- Additional Authors
- Bigelow, John, 1817-1911.
- Carter, James C. (James Coolidge), 1827-1905.
- Flagg, E.C.
- Green, A. H. (Andrew Haswell), 1820-1903.
- Hazard, Laura B.
- Ledyard, Lewis Cass.
- Randolph, L.G.V.
- Smith, Emma.
- Smith, George W.
- Tilden, Henry A.
- Description
- 15.48 linear feet (14 boxes, 19 volumes, 1 oversize folder)
- Summary
- Collection consists of correspondence, legal and financial files, graphic materials, and printed matter with the bulk of the records concerning the administration of resources of the Tilden Estate and Trust, as well as the litigation attempting to break Samuel J. Tilden's will.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Architectural drawings.
- Blueprints.
- Maps.
- Scrapbooks.
- Access (note)
- Source (note)
- Tilden, Samuel J., Estate and Trust
- Biography (note)
- The Tilden Trust was incorporated in 1887 after the death in 1886 of Samuel J. Tilden, attorney, governor of New York in 1874 and 1875, and U.S. presidential candidate in 1876. Tilden's will stipulated that the bulk of his estate was to make up the Tilden Trust for the creation of a public library and reading room in New York City. His heirs contested the will and the subsequent lawsuits were not settled until 1892. Funds from the estate were used for the formation of the New York Public Library in 1895 but the books of the Trust were not closed until 1930.
- Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
- Finding aid available in repository.
- Processing Action (note)
- Call Number
- MssCol 2995
- OCLC
- NYPW93-A30
- Author
Tilden Trust.
- Title
Tilden Estate and Trust records, 1886-1930, bulk (1890-1915)
- Restricted Access
Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
- Biography
The Tilden Trust was incorporated in 1887 after the death in 1886 of Samuel J. Tilden, attorney, governor of New York in 1874 and 1875, and U.S. presidential candidate in 1876. Tilden's will stipulated that the bulk of his estate was to make up the Tilden Trust for the creation of a public library and reading room in New York City. His heirs contested the will and the subsequent lawsuits were not settled until 1892. Funds from the estate were used for the formation of the New York Public Library in 1895 but the books of the Trust were not closed until 1930.
- Indexes
Finding aid available in repository.
- Added Author
Bigelow, John, 1817-1911.
Carter, James C. (James Coolidge), 1827-1905.
Flagg, E.C.
Green, A. H. (Andrew Haswell), 1820-1903.
Hazard, Laura B.
Ledyard, Lewis Cass.
Randolph, L.G.V.
Smith, Emma.
Smith, George W.
Tilden, Henry A.
- Research Call Number
MssCol 2995