Van Santvoord and Olcott family papers, 1802-1954.
Collection Number: 2373
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library
DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY
Title:
Van Santvoord and Olcott family papers, 1802-1954.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Collection Number:
2373
Abstract:
Miscellaneous business, financial, and legal records of Alfred Van Santvoord, his
family (and in-laws), Jacob and Anna Lansing; her father, Absalom Townsend.
Creator:
Van Santvoord family.
Olcott family.
Van Santvoord family.
Quanitities:
2 cubic feet.
Language:
Collection material in English
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.
INFORMATION FOR USERS
Van Santvoord and Olcott family papers, #2373. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections,
Cornell University Library.
Names:
Van Santvoord, Albert.
Van Santvoord, Anna.
Townsend, Absalom.
Olcott, Eben Erskine.
Olcott, Alfred Van Santvoord.
Lansing, Jacob.
Lansing, Anna.
Olcott family.
Van Santvoord family.
Hudson River Line
Places:
New York (State) -- Gentry.
New York (State) -- Genealogy.
Subjects:
Railroads -- New York (State).
Real property -- New York (State) -- Montgomery County.
Family farms -- New York (State).
Families -- New York (State).
Form and Genre Terms:
Photographs.
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