Cleveland-Perkins family papers

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Collection Data

Description
Collection consists of correspondence, 1824-1915; scrapbooks, ca. 1844-1868, with photographs and other pictorial matter; diaries, 1828-1901, many concerned with travel in Europe and America; commomplace books; and other papers of the Cleveland and Perkins families. Persons represented include Henry R. Cleveland, his wife, Sarah Perkins Cleveland, and their family and descendants. Materials concern family matters, travels in Europe and daily activities.
Names
Cleveland family (Creator)
Perkins family (Creator)
Cleveland, Henry R. (Henry Russell), 1808-1843 (Author)
Cleveland, Sarah Perkins, 1818-1893 (Author)
Cleveland, Eliza Callahan, approximately 1839-1914 (Author)
Doane, George Washington, 1799-1859 (Author)
Perkins, Charles C. (Charles Callahan), 1823-1886 (Author)
Perkins, Charles C. (Charles Callahan), 1823-1886 (Artist)
Perkins, Edward Newton Paine, approximately 1827-1899 (Author)
Perkins, James Henry, 1825- (Author)
Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1830 - 1915
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 570
Topics
Cleveland family
Perkins family
Sewell family
Boston (Mass.) -- Social life and customs
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Europe -- Description and travel
Genres
Correspondence
Scrapbooks
Photographs
Diaries
Drawings
Notes
Biographical/historical: The Cleveland and Perkins families, united through marriage, were prominent in social, literary and political circles in the Boston area of Massachusetts in the 19th century.
Additional physical form: Selected correspondence (Box 9) available on microfilm; New York Public Library.
Acquisition: Purchase, Fayerweather, Mrs. C.S, 1961
Physical Description
Extent: 10 linear feet (28 boxes)
Type of Resource
Text
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12354876
MSS Unit ID: 570
Library of Congress Control Number: ms 76001501
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 36defe40-a577-013b-a3cd-0242ac110002
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