Guide to the Van Santvoord And Olcott Family Papers,
1802-1954

Collection Number: 2373

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library

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DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
Van Santvoord and Olcott family papers, 1802-1954.
Collection Number:
2373
Creator:
Quantity:
2 linear ft.
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Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
Miscellaneous business, financial, and legal records of Alfred Van Santvoord; his wife, Anna Van Santvoord; Mrs. Van Santvoord's maternal grandparents, Jacob and Anna Lansing; her father, Absalom Townsend; the Van Sanvoord's son-in-law, Eben Erskine Olcott; their great-grandson, Alfred Van Sanvoord Olcott. The papers of the Lansings include deeds to property in Montgomery County and court briefs (ca. 1819-1829); the Van Santvoord and Olcott records include administrative, fiscal, and legal papers and photographs relating to Alfred Van Sanvoord's investments in the Hudson River Line and several railroads in eastern New York.
Language:
Collection material in English

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Miscellaneous business, financial, and legal records of Alfred Van Santvoord; his wife, Anna Van Santvoord; Mrs. Van Santvoord's maternal grandparents, Jacob and Anna Lansing; her father, Absalom Townsend; the Van Sanvoord's son-in-law, Eben Erskine Olcott; their great-grandson, Alfred Van Sanvoord Olcott. The papers of the Lansings include deeds to property in Montgomery County and court briefs (ca. 1819-1829); the Van Santvoord and Olcott records include administrative, fiscal, and legal papers and photographs relating to Alfred Van Sanvoord's investments in the Hudson River Line and several railroads in eastern New York.
SUBJECTS

Names:
Van Santvoord family.
Lansing, Anna.
Lansing, Jacob.
Olcott family.
Olcott family.
Olcott, Alfred Van Santvoord.
Olcott, Eben Erskine.
Townsend, Absalom.
Van Santvoord family.
Van Santvoord family.
Van Santvoord, Albert.
Van Santvoord, Anna.
Hudson River Line.

Subjects:
Family--New York (State).
Family farms--New York (State).
Real property--New York (State)--Montgomery County.
Railroads--New York (State).

Places:
New York (State)--Genealogy.
New York (State)--Gentry.

Form and Genre Terms:
Photographs.
INFORMATION FOR USERS

Cite As:
Van Santvoord and Olcott family papers, #2373. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
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