Research Catalog
Emerson family papers
- Title
- Emerson family papers, ca. 1840-1980.
- Author
- Emerson family.
- Supplementary Content
- Finding Aid
Available Online
Details
- Additional Authors
- Clarke, John Thatcher.
- Emerson, Alfred, 1859-1943.
- Emerson, Edith, 1888-1981.
- Emerson, Edwin, 1823-1908.
- Emerson, Edwin, 1869-
- Emerson, George Hale, 1866-
- Emerson, Harrington, 1853-1931.
- Emerson, Margaret Genevieve, 1863-
- Emerson, Mary Ingham, -1883.
- Emerson, Samuel D. I., 1855-1930.
- Hale, George.
- Ingham, Samuel D. (Samuel Delucenna), 1779-1860.
- Ingham, William A. (William Armstrong), 1827-1913.
- Penniman, Gwendolen.
- Rose, Hilda.
- Rood, Ogden N. (Ogden Nicholas), 1831-1902.
- Sen, Gertrude Emerson, -1982.
- Description
- 16 linear feet (63 boxes, 1 v.)
- Summary
- The papers, 1840s-1980, document the lives of three generations of the Emerson family. Included are correspondence, diaries, accounts, school records, poetry and writings, art work, photographs, legal and financial records, printed material, sound recordings, and memorabilia. The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence among members of the family in Europe, the U.S. and Japan, and with friends and colleagues. Topics discussed include politics, current events, religion, archaeology, and business and economic trends. Also included are papers of the Ingham family, related to the Emersons by the marriage of Edwin Emerson and Mary Ingham in 1850.
- Subjects
- Teachers
- Photographers
- Lawyers
- Journalists
- Businessmen
- Authors
- Archaeologists
- Artists
- Shorthand
- Photographs
- Diaries
- United States > Social life and customs > 19th century
- United States > Economic conditions > 1865-1918
- United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865
- Nebraska > Commerce
- Japan > Social life and customs > 1868-1912
- India > Social life and customs
- Europe > Social life and customs > 19th century
- World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives
- Technology
- Spanish-American War, 1898
- Photography
- Literature > Study and teaching
- Bimetallism
- Banks and banking > Nebraska
- Archaeology > Study and teaching
- Antiquities > Collection and preservation
- Cornell University Faculty
- Oakley, Violet, 1874-1961
- Ingham family
- Emerson family
- Genre/Form
- Diaries.
- Photographs.
- Shorthand.
- Access (note)
- Advance notice required. Apply at http://www.nypl.org/mssref
- Sound recordings unavailable pending preservation transfer.
- Source (note)
- Emerson, Edith; Gwendolen Penniman; Ann Adams Emerson
- Biography (note)
- The Emersons were an American family who lived in Europe and Japan and travelled widely during the second half of the 19th century.
- Language (note)
- in French, German and shorthand.
- Processing Action (note)
- Surveyed
- Cataloging updated
- Call Number
- MssCol 923
- Author
- Emerson family.
- Title
- Emerson family papers, ca. 1840-1980.
- Restricted Access
- Advance notice required. Apply at http://www.nypl.org/mssref
- Access
- Sound recordings unavailable pending preservation transfer.
- Biography
- The Emersons were an American family who lived in Europe and Japan and travelled widely during the second half of the 19th century. The family consisted of Edwin Emerson (1823-1908), his wife Mary Ingham Emerson (d. 1883), their six children, and the children of their son Alfred. Edwin Emerson was a journalist, professor of English literature and amateur photographer. His children and grandchildren were artists, writers, teachers, bankers, lawyers, journalists, engineers, and archaelogists.
- Language
- Some letters in French, German and shorthand.
- Finding Aids
- Collection guide available in repository and on internet.
- Connect to:
- Occupation
- Artists.Archaeologists.Authors.Businessmen.Journalists.Lawyers.Photographers.Teachers.
- Added Author
- Clarke, John Thatcher.Emerson, Alfred, 1859-1943.Emerson, Edith, 1888-1981.Emerson, Edwin, 1823-1908.Emerson, Edwin, 1869-Emerson, George Hale, 1866-Emerson, Harrington, 1853-1931.Emerson, Margaret Genevieve, 1863-Emerson, Mary Ingham, -1883.Emerson, Samuel D. I., 1855-1930.Hale, George.Ingham, Samuel D. (Samuel Delucenna), 1779-1860.Ingham, William A. (William Armstrong), 1827-1913.Penniman, Gwendolen.Rose, Hilda.Rood, Ogden N. (Ogden Nicholas), 1831-1902.Sen, Gertrude Emerson, -1982.
- LCCN
- ms 69000828 ms 79001846
- Research Call Number
- MssCol 923