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Description

1. 1.59 linear feet (1 box, 4 volumes)

Summary

1. John T. (John Thomas) Smith (1868-1938), was the son of confectioner Edward Smith (born Edward Colgan) and Anne Grady Smith. He lived his entire life at 154 Greenwich Street in Manhattan, also the site of the family's main candy store. The family's increasing wealth derived from the candy business and real estate holdings in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Washington, D.C. The John T. Smith diaries, 1884-1894 (in 10 volumes), document the daily activities and thoughts of an energetic and alert young New Yorker, presenting a panorama of New York City life at a time of great urban expansion and social change.

Subject

1. Smith, John T. 1868-1938
2. Smith family
3. Baseball -- United States -- 19th century
4. Boxing -- United States -- 19th century
5. Catholics -- United States
6. Irish Americans
7. Performing arts -- New York (State) -- New York -- 19th century
8. Sports -- New York (State) -- New York -- 19th century
9. Theater -- New York (State) -- New York -- 19th century
10. Voyages and travels -- 19th century
11. Bermuda Islands -- Description and travel -- 19th century
12. Long Island (N.Y.) -- Description and travel -- 19th century
13. New Jersey -- Description and travel -- 19th century
14. New York (N.Y.) -- Description and travel -- 19th century
15. New York (N.Y.) -- Religious life and customs -- 19th century
16. New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century
17. United States -- Description and travel -- 19th century
18. United States -- History -- 1865-1898
19. Washington (D.C.) -- Description and travel -- 19th century

Genre/Form

1. Diaries.
2. Photographs.

Call number

1. MssCol 22960

Source (note)

1. Purchased from Richard MacPherson, 2014

Author

1. Smith, John T. (John Thomas), 1868-1938.

Title

1. John T. Smith diaries, 1884-1894.

Source

1. Purchased from Richard MacPherson, 2014

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1. Finding aid

Occupation

1. Confectioners.
2. Merchants.
3. Philanthropists.

Research call number

1. MssCol 22960