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Standish Backus family papers

Title
Standish Backus family papers, 1800-1942.
Author
Backus, Standish, 1875-1943.
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v. 5Mixed materialBy appointment only MssCol NYGB 18073 v. 5Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
v. 4Mixed materialBy appointment only MssCol NYGB 18073 v. 4Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
v. 3Mixed materialBy appointment only MssCol NYGB 18073 v. 3Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
v. 2Mixed materialBy appointment only MssCol NYGB 18073 v. 2Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
v. 1Mixed materialBy appointment only MssCol NYGB 18073 v. 1Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
Box 1Mixed materialBy appointment only MssCol NYGB 18073 Box 1Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328

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Additional Authors
  • Backus, Charles Kellogg, 1843-1894.
  • Standish, John Dana, 1817-1884.
  • New York Genealogical and Biographical Society Collection.
Description
1.08 linear feet (1 box, 5 volumes).
Summary
The Standish Backus family papers consist of correspondence concerning his genealogical research on the Standish, Backus, Boyer, and other families as well as the data and family documents he assembled including letters, deeds, printed ephemera, photograph albums, ancestral charts, and family crests.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Diaries.
  • Ephemera.
  • Genealogies.
  • Photographs.
  • Photograph albums.
Access (note)
  • Advance notice required. Apply at http://www.nypl.org/mssref
Biography (note)
  • Standish Backus (1875-1943) was a corporate lawyer and president of the Burroughs Adding Machine Company from 1920-1943.
Provenance (note)
  • This collection was originally donated to the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society by Virginia Vanocur, daughter of Standish Backus, in 1994.
Call Number
MssCol NYGB 18073
OCLC
276930663
Author
Backus, Standish, 1875-1943.
Title
Standish Backus family papers, 1800-1942.
Restricted Access
Advance notice required. Apply at http://www.nypl.org/mssref
Provenance
This collection was originally donated to the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society by Virginia Vanocur, daughter of Standish Backus, in 1994.
Biography
Standish Backus (1875-1943) was a corporate lawyer and president of the Burroughs Adding Machine Company from 1920-1943.
Finding Aids
Finding aid available in repository and on internet: http://www.nypl.org/research/chss/spe/rbk/faids/backuss.pdf
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Added Author
Backus, Charles Kellogg, 1843-1894.
Standish, John Dana, 1817-1884.
New York Genealogical and Biographical Society Collection.
Research Call Number
MssCol NYGB 18073
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