Scope and Contents
The papers consist of account books, letterbooks, and papers of the Sanford family of New Haven, Connecticut. The merchant activities of Nelson D. Sanford and David P. Calhoun are detailed. Also included is a microfilm of Samuel Simons Sanford's album which documents his career as a professor of applied music, and his association with Yale.
Dates
- 1717-1887
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection are in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. Copyright status for other collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Provenance is unknown.
Extent
1.5 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Abstract
The papers consist of account books, letterbooks, and papers of the Sanford family of New Haven, Connecticut. The merchant activities of Nelson D. Sanford and David P. Calhoun are detailed. Also included is a microfilm of Samuel Simons Sanford's album which documents his career as a professor of applied music, and his association with Yale.
Biographical / Historical
Strong Sanford was the son of Elihu, a soldier in the French and Indian War, and Hannah Sanford. He was born on October 9, 1760 and died on May 3, 1846. He fought for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War and worked as a merchant. He married Temperance Hotchkiss.
- Account books
- Blakeslee, Jotham T.
- Business
- Calhoun, David P., 1821-1875
- Calhoun, Fanny Ophelia Sanford, 1828-
- Connecticut
- Deeds
- Dick, Joseph
- Families
- Gately, Dennis C.
- Hook, John Dewint
- Merchants
- Music
- New Haven (Conn.) -- Commerce
- Osborn, Walter
- Sanford and Blakeslee
- Sanford family
- Sanford, Julia, 1831-1900
- Sanford, Nelson D., 1832-1870
- Sanford, Samuel Simons, 1849-1910
- Sanford, Strong, 1760-1846
- Smith, S. R.
- Sturges, Isaac M., 1807-1877
- Townsend, Isaac H. (Isaac Henry), 1803-1847
- White, Henry, 1803-1880
- White, Roger Sherman, 1837-1924
- Yale School of Music
- Yale University -- Faculty
- Title
- Guide to the Sanford Family Papers
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- compiled by Susan Grigg and Betsy Morris
- Date
- February 1980
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository
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Location
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New Haven, CT 06511