Scope and Contents
The George Van Santvoord collection was formed by Mr. Van Santvoord's relatives, friends and associates. Various early acquisitions include manuscript material by Van Santvoord and others, correspondence, and printed material. Sketchbooks contain original ink and pencil sketches and watercolors, with views of places visited by Van Santvoord in South Africa, the Far East, Panama Canal, Galapagos, Marquesas, Bora Bora, Tahiti, Fiji, Borneo, and elsewhere. The July 1985 Acquisition contains correspondence, including letters from Van Santvoord to his father Seymour, dating from 1914 to 1918, and letters to Van Santvoord from Lancelot Ridley Phelps, William Lyon Phelps, Harris Rackham, and others. The October 1995 Acquisition contains manuscript notes relating to John Milton and the seventeenth century, additional correspondence, material relating to Yale University, dating largely from the 1940s, and other personal papers.
Dates
- 1914-1989
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The George Van Santvoord Collection 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
Acquired from various sources. For more information consult the appropriate curator.
Arrangement
Organized into five groupings: Early Acquisitions, July 1985 Acquisition, January 1989 Acquisition, November 1990 Acquisition, and October 1995 Acquisition.
Extent
3.84 Linear Feet ((9 boxes) + 2 art)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Overview
The George Van Santvoord collection was formed by Van Santvoord's relatives, friends and associates. Various early acquisitions include manuscript material by Van Santvoord and others, correspondence, and printed material. Sketchbooks contain original ink and pencil sketches and watercolors, with views of places visited by Van Santvoord in South Africa, the Far East, Panama Canal, Galapagos, Marquesas, Bora Bora, Tahiti, Fiji, Borneo, and elsewhere. The July 1985 Acquisition contains correspondence, including letters from Van Santvoord to his father Seymour, dating from 1914 to 1918, and letters to Van Santvoord from Lancelot Ridley Phelps, William Lyon Phelps, Harris Rackham, and others. The October 1995 Acquisition contains manuscript notes relating to John Milton and the seventeeth century, additional correspondence, material relating to Yale University, dating largely from the 1940s, and other personal papers.
George Van Santvoord (1891-1975)
George Van Santvoord was born in Bennington, Vermont on 5 August, 1891 and educated at Hotchkiss School, Yale University (1912), and Oxford University. After serving with the American Field Service and 39th U.S. Infantry, Van Santvoord taught English at Yale (1919-1921) and at the University of Buffalo (1922-1925). Van Santvoord then returned to Hotchkiss School, a preparatory school in Lakeville, Connecticut, to serve as Headmaster, a post he held from 1926 to 1955. Upon his retirement, he served in the Vermont legislature for ten years. Van Santvoord died in Williamstown, Massachusetts on 19 Februrary 1975.
Processing Information
This collection received a basic level of processing, including rehousing and in some instances minimal organization. Various acquisitions associated with the collection have not been merged and organized as a whole. Each acquisition is described separately in the contents list below, identified by a unique call number and titled according to month and year of acquisition.
This finding aid may be updated to account for revisions in arrangement and description.
Former call numbers: Za Van Santvoord, Uncat Za Ms 337, Uncat Za Ms 87, Uncat Za File 253, and Uncat Za Ms 456.
This finding aid may be updated to account for revisions in arrangement and description.
Former call numbers: Za Van Santvoord, Uncat Za Ms 337, Uncat Za Ms 87, Uncat Za File 253, and Uncat Za Ms 456.
- Bora-Bora (French Polynesia) -- Description and travel
- Borneo -- Description and travel
- Fiji -- Description and travel
- Galapagos Islands -- Description and travel
- Hotchkiss School
- Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia) -- Description and travel
- Panama Canal (Panama) -- Description and travel
- Phelps, Lancelot Ridley, 1853-1936
- Phelps, William Lyon, 1865-1943
- Rackham, H. (Harris), 1868-1944
- Sketches
- South Africa -- Description and travel
- Tahiti (French Polynesia : Island) -- Description and travel
- Van Santvoord, George, 1891-1975
- Van Santvoord, Seymour, 1858-1938
- Watercolors (paintings)
- Yale University
- Title
- Guide to the George Van Santvoord Collection
- Author
- by Beinecke Staff
- Date
- January 1984
- Description rules
- Beinecke Manuscript Unit Archival Processing Manual
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Repository
Location
121 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Opening Hours
Access Information
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