Research Catalog
Thomas W. Olcott papers
- Title
- Thomas W. Olcott papers, 1811-1925
- Author
- Olcott, Thomas W, 1795-1880 (Thomas Worth)
- Supplementary Content
- Finding aid
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| Status | Container | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Box 11 [MN# 2003-1011] | Mixed material | Use in library | F d 8266 Box 11 [MN# 2003-1011] | Off-site | |
| Mechanics and Farmers Bank of Albany - Record Books | Mixed material | Use in library | F d 8266 Mechanics and Farmers Bank of Albany - Record Books | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 18
- Summary
- Letters and papers of Olcott. Among the subjects covered are the history of the Bank; banks and politics in New York during the Jacksonian era; the operations of the safety Fund Banking System; land acquisition in the West, particularly Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, and western New York; the Boston and Albany Railroad; the Corning Land Company; and the building of the Union Pacific Railroad. The papers are divided into the following groups: letters received, including correspondence with Martin Van Buren, Samuel P. Chase, William Henry Seward, William B. Astor, Silas Wright, William Kent, J. Pierpont Morgan, and Horatio Seymour; documents including land deeds, wills, leases, bonds, sureties, orders to pay, checks, bank ledgers, partnership agreements, earnings reports, tax assessments, and land sales; household bills and receipts; bank notes including excellent examples of early American currency; miscellaneous account books, photographs, and printed material; patents for Michigan and Ohio lands to William Thompson, Thomas W. Olcott, and Garrit Denniston signed by Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren (proxy signatures).
- Two onsite card catalog drawers (Catalog Card File Drawers 65A and 65B) contain catalog cards, filed chronologically, for materials in the collection.
- Subject
- Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862
- Chase, Salmon P, 1808-1873
- Seward, William H, 1801-1872
- Astor, William B., 1792-1875
- Wright, Silas, 1795-1847
- Kent, William, 1802-1861
- Morgan, J. Pierpont, 1837-1913
- Seymour, Horatio, 1810-1886
- Thompson, William, 1813-1897
- Denniston, Garrit
- Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
- Mechanics and Farmers Bank (Albany, N.Y.)
- Safety Fund Banking System
- Boston and Albany Railroad Co
- Corning Land Company
- Union Pacific Railroad Company
- Banks and banking > New York (State) > Albany
- Banks and banking > New York (State)
- Real property > Ohio
- Real property > Wisconsin
- Real property > Michigan
- Real property > Illinois
- Real property > New York (State)
- Tax assessment
- Money > United States
- Railroads > United States
- Railroads > New York (State)
- New York (State) > Politics and government > 1775-1865
- Genre/Form
- Photographic prints
- Patents (land)
- Autographs (manuscripts)
- Access (note)
- This collection is located on-site.
- This collection has no restrictions.
- Cite As (note)
- Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Thomas W. Olcott papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
- Terms of Use (note)
- Reproductions may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.
- Source (note)
- Source of acquisition--Olcott, Douglas W., Mrs. Louise Olcott McClure, Mrs. Emily Olcott Garrison, Mrs. Grace Rathbone Adkins, Mrs. Anna Rathbone Johnson, and the Directors of the Mechanics and Farmers' Bank of Albany. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--06/14/60. Accession number--M-60-06-14.
- Biography (note)
- President of the Mechanics and Farmers' Bank of Albany, N.Y. Olcott was a prominent figure in New York State politics and finance.
- Processing Action (note)
- Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 08/--/89.
- OCLC
- 122575404
- ocn122575404
- SCSB-4797857
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries