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Merriam family genealogical research papers
- Title
- Merriam family genealogical research papers, 1880-1900.
- Author
- Merriam, James Sheldon.
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| Status | Container | 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. | box 1 | Mixed material | Request in advance | MssCol NYGB 18202 box 1 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | box 2 | Mixed material | Request in advance | MssCol NYGB 18202 box 2 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | box 3 | Mixed material | Request in advance | MssCol NYGB 18202 box 3 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | box 4 | Mixed material | Request in advance | MssCol NYGB 18202 box 4 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
Details
- Additional Authors
- New York Genealogical and Biographical Society Collection.
- Description
- 1.47 linear feet (4 boxes)
- Summary
- The Merriam Family Genealogical Research Papers are comprised of genealogical notes, printed material, and correspondence between James S. Merriam for the preparation of a genealogy of the Merriam family. Much of Merriam's research was used by Charles Henry Pope for his bookMerriam Genealogy in England and America, published in 1906.
- This branch of the Merriam family descend from brothers Robert, George, and Joseph, who emigrated from Kent, England in 1638 and settled in Concord, Massachusetts. James Sheldon Merriam was born in 1829 in Port Leyden, Lewis County, New York. He studied law at Columbia University, graduating in 1854. He began pursuing genealogical research in 1880, and continued his studies of the Merriam family until his death in 1909.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Gift of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society.
- Subjects
- Access (note)
- Advance notice required. Apply at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
- Source (note)
- Gift of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society
- Provenance (note)
- Presented to the New York Genealogical & Biographical Society by James Sheldon Merriam.
- Call Number
- MssCol NYGB 18202
- OCLC
- 670678719
- Author
- Merriam, James Sheldon.
- Title
- Merriam family genealogical research papers, 1880-1900.
- Restricted Access
- Advance notice required. Apply at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
- Provenance
- Presented to the New York Genealogical & Biographical Society by James Sheldon Merriam.
- Source
- Gift of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 2008.
- Added Author
- New York Genealogical and Biographical Society Collection.
- Research Call Number
- MssCol NYGB 18202