Lake Mohonk Mountain House records, 1870-1968.
Collection Number: 2835

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library

DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
Lake Mohonk Mountain House records, 1870-1968.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Collection Number:
2835
Abstract:
Records of Lake Mohonk Mountain House, a resort hotel in the Shawangunk Mountains near New Paltz, New York, owned and operated by the Smileys, a Quaker family. Albert Smiley bought a tavern near Lake Mohonk and 280 acres, including the lake, in 1869.
Creator:
Lake Mohonk Mountain House
Quanitities:
80.0 cubic feet.
Language:
Collection material in English
ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY

Lake Mohonk Mountain House is a resort hotel in the Shawangunk Mountains near New Paltz, New York, owned and operated by the Smileys, a Quaker family. Albert Smiley bought a tavern near Lake Mohonk and 280 acres, including the lake, in 1869.
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Letters and letterbooks, including house correspondence, Smiley and Benjamin S. Helmer correspondence; bills and bank statements; employee time books and payrolls; insurance policies; guest accounts and ledgers. Also includes records and accounts concerning provisions and maintenance, workman's compensation and unemployment, the golf course and tennis courts, dining room, laundry, and power house. Also, Brook Farm and Spring Farm cattle and milk production records, guest records and correspondence.
INFORMATION FOR USERS
Cite As:

Lake Mohonk Mountain House records, #2835. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
SUBJECTS

Names:
Smiley, Albert.
Smiley, Alfred.
Helmer, Benjamin S.
Smiley family.
Subjects:
Resorts.
Hotels, taverns, etc. -- Finance.
Hotels, taverns, etc. -- Employees.
Hotel management.
Form and Genre Terms:
Guest registers.
Bills (financial).
Insurance policies.
Ledgers.
CONTAINER LIST
Container
Description
Date
Box 1
B letters 1905 , P letters 1905, 1905 letters
 1905
Box 2
1908 letters, 1915 letters, 1921 letters
 1908, 1915, 1921
Box 3
House Correspondence 1913-1914 C-J
 1913-1914
Box 4
House Correspondence 1913-1914 K-P
 1913-1914
Box 5
House Correspondence 1913-1914 Q-W
 1913-1914
Box 6
House Correspondence 1915 A-D
 1915
Box 7
House Correspondence 1915 E-K
 1915
Box 8
House Correspondence 1915 M-Q
 1915
Box 9
House Correspondence 1915 Q-V
 1915
Box 10
Correspondence, Smiley
 1916-1925
Box 11
Benjamin S. Helmer Correspondence
 1922
Box 12
Benjamin S. Helmer Correspondence
 1913-1920
Box 13
Benjamin S. Helmer Correspondence
 1933-1937
Box 14
Form letters and miscellaneous correspondence,
 1918-1965
Box 15
Job inquiries, Bellboy records, miscellaneous correspondence, Post office information, Railroad information,
 1905-1911
Box 16
Gold Records and Unemployment Records,
 1953-1971
Box 17
Guest Accounting - telephone 1964 , and night auditor's reports
 1964, 1964-1966
Box 18
Bills, Registration sheet, banking notes, blank forms, sundry,
 1883-1968
Box 19
Internal accounts
Box 20
Charge slips
 1944-1959
Box 21
Workmen's Compensation, Room charges
 1954-1963
Box 22
Bank Statements
 1961
Box 23
Bills 1899 F-K, Bank Statements 1937 , Telephone bills, 1910 A-F
 1899, 1937, 1910
Box 24
Bills 1910 G-Z,
 1910, 1911
Box 25
Bills
 1912
Box 26
House Bills,
 1905-1915
Box 27
Mohonk Salesrooms bills 1912 , Western Union Bills 1917 , Freight bills
 1912, 1917, 1905, 1912, 1913
Box 28
Bills
 1913
Box 29
Bills 1915 , Room charges
 1915, 1954
Box 30
Dining room records
 1909-1948
Box 31
Spring Farm Records, rates and accommodations of other resorts, Milk Production Sheets, 3 wage ledgers
 1894-1913
Box 32
Cattle Records
 1943-1953
Box 33
Insurance records, 1926-1936 , Kleinehill, Brook and Spring Farm Cattle and Milk Production Records and correspondence
 1926-1936, 1906-1915
Box 34
Brook Farm Records 1932-1939, 1950-1956 , Spring Farm 1932 , guest records
 1932-1939, 1950-1956, 1932, 1955-1965
Box 35
Employee Time Books mostly
 1950's, few 1890's
Box 36
Employee Time Books mostly
 1958-1965, few 1888-1899
Box 37
Employee Time Books
 1941-1965
Box 38
Employee Time Books
 1915-1960's
Box 39
Employee Time Books
 1915-1960's
Box 39a
Employee Time Books
 1915-1960's
Box 40
Employee Time Books
 1909-1943
Box 41
Invoices 1892 , purchase records of newspapers 1898 , Post Office 1893-1896 , school accounts
 1892, 1898, 1893-1896, 1922
Box 42
4 editions and one duplicate of the History of Mohonk Book, brochures for Lake Mohonk Mountain House, anniversary booklet
Room Occupancy Record (work sheet) for the years
 1932-1940
Guest Account Ledgers for the years
 1916, 1919-1922
Insurance policies boxed in chronological order by expiration date
Box 43
1920-1925
Box 44
1930-1932
Box 45
1933
Box 46
1934
Box 47
1935
Box 48
1936-1938
Box 49
1938-1939
Box 50
1939-1942
Box 51
1943 , 1 policy for 1946, 1949 and auto policies for
 1943, 1946, 1949, 1950-1956
Box 52
1950-1953
Box 53
1954-1956, 1958-1962
Box 54
Rustic Work
 1919-1947
Box 55
Dining Room and Meal Books 1916-1946 , Laundry
 1916-1946, 1915-1927
Box 56
Transportation and Garage time books 1909-1945 , Stewards 1917-1921, 1942-1946 , Tennis Courts 1919-1920 , Bowling Alley 1941-1942 , John Yeaple wage books
 1909-1945, 1917-1921, 1942-1946, 1919-1920, 1941-1942, 1918
Box 57
Brook Farm, Spring Farm 1922-1935 , Powerhouse 1915-1947 , Carpenters 1920-1924 , Phil Countryman
 1922-1935, 1915-1947, 1920-1924, 1921
Box 58
Painters 1916-1925, 1945 , Guest Housekeepters 1904-1928, 1937-1941 , Bell Boys 1918-1925 , Ira Smith
 1916-1925, 1945, 1904-1928, 1937-1941, 1918-1925, 1918
Box 59
Hugh Smiley wage books 1915-1919 , Francis Smiley 1920 , Rachel Smiley 1939 , other wage books
 1915-1919, 1920, 1939, 1914-1935
Box 60
Miscellaneous wage books and chores
 1907-1933
Box 61
1 vol. of Guest charges 1906 and miscellaneous guest bills
 1906, 1930-1965