Whitney, Payne, 1876-1927
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Greenwood Plantation and Greenwood Seed Company records
Collection
Call Number: MS 2089
Scope and Contents:
The collection comprises the records of Greenwood Plantation and Greenwood Seed Company of Thomasville, Georgia. It includes documentation of hybrid corn seed production, business records, finances associated with farm properties and employees, legal records compiled by the Whitney estate, and correspondence. The correspondence contains frequent farm reports to John Hay Whitney, mainly from farm manager E. V. Komarek, summarizing activities on the farm, including crop production, timber,...
Dates:
1878-2001
John Hay Whitney and Betsey Cushing Whitney family papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 1938
Abstract:
The papers consist of correspondence, topical files, writings, legal and financial papers, photographs, scrapbooks, and audiovisual material documenting John Hay Whitney and Betsey Cushing Whitney and their extended family. The papers provide a substantive resource for the study of the private and public lives of the Whitney family, a prominent American family, widely known for its members' engagement in business, public service, government service, publishing, philanthropy, horse racing...
Dates:
1826-2010
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