Scope and Contents
746 letters, bank deposit books, checkbooks, cash account books, a stock ledger book, receipts, circulars, brochures, prospectuses, documents, and ephemera by or relating to Colonel Frank Trumbull Lee, 1887-1901. Materials document Lee's business ventures in New Haven, Connecticut; his family life; and his time serving in the Connecticut National Guard. Included is correspondence relating to Lee's mining and real estate ventures in Tallapoosa, Georgia; Kansas City, Missouri; and Kearney, Nebraska.
Dates
- 1887-1901
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Frank Trumbull Lee Papers is the physical property of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the appropriate curator.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Michael Brown Rare Books, LLC on the Frederick W. and Carrie S. Beinecke Fund for Western Americana, 2019.
Arrangement
Organized into two series: I. Correspondence 1887-1901. II. Papers, 1888-1900.
Extent
3.33 Linear Feet (4 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Abstract
746 letters, bank deposit books, checkbooks, cash account books, a stock ledger book, receipts, circulars, brochures, prospectuses, documents, and ephemera by or relating to Colonel Frank Trumbull Lee, 1887-1901. Materials document Lee's business ventures in New Haven, Connecticut; his family life; and his time serving in the Connecticut National Guard. Included is correspondence relating to Lee's mining and real estate ventures in Tallapoosa, Georgia; Kansas City, Missouri; and Kearney, Nebraska.
Biographical / Historical
Colonel Frank Trumbull Lee (1856-1902) of Madison, Connecticut, worked in New Haven as a tobacconist in 1880; was secretary of the New Haven Carriage Company and a member of the firm of Leo & Osborn, machinists; was a real estate dealer; and was an officer of the Imperial Hygenique Fluid Company from 1895 to 1896.
From 1889 to 1893, Lee served with the Connecticut National Guard, New Haven Grays, Company F, Second Regiment.
He was briefly married to Virginia “Bessie” Scranton Lee, with whom he had a daughter, Marion Frances Lee. Following his divorce, Lee lived with his mother, Frances Maria Lewis Lee (1818-1902), and sister, Elizabeth B. Lee (1847-1924), in New Haven.
Processing Information
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Descriptive information for this collection is drawn largely from the dealer list.
- Businessmen -- Connecticut -- 19th century
- Connecticut -- Economic conditions -- 19th century
- Connecticut -- Social life and customs -- 19th century
- Connecticut. National Guard. Regiment, 2nd. Company F
- Kansas City (Mo.)
- Kearney (Neb.)
- Mines and mineral resources -- Georgia
- Mines and mineral resources -- Missouri
- Mines and mineral resources -- Nebraska
- New Haven (Conn.)
- Real property -- Georgia -- Tallapoosa
- Soldiers -- Connecticut -- 19th century
- Tallapoosa (Ga.)
Source
- Michael Brown Rare Books, LLC (Bookseller)
- Title
- Guide to the Frank Trumbull Lee papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Sarah Lerner
- Date
- December 2020
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Part of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Repository
Location
121 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511
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