Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Eames, Emma, 1865-1952.
2. Farrar, Geraldine, 1882-1967.
3. Field, Augusta Currie Bradhurst.
4. Field, Frederick Vanderbilt, 1905-
5. Field, Lila Vanderbilt Sloane.
6. Field, Mary Augusta.
7. Field, Mary Pearsall.
8. Field, Osgood.
9. Field, William O. (William Osgood), 1904-
10. Stokowski, Leopold, 1882-1977.
11. Vanderbilt, George Washington, 1862-1914.
12. Wilde, Marjorie Field.

Description

1. 112 linear feet (274 boxes, 1 map case folder).

Summary

1. The William B. Osgood Field papers consist of family, personal, and office correspondence; financial documents; diaries; genealogical records; school and college memorabilia; photographs; and ephemera recording his and his family's commercial, philanthropic and social activities, chiefly between the years 1897 and 1934.

Subject

1. Sketches
2. Sheet music
3. Scrapbooks
4. Posters
5. Photographs
6. Financial records
7. Diaries
8. Architectural drawings
9. World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, American
10. World War, 1914-1918 > Photography
11. Hunting and fishing clubs > North America
12. Genealogy
13. Collectors and collecting > United States
14. Charities > New York (State)
15. Charities > Massachusetts
16. New Theatre (New York, N.Y.)
17. Vanderbilt family
18. Sloan family
19. Osgood family
20. Field family
21. Boone family
22. Paris, William Francklyn, 1871-1954
23. Leech, John, 1817-1864
24. Lear, Edward, 1812-1888
25. Griset, Ernest Henry, 1844-1907
26. Field, William B. Osgood

Genre/Form

1. Architectural drawings.
2. Diaries.
3. Financial records.
4. Photographs.
5. Posters.
6. Scrapbooks.
7. Sheet music.
8. Sketches.

Call number

1. MssCol 6090

Access (note)

1. Restricted access;
2. Diaries (1910-1933) of Marjorie Field Wilde and her correspondence with her husband, Helm George Wilde, are closed until 2026.

Terms of use (note)

1. All requests for publication before October 2008 must be approved by donors' representatives.

Biography (note)

1. William Bradhurst Osgood Field (1870-1949) and his family were prominent members of society in New York City and Lenox, Massachusetts during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Language (note)

1. Some materials are in German, French and Italian.

Author

1. Field, William B. Osgood.

Title

1. William B. Osgood Field papers, 1610-1952, n.d. (bulk 1897-1934).

Restricted access

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

Access

1. Diaries (1910-1933) of Marjorie Field Wilde and her correspondence with her husband, Helm George Wilde, are closed until 2026.

Terms of use

1. All requests for publication before October 2008 must be approved by donors' representatives.

Biography

1. William Bradhurst Osgood Field (1870-1949) and his family were prominent members of society in New York City and Lenox, Massachusetts during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Field was an engineer and businessman who served in the U.S. Army's Military Intelligence Division during World War I. His interests also defined him as an avid book collector, gentleman farmer, philanthropist, and sportsman. Field sat on the boards of many charitable and commercial organizations, and was a member of over twenty clubs and societies, notably serving as president of the Grolier Club.

Language

1. Some materials are in German, French and Italian.

Finding aids

1. Collection guide available in repository and on internet.

Location of other archival materials

1. Related collections include the Field-Osgood Family Papers; Manuscript Division; Library of Congress; Washington, D.C.

Connect to:

1. NYPL Digital Collections
2. Finding Aid

Added author

1. Eames, Emma, 1865-1952.
2. Farrar, Geraldine, 1882-1967.
3. Field, Augusta Currie Bradhurst.
4. Field, Frederick Vanderbilt, 1905-
5. Field, Lila Vanderbilt Sloane.
6. Field, Mary Augusta.
7. Field, Mary Pearsall.
8. Field, Osgood.
9. Field, William O. (William Osgood), 1904-
10. Stokowski, Leopold, 1882-1977.
11. Vanderbilt, George Washington, 1862-1914.
12. Wilde, Marjorie Field.

Research call number

1. MssCol 6090