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Montague-Collier family papers

Title
Montague-Collier family papers, 1863-1960, bulk (1870-1920).
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Additional Authors
  • Collier, Caroline Frances Angell.
  • Collier, Peter, 1835-1896.
  • Montague, Amy Angell Collier, 1873-1941.
  • Montague, Gilbert Holland, 1880-1961.
  • Aldrich, Chester H.
  • Angell, Frank.
  • Angell, James Burrill, 1829-1916.
  • Coggeshall, Hannah Angell.
  • Montague, Dwight Billings.
Description
37 linear feet (86 boxes and 3 scrapbooks).
Summary
Collection consists of correspondence, legal and financial documents, and writings, principally of Gilbert Holland Montague, his wife and her parents.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Photoprints.
  • Laboratory notebooks.
  • Scrapbooks.
  • Sketchbooks.
  • Phonograph records.
Access (note)
  • Restricted access;
Biography (note)
  • Gilbert Holland Montague (1880-1961) was a lawyer in New York City who served as a consultant to oil corporations in anti-trust matters. In 1953 he was appointed to the U.S. Attorney General's committee to study anti-trust laws. He was active in the American Bar Association and wrote on economic and legal topics. Also, he was an authority on Emily Dickinson to whom he was related. His wife, Amy Angell Collier Montague (1873-1941), was involved with the American Committee for Devastated France. Her parents were Caroline Frances Angell Collier and Peter Collier (1835-1896), an agricultural chemist who served as chief chemist of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture from 1867 to 1877 and director of the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station at Geneva, N.Y. from 1887 to 1895.
Processing Action (note)
  • Cataloged
Call Number
MssCol 2036
OCLC
NYPW92-A216
Title
Montague-Collier family papers, 1863-1960, bulk (1870-1920).
Restricted Access
Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
Biography
Gilbert Holland Montague (1880-1961) was a lawyer in New York City who served as a consultant to oil corporations in anti-trust matters. In 1953 he was appointed to the U.S. Attorney General's committee to study anti-trust laws. He was active in the American Bar Association and wrote on economic and legal topics. Also, he was an authority on Emily Dickinson to whom he was related. His wife, Amy Angell Collier Montague (1873-1941), was involved with the American Committee for Devastated France. Her parents were Caroline Frances Angell Collier and Peter Collier (1835-1896), an agricultural chemist who served as chief chemist of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture from 1867 to 1877 and director of the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station at Geneva, N.Y. from 1887 to 1895.
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Occupation
Lawyers.
Agricultural chemists.
Added Author
Collier, Caroline Frances Angell.
Collier, Peter, 1835-1896.
Montague, Amy Angell Collier, 1873-1941.
Montague, Gilbert Holland, 1880-1961.
Aldrich, Chester H.
Angell, Frank.
Angell, James Burrill, 1829-1916.
Coggeshall, Hannah Angell.
Montague, Dwight Billings.
Research Call Number
MssCol 2036
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