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Crookshank Family, 1870-1960
Collection Overview
Collection Description & Creator Information
- Scope and Contents
This series includes materials that relate primarily to Samuel Comfort's son-in-law, Harry Maule Crookshank, including his time in Sudan and Egypt, and his wife, Emma Comfort Crookshank. Their son, Harry F.C. Crookshank, is also represented, and a few items relate to their daughter, Helen Elizabeth Crookshank. Correspondence relating to Harry Maule Crookshank is both personal and professional in nature; Harry F.C. Crookshank's letters are largely personal. A few letters, primarily those written by family members as children, are in French.
- Arrangement
This series is arranged by family member: "Harry Maule Crookshank, "Emma Comfort Crookshank," and "Harry F.C. Crookshank."
Collection History
- Appraisal
During 2013 processing, the Roberts correspondence (AM 18491) was removed and made into a separate collection: Walter B. Roberts and Roberts Petroleum Torpedo Company Correspondence (C1469).
Access & Use
- Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research use.
- Conditions Governing Use
Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.
- Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.
- Credit this material:
Crookshank Family; Samuel Comfort Family Papers, C0407, Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Location:
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Firestone LibraryOne Washington RoadPrinceton, NJ 08544, USA
- Storage Note:
- ReCAP (rcpxm)
- Boxes 5-8
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- Names:
- United States. Army of the Cumberland
United States. Army of the Ohio
United States. Army. Pennsylvania Cavalry Volunteer Regiment, 20th (1863-1865).
Standard Oil Company
Comfort family.
Crookshank family.
Comfort, Annie (1842-1919)
Comfort, Elizabeth Barnsley (1844-1932)
Comfort, George (1808-1887)
Comfort, Susan Lower (1811-1888)
Crookshank, Emma Comfort (1869-1954)
Crookshank, Harry Maule (1849-1914)
Crookshank, Harry (1893-1961)