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James W. Gerard scrapbook
- Title
- James W. Gerard scrapbook, 1853-1907.
- Author
- Gerard, James W. (James Watson), 1823-1900.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | volume | Mixed material | Request in advance | MssCol 18364 volume | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
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- Additional Authors
- Description
- .6 linear foot (1 volume)
- Donor/Sponsor
- Gift of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society.
- Subjects
- Gerard, James W (James Watson), 1794-1874
- New York (N.Y.) > Social conditions > 19th century
- Lawyers > New York (N.Y.) > 19th century
- Scrapbooks
- New York (N.Y.) > Genealogy
- Obituaries > New York (State) > New York > 19th century
- Reformers > New York (N.Y.) > 19th century
- Diaries
- New York (N.Y.) > History > 19th century
- Genre/Form
- Diaries.
- Scrapbooks.
- Access (note)
- Advance notice required. Apply at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
- Source (note)
- Gift of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society,
- Location of Other Archival Materials (note)
- Milstein Division of Local History and Genealogy.
- Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library.
- Call Number
- MssCol 18364
- OCLC
- 668119508
- Author
- Gerard, James W. (James Watson), 1823-1900.
- Title
- James W. Gerard scrapbook, 1853-1907.
- Restricted Access
- Advance notice required. Apply at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
- Summary
- James W. Gerard (1794-1874) was a prominent lawyer born in New York City. After graduating from Columbia, Gerard joined the New York Bar Association and became a prominent member of the city's legal community. He is notable for his work in creating the House of Refuge for the Reformation of Juvenile Delinquents in 1823, which was the first institution of its kind in the United States. Later, he became the Inspector of Common Schools.The collection consists of one scrapbook containing personal correspondence; a journal from an 1863 trip to Europe; writings and speeches by James W. Gerard (senior) on crime and juvenile delinquency; obituaries and tributes on the death of Gerard in 1874. The scrapbook was created by Gerard's son, James Watson Gerard junior, himself a lawyer, Commissioner of Education, and a New York State senator; and father to James Watson Gerard III, the American ambassador to Germany , 1913-1917.
- Location of Other Archival Materials
- Clare McVickar Ward genealogical research files, 1970-1997; Milstein Division of Local History and Genealogy.John Griscom correspondence, 1804-1851.; Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library.
- Source
- Gift of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 2008.
- Occupation
- Lawyers New York (N.Y.) 19th centuryReformers New York (N.Y.) 19th century
- Added Author
- Gerard, James W. (James Watson), 1794-1874.New York Genealogical and Biographical Society Collection.
- Added Title
- Gift of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society.
- Research Call Number
- MssCol 18364