Research Catalog

Title

Crane family papers, 1819-1944, bulk (1860-1900).

Author

Crane family.

Supplementary Content

Finding Aid

Details

Additional Authors

• Crane, Alexander Baxter, 1833-1930.
• Crane, Laura Mitchell, 1833-approximately 1920.
• Crane, Elizabeth Green.
• Marsh, Aurelia Blair.
• Crane, Helen Cornelia.
• Crane, Laura Vernon, 1873-approximately 1960.
• Crane, Alexander Mitchell, 1871-1936?
• Marsh, George Perkins, 1801-1882.
• Marsh, Caroline Crane.

Description

8.7 linear feet (19 boxes, 6 v.)

Summary

Collection consists of correspondence, journals, military records, legal papers, accounts, writings, photographs, and printed matter.

Subjects

• Crane family
• New York (N.Y.) > Social conditions
• Diplomatic and consular service, American > Italy
• Mitchell family
• Photographs
• New York (State) > Commerce
• Social service > New York (State) > New York
• Diaries
• Green family
• United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Personal narratives

Genre/Form

• Photographs.
• Diaries.

Access (note)

• Restricted access;

Additional Formats (note)

• available on microfilm;

Source (note)

• Burgess, Mrs. Thomas F.

Biography (note)

• Members of the Crane family included Colonel Alexander Baxter Crane (1833-1930), soldier, lawyer and businessman of Indiana and New York; his wife, Laura Mitchell Crane; and their children, Elizabeth, Caroline, Helen, Aurelia, Laura, and Alexander. Colonel Crane served in the U.S. Army during the Civil War, had a prominent law practice in New York City, and was active in Westchester County, N.Y., affairs.

Processing Action (note)

• Surveyed
• Cataloging updated

Call Number

MssCol 687

OCLC

NYPW89-A403

Author

Crane family.

Title

Crane family papers, 1819-1944, bulk (1860-1900).

Restricted Access

Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

Additional Formats

Miscellaneous papers and genealogical materials available on microfilm; New York Public Library.

Biography

Members of the Crane family included Colonel Alexander Baxter Crane (1833-1930), soldier, lawyer and businessman of Indiana and New York; his wife, Laura Mitchell Crane; and their children, Elizabeth, Caroline, Helen, Aurelia, Laura, and Alexander. Colonel Crane served in the U.S. Army during the Civil War, had a prominent law practice in New York City, and was active in Westchester County, N.Y., affairs.

Finding Aids

Collection guide available in repository and on internet.

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NYPL Digital Collections

Finding Aid

Added Author

Crane, Alexander Baxter, 1833-1930.

Crane, Laura Mitchell, 1833-approximately 1920.

Crane, Elizabeth Green.

Marsh, Aurelia Blair.

Crane, Helen Cornelia.

Crane, Laura Vernon, 1873-approximately 1960.

Crane, Alexander Mitchell, 1871-1936?

Marsh, George Perkins, 1801-1882.

Marsh, Caroline Crane.

LCCN

ms 68001136

Research Call Number

MssCol 687