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New Haven Miscellany

 Collection
Call Number: GEN MSS 1896
Scope and Contents

This collection encompasses 19th- and early 20th-century accessions of manuscripts pertaining to New Haven, Connecticut, which the library chose to group and list as an artificial collection. Papers relate to financial, political, religious, and social matters from 1702 to 1889. Among those represented in the collection are the Atwater family, Isaac Beers, David Daggett, Joseph Darling, Samuel J. Hitchcock, Nathaniel Jocelyn, Nathaniel Lyon, Roger Sherman, Seth Perkins Staples, Charles Tomlinson, and Chauncey Whittelsey.

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

The New Haven Miscellany 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

Source unknown.

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by individual, organization, or category.

Related Materials

Associated material: Atwater Family Deeds (GEN MSS 1912), Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

Associated material: Lyon Family Business Papers (GEN MSS 1960), Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

Associated material: Samuel J. Hitchcock Papers (GEN MSS 1878), Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

Dates
1702-1889
Extent
2.08 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Script
Latin