Research Catalog
Morris P. Ferris genealogical research files
- Title
- Morris P. Ferris genealogical research files, 1864-1928.
- Author
- Ferris, Morris Patterson, 1855-
- Supplementary Content
- Finding Aid
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| Status | Container | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Box 1 | Mixed material | Supervised use | NYGB Coll 127 Box 1 | Offsite | |
| Box 2 | Mixed material | Supervised use | NYGB Coll 127 Box 2 | Offsite | |
| Box 3 | Mixed material | Supervised use | NYGB Coll 127 Box 3 | Offsite | |
| Box 4 | Mixed material | Supervised use | NYGB Coll 127 Box 4 | Offsite | |
| Box 5 | Mixed material | Supervised use | NYGB Coll 127 Box 5 | Offsite |
Details
- Additional Authors
- New York Genealogical and Biographical Society Collection.
- Description
- 3 linear feet (5 boxes)
- Summary
- The papers consist mostly of Morris P. Ferris' handwritten transcriptions of genealogical information relating to his family, as well as notebooks, loose sheets of handwritten notes, correspondence, typed family histories, some clippings, and a few photographs of a headstone.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Gift of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society.
- Subjects
- Clippings (information artifacts)
- Mason family
- Van Wyck family
- Brower family
- Platt family
- Genealogical tables
- Hadley family
- Notebooks
- Legal documents
- Ferris, Morris Patterson, 1855-
- Bedford family
- Dubois family
- Conklin family
- Obituaries
- Haynes family
- Adriance family
- Griffin family
- Research notes
- Correspondence
- Genealogy
- Genre/Form
- Clippings (information artifacts)
- Correspondence.
- Genealogical tables.
- Legal documents.
- Notebooks.
- Obituaries.
- Research notes.
- Note
- The research files were donated to the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society in 1928 by Mrs. Morris P. Ferris.
- Source (note)
- New York Genealogical and Biographical Society
- Issued By (note)
- Compiled by the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society.
- Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
- Collection guide available in reposirory and on internet.
- Call Number
- NYGB Coll 127
- OCLC
- 276948451
- Author
- Ferris, Morris Patterson, 1855-
- Title
- Morris P. Ferris genealogical research files, 1864-1928.
- Biography
- Attorney Morris Patterson Ferris, born in New York City on October 3, 1855, was the son of Rev. Isaac F. Ferris, Chancellor of the University of (the City of) New York. His mother was the former Letitia Storm. Ferris received his law degree from New York University in 1879, but had begun his practice in New York three years earlier. Ferris married the author Mary Lanman Douw on September 4, 1879 in Poughkeepsie, New York. They had two sons and a daughter. He founded the Brooklyn Young Republican Club and served on its Executive Committee. Ferris was also treasurer for the Society of American Authors from 1898 to 1906, a charter member of the Order of Founders and Patriots of America, and founder and secretary of the New York State Historical Association (1899-1903). Ferris founded the Garden City Club and was president of the Yonkers Historical and Library Association. He was also a member of the Lawyers Club, the Arkwright Club, and the Delta Phi fraternity. Ferris died at his home in Garden City, Long Island, on October 26, 1918.
- Issued By
- Compiled by the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society.
- Indexes
- Collection guide available in reposirory and on internet.
- Source
- New York Genealogical and Biographical Society Gift 2008
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- New York Genealogical and Biographical Society Collection.
- Research Call Number
- NYGB Coll 127