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Poultney Bigelow papers

Title: Poultney Bigelow papers, 1855-1954.
Author: Bigelow, Poultney, 1855-1954.
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Description

34 linear feet (64 boxes, 2 v.)

Summary

Papers consist of family and general correspondence, Bigelow's writings, biographical materials, papers of his first and second wives, and related materials.
Papers, 1874?-1928, of Poultney Bigelow's first wife, Edith Jaffray Bigelow, consist of correspondence, diaries and draft for a novel. Papers of Lillian Pritchard Bigelow, his second wife, contain family and general correspondence, diaries, notebooks, clippings, and memorabilia. Outsize materials, 1898-1937, include photographs, maps and memorabilia.

Subject

Genre/Form

Photographic prints.
Diaries.
Sketchbooks.
Maps.
Journals.

Access (note)

Restricted access;

Source (note)

Sidamon-Eristoff, Constantine; Mrs. Tracy Eristoff

Biography (note)

Poultney Bigelow (1855-1954) was a journalist, author and world traveler. He was the son of John Bigelow, the American Ambassador to France under Abraham Lincoln, and accompanied his father on diplomatic travels. After graduating from Yale University and Columbia Law School, Poultney Bigelow was active largely as a journalist and author based in New York and London. He had close ties with the German emperor, Wilhelm II, and espoused controversial views concerning politics and world affairs. In addition to his extensive travels, he published eleven books, including a two-volume autobiography. He died at the age of 98 at his home in Malden-on-Hudson, New York.

Language (note)

are in German.

Indexes/Finding Aids (note)

Finding aid available in repository and on internet.

Linking Entry (note)

Bigelow family papers and John Bigelow papers are described separately.

Processing Action (note)

Cataloged

Call Number

MssCol 302

OCLC

NYPW92-A176

Author

Bigelow, Poultney, 1855-1954.

Title

Poultney Bigelow papers, 1855-1954.

Restricted Access

Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

Linking Entry

Bigelow family papers and John Bigelow papers are described separately.

Biography

Poultney Bigelow (1855-1954) was a journalist, author and world traveler. He was the son of John Bigelow, the American Ambassador to France under Abraham Lincoln, and accompanied his father on diplomatic travels. After graduating from Yale University and Columbia Law School, Poultney Bigelow was active largely as a journalist and author based in New York and London. He had close ties with the German emperor, Wilhelm II, and espoused controversial views concerning politics and world affairs. In addition to his extensive travels, he published eleven books, including a two-volume autobiography. He died at the age of 98 at his home in Malden-on-Hudson, New York.

Language

Some Emperor Wilhelm materials are in German.

Indexes

Finding aid available in repository and on internet.

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Occupation

Journalists.

Added Author

Bigelow, Edith Jaffray.

Bigelow, Lillian Pritchard.

Bigelow, John, 1817-1911.

Alden, Henry Mills, 1836-1919.

Bryce, James Bryce, Viscount, 1838-1922.

Casement, Roger, 1864-1916.

Farrar, Geraldine, 1882-1967.

George, Henry, 1839-1897.

Grainger, Ella.

Grainger, Percy, 1882-1961.

Masters, Edgar Lee, 1868-1950.

Remington, Frederic, 1861-1909.

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.

Twain, Mark, 1835-1910.

Viereck, George Sylvester, 1884-1962.

William II, German Emperor, 1859-1941.

Zangwill, Israel, 1864-1926.

LCCN

ms 79001834

Research Call Number

MssCol 302

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