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Papers, 1750-1985 (bulk 1873-1961)
Author
Harrison, Elizabeth Cooper Pruyn, 1868-1961.
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12
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Papers, 1750-1985 (bulk 1873-1961)
Harrison, Elizabeth Cooper Pruyn, 1868-1961.
Control Number:
(OCoLC)226317102
Local call number:
SC22908
Author:
Harrison, Elizabeth Cooper Pruyn, 1868-1961.
Title:
Papers, 1750-1985 (bulk 1873-1961)
Quantity:
12 boxes (4.0 cubic ft.)
Historical/biog note:
Elizabeth Cooper Pruyn Harrison (1868-1961) was born in Albany, New York, the daughter of Francis Saltus Pruyn (1835-1909) and Charlotte Cooper Nott (1837-1899), both of whom were from socially prominent families of the region. She would later establish a residence in New York City,
Review:
The Elizabeth Cooper (Pruyn) Harrison Papers consist of letters, photographs, scrapbooks, and other mementos related to her life as socialite, world traveler, and patron of the arts and literature. In addition, there is considerable documentation relative to her family history and genealogy, particularly Pruyn, Cooper, and Nott ancestry. Her travels throughout Europe and Asia are well documented in letters, photographs, and picture postcards. During her travels, she often met socially prominent persons whom would later correspond with her. The most notable of these correspondents was the spiritual leader of Indian independence, Mahatma Gandhi. Her interest in the arts and literature are most vividly captured in her correspondence with renowned Shakespearian scholar, Horace Howard Furness. Of related interest, the papers includes a letter of December 30, 1910 to Furness from noted Shakespearean actress, Ellen Terry. Other papers Include letters and copies of sketches of Charles Dana Gibson, photographs and ephemera from sojourns at Cornish and Onteora art colonies, and pictures and letters related to civilian relief work in Europe during the First World War.
Finding aids:
Unpublished finding aid in the repository and on the Internet.
Personal subject:
Furness, Horace Howard, 1833-1912 Correspondence.
Personal subject:
Gibson, Charles Dana, 1867-1944 Correspondence.
Personal subject:
Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948 Correspondence.
Personal subject:
Terry, Ellen, Dame, 1847-1928 Correspondence.
Personal subject:
Nott, Eliphalet, 1773-1866--Family.
Personal subject:
Pruyn family--Genealogy.
Subject:
World War, 1914-1918--Civilian relief.
Subject:
Scrapbooks.
Geographic terms:
Asia--Description and travel Photographs.
Geographic terms:
Europe--Description and travel Photographs.
Geographic terms:
Albany (N.Y.)--Social life and customs--19th century.
Geographic terms:
New York (N.Y.)--Social life and customs.
Geographic terms:
Philadelphia (Pa.)--Social life and customs.
Geographic terms:
New York (State) Genealogy.
Electronic access:
Finding aid: http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/msscfa/sc22908.htm
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