Twining Family Papers, 1778-1934 (mostly 1845-1900)

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Collection Overview

Creator:

Twining, Kinsley (1832-1901)

Title:

Twining Family Papers

Repository:

Manuscripts Division

Permanent URL:

http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/9c67wm84t

Dates:

1778-1934 (mostly 1845-1900)

Size:

1 box and 0.6 linear feet

Storage Note:

Firestone Library (scamss): Box 1

Language:

English

Abstract: Consists of correspondence received by various members of the Twining family, originally of New Haven and Litchfield, Connecticut, and later of New York. There are letters both personal and professional in nature.

Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of correspondence received by various members of the Twining family, originally of New Haven and Litchfield, Connecticut, and later of New York. There are letters both personal and professional in nature to Stephen Twining, a steward and treasurer of Yale College, his son, Alexander C. Twining (1801-1889, Yale Class of 1820), an inventor, civil engineer, and astronomer, and his son, Kinsley Twining (1832-1901, Yale Class of 1853), a Congregationalist clergyman and literary editor of the New York weeklies The Independent and The Evangelist. Also present is some miscellaneous correspondence of other Twinings, and of the Stevens and Gridley families, related to the Twinings by marriage, and some photographs and documents.

Collection Creator Biography:

Twining

Kinsley Twining (1832-1901) was an American clergyman and editor.

Collection History

Acquisition:: Purchased from David Holmes in 1997.
Appraisal: No appraisal information is available.
Processing Information: This collection was processed in 2002. Finding aid written in 2002.

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