Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Gansevoort, Catherine Van Schaick, 1751-1830.
2. Gansevoort, Henry Sanford, 1835-1871.
3. Gansevoort, Herman, 1779-1862.
4. Gansevoort, Peter, 1749-1812.
5. Gansevoort, Peter, 1789-1876.
6. Gansevoort, Susan Lansing, 1843-1874.
7. Gansevoort, Mary Sanford, 1814-1841.
8. Lansing, Abraham, 1835-1899.
9. Lansing, Abraham Gerrit, 1756-1834.
10. Lansing, Barent Bleecker, 1801-1876.
11. Lansing, Catherine Gansevoort, 1838-1918.
12. Lansing, Christopher Yates, 1796-1872.
13. Lansing, Gerrit Yates, 1783-1862.
14. Melvill, Allan, 1782-1832.
15. Melvill, Maria Gansevoort, 1791-1872.
16. Melvill, Augusta, 1821-1876.
17. Melville, Herman, 1819-1891.

Description

1. 212 linear feet (357 boxes).

Summary

1. Collection consists chiefly of papers of the Gansevoort, Lansing and Melville families and reflects the social, business and political interaction between family members and friends and associates of the families. Also included are some papers of members of the Sanford, Van Schaick and other related families.
2. Subjects include business and financial matters, social events, family news, and current events. Melville family papers document the family of Herman Melville (1819-1891), author of Moby Dick and other works. The bulk of these papers consists of correspondence among three generations of both Melville and Gansevoort family members detailing the lives and daily activities of the writers who include Herman Melville and his father, Allan Melvill (1782-1835). Some manuscripts of Melville's writings also are in the collection.

Subject

1. New York (State) > History > 1865-
2. Blueprints
3. New York (State) > Social life and customs
4. United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865
5. Photoprints
6. New York (State) > Politics and government > To 1775
7. New York (State) > Politics and government > 1775-1865
8. Authors
9. Politicians
10. Dutch Americans > New York (State)
11. New York (State) > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
12. Diaries
13. United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783
14. Landowners
15. Maps
16. Land tenure > New York (State)
17. Gansevoort family
18. Architectural drawings
19. New York (State) > Supreme Court
20. Sanford family
21. Lansing family
22. Women > Social conditions
23. Soldiers
24. Van Scoyoc family
25. Melville family
26. New York (State) > History > 1775-1865

Genre/Form

1. Maps.
2. Diaries.
3. Photoprints.
4. Blueprints.

Call number

1. MssCol 1109

Access (note)

1. Restricted access;
2. Microfilm must be used in lieu of originals when available.

Additional formats (note)

1. available on microfilm;

Source (note)

1. Gansevoort-Lansing, Catherine; Ann P. Hays; John and Carolyn De Marco (Lyrical Ballad Bookstore); etc.

Biography (note)

1. The Gansevoorts and the Lansings were two of the original Dutch families to settle in the Hudson and Mohawk Valleys of New York State. Other families who intermarried with the Gansevoorts and the Lansings were the Melvilles, Sanfords and Van Schaicks. Members of these families were prominent in politics, the military, literature, law, politics, medicine, and economics.

Processing action (note)

1. Cataloged

Title

1. Gansevoort-Lansing collection, 1650-1919, bulk (1800-1899).

Additional formats

1. Melville family additions available on microfilm; New York Public Library.
2. Military papers of Gen. Peter Gansevoort, Jr. (1749-1812), v. 1-9; available on microfilm; New York Public Library; *ZL-228.
3. Papers of Gen. Peter Gansevoort, Jr. (1749-1812), v. 4-5; available on microfilm; New York Public Library; *ZL-197.

Restricted access

1. Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

Access

1. Microfilm must be used in lieu of originals when available.

Biography

1. The Gansevoorts and the Lansings were two of the original Dutch families to settle in the Hudson and Mohawk Valleys of New York State. Other families who intermarried with the Gansevoorts and the Lansings were the Melvilles, Sanfords and Van Schaicks. Members of these families were prominent in politics, the military, literature, law, politics, medicine, and economics.

Finding aids

1. Collection guide available in repository and on internet.

Connect to:

1. NYPL Digital Collections
2. Finding Aid

Function

1. Architectural drawings.

Occupation

1. Landowners.
2. Authors.
3. Soldiers.
4. Politicians.

Added author

1. Gansevoort, Catherine Van Schaick, 1751-1830.
2. Gansevoort, Henry Sanford, 1835-1871.
3. Gansevoort, Herman, 1779-1862.
4. Gansevoort, Peter, 1749-1812.
5. Gansevoort, Peter, 1789-1876.
6. Gansevoort, Susan Lansing, 1843-1874.
7. Gansevoort, Mary Sanford, 1814-1841.
8. Lansing, Abraham, 1835-1899.
9. Lansing, Abraham Gerrit, 1756-1834.
10. Lansing, Barent Bleecker, 1801-1876.
11. Lansing, Catherine Gansevoort, 1838-1918.
12. Lansing, Christopher Yates, 1796-1872.
13. Lansing, Gerrit Yates, 1783-1862.
14. Melvill, Allan, 1782-1832.
15. Melvill, Maria Gansevoort, 1791-1872.
16. Melvill, Augusta, 1821-1876.
17. Melville, Herman, 1819-1891.

Research call number

1. MssCol 1109