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Louis Pope Gratacap diaries, 1863-1909
- Title
- Louis Pope Gratacap diaries, 1863-1909 (bulk 1873-1909).
- Author
- Gratacap, L. P. (Louis Pope), 1851-1917.
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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. | volume 4 (Sep 1905 - Oct 1909) | Mixed material | Request in advance | MssCol 1199 volume 4 (Sep 1905 - Oct 1909) | 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. | volume 3 (Sep 1897 - Sep 1905) | Mixed material | Request in advance | MssCol 1199 volume 3 (Sep 1897 - Sep 1905) | 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. | volume 2 (Nov 1881 - Sep 1897) | Mixed material | Request in advance | MssCol 1199 volume 2 (Nov 1881 - Sep 1897) | 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. | volume 1 (Jan 1873 - Oct 1881) | Mixed material | Request in advance | MssCol 1199 volume 1 (Jan 1873 - Oct 1881) | 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. | Diary 1863 | Mixed material | Request in advance | MssCol 1199 Diary 1863 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
Details
- Description
- 1.05 linear feet (5 volumes)
- Summary
- Diaries of naturalist L.P. Gratacap include a boyhood diary (1863) kept on Staten Island concerning school, church, and home life, recreations, etc. There are comments on his relatives, playmates, the weather, Civil War, etc. Contains an address list of a much later date. Four additional diaries (1873-1909) contain nature and mineralogical observations mainly while vacationing in upper New York State, New England, Pennsylvania, Canada, Iceland, Scotland, Bermuda, etc. He comments on weather conditions, personal matters, philosophy, religion, current events, operas, plays, concerts, art exhibitions, Centennial Exhibition of 1876 at Philadelphia, etc. Many programs, photographs, clippings, etc. have been inserted.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Diaries.
- Access (note)
- Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
- Additional Formats (note)
- available on microfilm;
- Call Number
- MssCol 1199
- OCLC
- 740075050
- Author
- Gratacap, L. P. (Louis Pope), 1851-1917.
- Title
- Louis Pope Gratacap diaries, 1863-1909 (bulk 1873-1909).
- Restricted Access
- Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
- Additional Formats
- Diary, 1863 available on microfilm; *ZL-264.
- Research Call Number
- MssCol 1199