Research Catalog
George Ingraham Willis genealogical research papers
- Title
- George Ingraham Willis genealogical research papers, 1807-1988 (bulk 1930-1944, 1979-1988).
- Author
- Willis, George Ingraham.
- Supplementary Content
- Collection guide
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| Status | Container | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | volume 1 | Mixed material | Request in advance | MssCol NYGB 18102 volume 1 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | box 1 | Mixed material | Request in advance | MssCol NYGB 18102 box 1 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | box 2 | Mixed material | Request in advance | MssCol NYGB 18102 box 2 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | box 3 | Mixed material | Request in advance | MssCol NYGB 18102 box 3 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | box 4 | Mixed material | Request in advance | MssCol NYGB 18102 box 4 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | box 5 | Mixed material | Request in advance | MssCol NYGB 18102 box 5 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | box 6 | Mixed material | Request in advance | MssCol NYGB 18102 box 6 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
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- Additional Authors
- New York Genealogical and Biographical Society Collection.
- Description
- 2.73 linear feet (6 boxes, 1 volume)
- Summary
- George Ingraham Willis (1912-1988), a native New Yorker, conducted research on the history and genealogy of the Willis family. The collection is primarily composed of his research notes, correspondence and the original documents he assembled relating to the Willis, Ingraham, Davenport, Davis and allied families. The original documents include legal and personal papers of his immediate family, as well as of earlier ancestors. Of note are the personal papers of John Davenport, his maternal great-grandfather, which include extensive correspondence with his wife and business partners, 1823-1866, and documents relating to his tenure on the New York City Board of Education.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Gift of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Genealogies.
- Photographs.
- Scrapbooks.
- Access (note)
- Advance notice required. Apply at http://www.nypl.org/mssref
- Source (note)
- Gift of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society,
- Provenance (note)
- Donated to the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society by George Ingraham Willis' widow, Margaret Pownall Willis, 1989.
- Call Number
- MssCol NYGB 18102
- OCLC
- 671395916
- 671395916
- Author
- Willis, George Ingraham.
- Title
- George Ingraham Willis genealogical research papers, 1807-1988 (bulk 1930-1944, 1979-1988).
- Restricted Access
- Advance notice required. Apply at http://www.nypl.org/mssref
- Finding Aids
- Collection guide available online and in repository.
- Provenance
- Donated to the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society by George Ingraham Willis' widow, Margaret Pownall Willis, 1989.
- Source
- Gift of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 2008.
- Connect to:
- Occupation
- Merchants New York (State)
- Added Author
- New York Genealogical and Biographical Society Collection.
- Research Call Number
- MssCol NYGB 18102