Davenport Family Papers,1800-1941

Collection Number: 539

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library


DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
Davenport family papers, 1800-1941.
Collection Number:
539
Creator:
Quantity:
41.2 cubic ft; 29 v.; 2 reels movie film; 3 oversize folders.
Forms of Material:
Correspondence, financial records,\ legal papers, maps, photographs, and movie films.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
Correspondence, accounts, deeds, mortgages, tax statements, wills, bonds, stock certificates, bills, receipts, business and legal papers, maps, photographs, and movie films of the Davenport family of Angelica, Allegany County, New York and Bath, Steuben County, and of related Cameron, Waterman, French, and other families.
Language:
Collection material in English


COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Correspondence, accounts, deeds, mortgages, tax statements, wills, bonds, stock certificates, bills, receipts, business and legal papers, maps, photographs, and movie films of the Davenport family of Angelica, Allegany County, New York and Bath, Steuben County, and of related Cameron, Waterman, French, and other families. Featured most prominently are Charles and Ira Davenport, and their agent, J. W. Waterman. The collection pertains chiefly to investments in lands in New York State, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, and Nebraska, to interests in mining, railway, mercantile, banking, and other business ventures, and to the settlement of family estates. Includes papers of the Davenport Home for Girls (also known as the Davenport Home for Female Orphan Children), Bath, New York, and the Bath Presbyterian Church.
Topics include western and frontier land speculation and investment, family relations, the problems of amassing capital and absentee ownership, banking, land taxation, forestry, and other matters pertaining to land ownership and management.
SUBJECTS

Names:
Davenport family.
Cameron family.
Davenport, Charles.
Davenport, Ira.
French family.
Waterman family.
Waterman, J. W.
Bath Presbyterian Church (Bath, N.Y.)
Davenport Home for Female Orphan Children (Bath, N.Y.)
Davenport Home for Girls (Bath, N.Y.)

Subjects:
Real property--New York (State)
Real property--Illinois.
Real property--Iowa.
Real property--Kansas.
Real property--Michigan.
Real property--Minnesota.
Real property--Nebraska.
Real estate investment--New York (State)
Real estate investment--Illinois.
Real estate investment--Iowa.
Real estate investment--Kansas.
Real estate investment--Michigan.
Real estate investment--Minnesota.
Real estate investment--Nebraska.
Business enterprises--New York (State)--Steuben County.
Business enterprises--New York (State)--Allegany County.
Commerce--New York (State)--Steuben County.
Commerce--New York (State)--Allegany County.
Banks and banking--New York (State)
Mines and mineral resources.
Mineral industries.
Railroads--New York (State)
Family--New York (State)--Steuben County.
Family--New York (State)--Allegany County.
Orphanages--New York (State)--Bath.
Administration of estates--New York (State)--Steuben County.
Administration of estates--New York (State)--Allegany County.
Forests and forestry--New York (State)--Bath.

Places:
Bath (N.Y.)--Economic conditions.
Angelica (N.Y.)--Economic conditions.
Bath (N.Y.)--Religious life and customs.

Form and Genre Terms:
Account books.
Deeds.
Mortgages.
Maps.
Photographs.
Motion pictures.


INFORMATION FOR USERS

Cite As:
Davenport family papers, #539. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.

RELATED MATERIALS

Consists of collections #539, #581, #1173, #1825, #1903.

CONTAINER LIST

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