John T. Smith diaries
- Title
- John T. Smith diaries, 1884-1894.
- Author
Collection information
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Status | Container | Format | Access | Call number | Item location |
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Status Available by appointment at Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328. See the finding aid for details. | Containervolume 4 | FormatMixed material | AccessRequest in advance | Call numberMssCol 22960 volume 4 | Item locationSchwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
Status Available by appointment at Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328. See the finding aid for details. | Containervolume 3 | FormatMixed material | AccessRequest in advance | Call numberMssCol 22960 volume 3 | Item locationSchwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
Status Available by appointment at Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328. See the finding aid for details. | Containervolume 2 | FormatMixed material | AccessRequest in advance | Call numberMssCol 22960 volume 2 | Item locationSchwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
Status Available by appointment at Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328. See the finding aid for details. | Containervolume 1 | FormatMixed material | AccessRequest in advance | Call numberMssCol 22960 volume 1 | Item locationSchwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
Status Available by appointment at Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328. See the finding aid for details. | Containerbox 1 | FormatMixed material | AccessRequest in advance | Call numberMssCol 22960 box 1 | Item locationSchwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
Details
- Description
- 1.59 linear feet (1 box, 4 volumes)
- Summary
- 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
- Smith, John T. 1868-1938
- Smith family
- Baseball -- United States -- 19th century
- Boxing -- United States -- 19th century
- Catholics -- United States
- Irish Americans
- Performing arts -- New York (State) -- New York -- 19th century
- Sports -- New York (State) -- New York -- 19th century
- Theater -- New York (State) -- New York -- 19th century
- Voyages and travels -- 19th century
- Bermuda Islands -- Description and travel -- 19th century
- Long Island (N.Y.) -- Description and travel -- 19th century
- New Jersey -- Description and travel -- 19th century
- New York (N.Y.) -- Description and travel -- 19th century
- New York (N.Y.) -- Religious life and customs -- 19th century
- New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century
- United States -- Description and travel -- 19th century
- United States -- History -- 1865-1898
- Washington (D.C.) -- Description and travel -- 19th century
- Genre/Form
- Diaries.
- Photographs.
- Call number
- MssCol 22960
- Source (note)
- Purchased from Richard MacPherson, 2014
- Author
- Smith, John T. (John Thomas), 1868-1938.
- Title
- John T. Smith diaries, 1884-1894.
- Source
- Purchased from Richard MacPherson, 2014
- Connect to:
- Occupation
- Confectioners.
- Merchants.
- Philanthropists.
- Research call number
- MssCol 22960