Research Catalog

Bronson family papers

Title
  1. Bronson family papers, 1790-1875.
Supplementary content
  1. Finding Aid
Author
  1. Branson family.

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Details

Additional authors
  1. Bronson, Isaac, 1760-1838.
  2. Bronson, Arthur.
  3. Bronson, Frederic, 1802-1868.
  4. Bronson, Oliver, 1799-1875.
  5. Brinckerhoff, James Lefferts.
  6. Bronson, Charlotte Brinckerhoff, 1818-1861.
  7. Bronson, Ethel, 1765-1825.
  8. Cambreleng, Churchill Caldom, 1786-1862.
  9. Murray, James B.
  10. Pell, Robert Livingston.
  11. Troup, Robert, 1757-1832.
Description
  1. 69 linear feet (200 boxes, 11 v.)
Summary
  1. Collection consists of correspondence, accounts, records of loans and mortgages, deeds, maps, and other land, business and personal papers of Isaac Bronson and his sons Arthur, Frederic and Oliver.
Subject
  1. Branson family
  2. Baring Brothers & Co. Ltd
  3. Depressions > 1837 > United States
  4. Real property > New York (State) > Jefferson County
  5. Real property > North Carolina
  6. Banks and banking > United States
  7. United States > Economic conditions > To 1865
  8. United States > Economic policy > To 1933
  9. New York (N.Y.) > Commerce
  10. Bloomfield (Conn.) > Commerce
Genre/Form
  1. Maps.
Call number
  1. MssCol 400
Access (note)
  1. Restricted access;
Additional formats (note)
  1. available on microfilm;
Source (note)
  1. Martin, Charlotte Bronson Hunnewell (1937)
Biography (note)
  1. The Bronson family included Isaac Bronson (1760-1838), of New York City and Greenfield, Conn., and his sons Arthur (1801-1844), Frederic (1802-1868) and Oliver (1799-1875), who aided him in his business as a land speculator, money-lender and promoter of westward expansion.
Processing action (note)
  1. Surveyed
  2. Cataloging updated
Author
  1. Branson family.
Title
  1. Bronson family papers, 1790-1875.
Restricted access
  1. Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
Additional formats
  1. Selected papers available on microfilm; New York Public Library.
Biography
  1. The Bronson family included Isaac Bronson (1760-1838), of New York City and Greenfield, Conn., and his sons Arthur (1801-1844), Frederic (1802-1868) and Oliver (1799-1875), who aided him in his business as a land speculator, money-lender and promoter of westward expansion.
Finding aids
  1. Collection guide available in repository and on internet.
Connect to:
  1. NYPL Digital Collections
  2. Finding Aid
Occupation
  1. Businessmen.
Added author
  1. Bronson, Isaac, 1760-1838.
  2. Bronson, Arthur.
  3. Bronson, Frederic, 1802-1868.
  4. Bronson, Oliver, 1799-1875.
  5. Brinckerhoff, James Lefferts.
  6. Bronson, Charlotte Brinckerhoff, 1818-1861.
  7. Bronson, Ethel, 1765-1825.
  8. Cambreleng, Churchill Caldom, 1786-1862.
  9. Murray, James B.
  10. Pell, Robert Livingston.
  11. Troup, Robert, 1757-1832.
LCCN
  1. ms 71001196
Research call number
  1. MssCol 400
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