated
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Subseries 11D: Genealogical Papers, undated
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Subseries 11E: Miscellaneous Material, undated
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Subseries 11F: Visual Material, undated
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Subseries 11G: Printed Matter, undated
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Subseries 11H: Papers of Others - James Ross, Jr., 1799-1851
[great-great uncle of John Ross Delafield], 1799-1851
Series 12: Prosper Montgomery Wetmore, 1798-1876
Series 13: Richard Delafield, 1798-1873
Series 14: Papers of Other Delafields, undated
Series 15: Miscellaneous Genealogical and Historical Material, undated
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