- Collection Overview
- Collection Description & Creator Information
- Access & Use
- Collection History
- Find Related Materials
Expanded View
Collection Overview
- Creator:
- MacMartin family
- Collector:
- Princeton University. Library. Special Collections
- Title:
- MacMartin Family Correspondence
- Repository:
- Manuscripts Division
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/v692t625k
- Dates:
- 1827-1878
- Size:
- 2 boxes and 0.8 linear feet
- Storage Note:
- Firestone Library (mss): Box 1-2
- Language:
- English
Abstract
Consists predominantly of nineteenth-century correspondence between members of the MacMartin family of New York and New Jersey.
Collection Description & Creator Information
- Description:
The collection consists predominantly of nineteenth-century correspondence between members of the MacMartin family of New York and New Jersey. The collection contains correspondence between Peter W. MacMartin and his wife Harriet, letters by James and Archibald MacMartin to their brother Peter, correspondence between Peter and his sons Archibald M. (Princeton Class of 1865) and Malcolm (Princeton Class of 1867) covering in part their years at Princeton during the Civil War, and correspondence among other family members. In addition there are photographs, one of Malcolm and one of Archibald M., and several miscellaneous financial papers relating to the brothers.
- Arrangement:
Arranged chronologically.
- Collection Creator Biography:
The MacMartin family was a prominent family of New York and New Jersey.
Collection History
- Processing Information:
Folder list written by Lisa Yankowitz '13 in January 2012.
Access & Use
- Access Restrictions:
The collection is open for research.
- Conditions for Reproduction and Use:
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. Inquiries regarding publishing material from the collection should be directed to RBSC Public Services staff through the Ask Us! form. The library has no information on the status of literary rights in the collection and researchers are responsible for determining any questions of copyright.
- Credit this material:
MacMartin Family Correspondence; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/v692t625k
- Location:
-
Firestone LibraryOne Washington RoadPrinceton, NJ 08544, USA(609) 258-3184
Find More
- Subject Terms:
- Brothers -- New Jersey -- 19th century.
Fathers and sons -- New Jersey -- 19th century.
Husband and wife -- New Jersey -- 19th century. - Genre Terms:
- Correspondence -- 19th century
Family papers -- 19th century.
Photographs -- 19th century. - Names:
- Princeton university
MacMartin family
MacMartin, Archibald M., 1845-1881
MacMartin, Harriet
MacMartin, Malcolm, 1846-1920
MacMartin, Peter W. - Places:
- New Jersey -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
New York (State) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
