Research Catalog

Title

Ford, Roelker, Turle family papers, 1811-1984 (bulk 1850-1960).

Author

Cooper, Madge Huntington.

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New York Genealogical and Biographical Society Collection.

Description

2.35 linear feet (8 boxes)

Summary

The Ford, Roelker, and Turle families were united by intermarriage and resided in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Staten Island. The members of these families include the descendants of Gordon Lester Ford (1823-1891), a prominent businessman and lawyer, and Emily Fowler Ford (1826-93), well-known poet, novelist, and granddaughter of lexicographer Noah Webster (1758-1843).This collection spans multiple generations and consists of family papers, photographs, and genealogical research papers of the Fords, Roelkers, Turles and related families in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society.

Subjects

• Rhode Island > Genealogy
• Ford, Emily
• Germany > Genealogy
• Memoirs
• Photographs
• New York (N.Y.) > Social life and customs > 19th century
• Ford, Gordon Lester, 1823-1891
• Authors
• Sketchbooks
• Lawyers
• Webster, Noah, 1758-1843
• Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) > History > 19th century
• Clippings
• Roelker, Bernard, 1816-1888
• Certificates
• New York (N.Y.) > Historiography > 19th century
• New York (N.Y.) > Genealogy
• United States > Emigration and immigration

Genre/Form

• Certificates.
• Clippings.
• Memoirs.
• Photographs.
• Sketchbooks.

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)

• Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library.
• Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library.
• Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library.

Provenance (note)

• The family papers, photographs, and genealogical research papers of this collection were donated toThe New York Genealogical and Biographical Society in 1988 by Madge Huntington Cooper.

Call Number

MssCol NYGB 18248

OCLC

• 671419287
• 671419287

Author

Cooper, Madge Huntington.

Title

Ford, Roelker, Turle family papers, 1811-1984 (bulk 1850-1960).

Restricted Access

Advance notice required. Apply at http://www.nypl.org/mssref

Location of Other Archival Materials

Emily Fowler Ford papers; Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library.

Ford family papers, 1833-1910.; Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library.

Gordon Lester Ford papers, 1830-1910, bulk (1850-1869); Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library.

Provenance

The family papers, photographs, and genealogical research papers of this collection were donated toThe New York Genealogical and Biographical Society in 1988 by Madge Huntington Cooper.

Source

Gift of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 2008.

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Authors

Lawyers

Added Author

New York Genealogical and Biographical Society Collection.

Added Title

Gift of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society.

Research Call Number

MssCol NYGB 18248