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De Groot family genealogical research papers
- Title
- De Groot family genealogical research papers, 1936-1966.
- Author
- De Groot, Adelaide Milton, 1876-1967.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Mixed material | Restricted use | MssCol NYGB 18172 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
Details
- Additional Authors
- New York Genealogical and Biographical Society Collection.
- Description
- .83 linear feet (2 boxes).
- Summary
- The papers contain the research of Adelaide Milton de Groot - including her notes, family charts, and correspondence.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Gift of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Genealogies.
- Photographs.
- Wills.
- Access (note)
- Advance notice required. Apply at http://www.nypl.org/mssref
- Biography (note)
- Adelaide Milton de Groot (1876-1967) was the daughter of William de Groot, a ship owner employed in the China trade and his second wife Elizabeth King Hawley. A painter, art collector and philanthropist, Miss de Groot was born in New York City and moved with her family to Nice, France in 1891. She lived in Europe for forty years before returning to New York in 1933. Her New York cousins included yachtsman, composer and photographer Frank Seymour Hastings and his brother the noted architect Thomas Hastings, who were the sons of Reverend Thomas Samuel Hastings and Fanny de Groot. Adelaide de Groot's sister Elizabeth married an Italian diplomat, Guilio Caravadossi, the Count of Aspremonte. After de Groot's return to New York, she pursued an interest in her family's genealogy.
- Provenance (note)
- Gift of Walter Bradford De Groat to the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 1985.
- Call Number
- MssCol NYGB 18172
- OCLC
- 423075614
- Author
- De Groot, Adelaide Milton, 1876-1967.
- Title
- De Groot family genealogical research papers, 1936-1966.
- Restricted Access
- Advance notice required. Apply at http://www.nypl.org/mssref
- Biography
- Adelaide Milton de Groot (1876-1967) was the daughter of William de Groot, a ship owner employed in the China trade and his second wife Elizabeth King Hawley. A painter, art collector and philanthropist, Miss de Groot was born in New York City and moved with her family to Nice, France in 1891. She lived in Europe for forty years before returning to New York in 1933. Her New York cousins included yachtsman, composer and photographer Frank Seymour Hastings and his brother the noted architect Thomas Hastings, who were the sons of Reverend Thomas Samuel Hastings and Fanny de Groot. Adelaide de Groot's sister Elizabeth married an Italian diplomat, Guilio Caravadossi, the Count of Aspremonte. After de Groot's return to New York, she pursued an interest in her family's genealogy.
- Provenance
- Gift of Walter Bradford De Groat to the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 1985.
- Location of Other Archival Materials
- Related collections include the De Groat family genealogical research papers and the De Groot Family Genealogy, Manuscripts and Archives Division, New York Public Library; and the de Groot Family Papers and the de Groot Family Photographs, New-York Historical Society, New York, NY.
- Source
- MSS 2008M27
- Added Author
- New York Genealogical and Biographical Society Collection.
- Research Call Number
- MssCol NYGB 18172