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  Title

  Papers, 1835-1904

  Author

  Lintner family.  

  Pages:

  4

  Item info:

  2 copies available at New York State Library and Manuscripts and Special Collections.
  

  • Holdings			Change Display
    New York State Library
    	Copy	Material	Location
    595.7092 L761 200-5100	1	MICROFICHE	MB (nocirc)
    Manuscripts and Special Collections
    	Copy	Material	Location
    SC13168	1	MANUSCRIPT	N (nocirc)

• MARC Record

  Papers, 1835-1904
  Lintner family.
  

  Control Number:

  (OCoLC)122601460

  Local call number:

  SC13168

  Author:

  Lintner family.

  Title:

  Papers, 1835-1904.

  Quantity:

  4 boxes (1.0 cubic ft.)

  Arrangement:

  Arranged by family member.

  Additional phys form:

  J.A. Lintner student journal Available on microfiche.

  Historical/biog note:

  Joseph A. Lintner graduated from Schoharie Academy in 1837 and relocated to New York, N.Y. In 1848 he moved back to Schoharie, N.Y. and married Francis C. Hutchinson, daughter of Holmes Hutchinson. As early as 1853 he began collecting insects. In 1868 he began working for the New York State Museum, and in 1880 he was appointed State Entomologist.

  Historical/biog note:

  Lintner's father was George Ames Lintner, a Lutheran minister at Schoharie, Middleburgh and Cobleskill. His grandfather was Albert Lintner. Lintner's sister, Aurelia, married Peter Swart Danforth in 1839. Danforth was a lawyer and in 1872 was appointed a justice on the New York State Supreme Court.

  Review:

  These papers consist chiefly of letters and diaries related to the personal life and professional career of Joseph Albert Lintner and his father George Ames Lintner. Correspondence is arranged chronologically into two series: family and professional. Family correspondence consists mostly of letters addressed to Joseph Albert Lintner from his father, stepmother, and sister. The content of these letters generally concern personal and family matters. Professional correspondence also consists chiefly of letters addressed to Joseph Lintner. The content of these letters tend to concern topics related to Lintner's work in the entomological department at the State Museum. Correspondents here included Horatio Seymour, Charles D. Wolcott, Joseph Henry, Roscoe Conkling, and Robert Roosevelt.

  Abstract:

  Diaries (journals) kept by Joseph Albert Lintner relate primarily to activities and experiences during his years of adolescence and young adulthood. Beginning in 1836, he details his experiences of academic life at Jefferson and Schoharie academies (available on microfiche). This is followed an account living and working in New York City in 1839. During the 1840s, he kept diaries related to his travels in Adirondack Mountains and the Great Lakes region.

  Abstract:

  Papers relating to George Ames Lintner include his private journals, kept from 1839 to 1871. They contain detailed descriptions of events and activities which make them a useful source of information regarding the history of Schoharie County. In addition, these journals contain comments on slavery, Civil War, presidential elections, and other significant historical events. Other papers of George Ames Lintner, include manuscript texts of many of his sermons on a variety of topics pertinent to Christianity.

  Abstract:

  Ancillary papers include wills and estate inventories of various family members; commonplace book containing observations relative to Halley's Comet in 1835 astronomical observations; notes and writings on entomological and other scientific topics; diaries and verse books of Mary E. Campbell Lintner.

  Finding aids:

  Unpublished guide available in repository.

  Personal subject:

  Lintner, J. A. (Joseph Albert), 1822-1898.

  Personal subject:

  Lintner, G. A. (George Ames), 1796-1871.

  Personal subject:

  Lintner family.

  Personal subject:

  Wagner family.

  Personal subject:

  Conkling, Roscoe, 1829-1888.

  Personal subject:

  Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878.

  Personal subject:

  Hutchinson, Holmes, 1794-1865.

  Personal subject:

  Seymour, Horatio, 1810-1886.

  Personal subject:

  Roosevelt, Robert Barnwell, 1829-1906.

  Corporate subject:

  New York (State). State Entomologist.

  Subject:

  Entomology.

  Subject:

  Lutheran Church--New York (State)--Schoharie County--Clergy.

  Subject:

  Lutheran Church Sermons.

  Geographic terms:

  Great Lakes Region (North America)--Description and travel--Diaries.

  Form/genre terms:

  Personal letters. aat

  Form/genre terms:

  Diaries. aat

  Form/genre terms:

  Sermons. ftamc

  Form/genre terms:

  Commonplace books. ftamc

  Personal author:

  Lintner, G. A. (George Ames), 1796-1871.

  Personal author:

  Lintner, J. A. (Joseph Albert), 1822-1898.