- Collection Overview
- Collection Description & Creator Information
- Access & Use
- Collection History
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Collection Overview
- Creator:
- Princeton University. Library. Special Collections
- Collector:
- Princeton University. Library. Special Collections
- Title:
- Princeton University Library Collection of General John Ross Delafield Family Materials
- Repository:
- Manuscripts Division
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/7m01bp32w
- Dates:
- 1811-1915
- Size:
- 4 boxes and 2 linear feet
- Storage Note:
- Firestone Library (scamss): Boxes 1, B-000086, B-001178 to B-001179
- Language:
- English
Abstract
Consists of miscellaneous professional and personal papers created by various members of the Delafield, Livingston, and other related families, including Edward Livingston (1764-1836), Philip Livingston (1740-1810), and Philip Schuyler (1788-1865), among others. Materials about family members are also included.
Collection Description & Creator Information
- Scope and Contents
This collection consists of miscellaneous professional and personal papers created by, and in relation to, various members of the Delafield, Livingston, and other related families, such as Edward Livingston (1764-1836), Philip Livingston (1740-1810), and Philip Schuyler (1788-1865), among others. The papers document the professional lives of individuals, particularly those involved in politics and law, as well as the histories of these families; and in doing so, document various aspects of colonial America and the early Republic, in particular, as well as the areas in which the families lived, especially the Hudson Valley region of New York.
- Arrangement
Materials are arranged by creator.
Collection History
- Acquisition:
The collection, comprised of individual acquisitions through the Delafield Fund, adheres to a Departmental practice of combining into one collection material of various accessions relating to a particular person, family, or subject.
Purchases: 2015 (AM 2015-92), (AM 2016-31); 2016 (AM 2016-71), (AM 2016-72), (AM 2016-73), (AM 2016-74), (AM 2016-104); 2017 (AM 2017-31); 2018 (AM 2018-71).
- Accruals
The Library continues to add materials to this collection on a regular basis with purchases made through the Delafield Fund.
- Appraisal
No materials were separated during 2015 processing.
- Sponsorship:
This collection is comprised of individual acquisitions through the Delafield Fund, which was created as a fitting memorial to General John Ross Delafield and the Delafield Family.
- Processing Information
This collection, originally titled "Philip Schuyler Account Book and Letters," was originally processed by Faith Charlton in June 2015. Finding aid written by Faith Charlton in June 2015.
The collection was made into an assembled collection by Faith Charlton in November 2015. Finding aid updated by Faith Charlton in November 2015.
Finding aid updated by Kelly Bolding in February 2018.
Access & Use
- Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
- Conditions Governing 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.
- 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:
Princeton University Library Collection of General John Ross Delafield Family Materials; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/7m01bp32w
- Location:
-
Firestone LibraryOne Washington RoadPrinceton, NJ 08544, USA
- Storage Note:
- Firestone Library (scamss): Boxes 1, B-000086, B-001178 to B-001179
Find More
- Subject Terms:
- Politicians -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Sources.
- Genre Terms:
- Account books -- 19th century.
Correspondence -- 19th century - Names:
- Delafield, Joseph, 1790-1875
Livingston, Edward, 1764-1836
Livingston, Philip, 1740-1810
Schuyler, Philip, 1788-1865 - Places:
- New York (State) -- History -- 1775-1865 -- Sources.
Schuylerville (N.Y.) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources.
United States -- Foreign relations -- 19th century -- Sources.
United States -- Politics and government -- 19th century -- Sources.
