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Dwight family papers

Title
Dwight family papers, 1789-1866.
Author
Dwight family.
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Reel 1Mixed materialPermit needed *ZL-356 Reel 1Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328

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Additional Authors
  • Dwight, Timothy, 1752-1817.
  • Dwight, Theodore, 1764-1846.
  • Dwight, Theodore, 1796-1866.
  • Dwight, Sereno Edwards, 1786-1850.
Description
.7 linear foot (2 boxes).
Summary
Collection consists of letters, 1795-1815, and notebook of Timothy Dwight; letters, 1789-1843, poems, and miscellaneous documents of Theodore Dwight; correspondence, 1815-1866, diary (published in 1824 under the title "A Journal of a Tour in Italy, In the Year 1821") of a tour through Italy and Europe, poems, and notes of Theodore Dwight, Jr.; letters, 1821-1828, of Sereno Edwards Dwight; letters, 1836-1853, to various members of the Dwight family; and letters, 1828-1852, poems, and other papers of the Alsop family.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Diaries.
Access (note)
  • Restricted access;
  • Microfilm must be used in lieu of originals.
Additional Formats (note)
  • available on microfilm;
Source (note)
  • Ford family (formerly part of NYPL's Ford Collection)
Biography (note)
  • Among the notable members of the Dwight family of Connecticut were: Timothy Dwight (1752-1817), a Congregational minister and president of Yale College; Theodore Dwight (1764-1846), a lawyer, editor and author; Theodore Dwight, Jr. (1796-1866), author and educator; and Sereno Edwards Dwight (1786-1850), educator and Congregational minister.
Processing Action (note)
  • Surveyed
  • Cataloging updated
Call Number
MssCol 874
OCLC
NYPW89-A435
Author
Dwight family.
Title
Dwight family papers, 1789-1866.
Restricted Access
Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
Access
Microfilm must be used in lieu of originals.
Additional Formats
Entire collection available on microfilm; New York Public Library *ZL-356
Biography
Among the notable members of the Dwight family of Connecticut were: Timothy Dwight (1752-1817), a Congregational minister and president of Yale College; Theodore Dwight (1764-1846), a lawyer, editor and author; Theodore Dwight, Jr. (1796-1866), author and educator; and Sereno Edwards Dwight (1786-1850), educator and Congregational minister.
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Occupation
Authors.
Clergy.
Educators.
Journalists.
Lawyers.
Added Author
Dwight, Timothy, 1752-1817.
Dwight, Theodore, 1764-1846.
Dwight, Theodore, 1796-1866.
Dwight, Sereno Edwards, 1786-1850.
LCCN
ms 69000821
Research Call Number
MssCol 874
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