re Algernon Sydney Biddle., 11/27/1862-06/29/1952

File — Box: 3, Folder: 5

Identifier: 75158

Series-level Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

This series contains many nineteenth-century letters from members of the Biddle, Coxe and McMurtrie families, which are particularly useful in offering insight into the life of that period. Of special interest may be the letters by women (cf. the Franklin Sanborn Papers).

Dates

11/27/1862-06/29/1952

Collection-level Access Restrictions

Permission of the Biddle Family is required before accessing this collection. The Booth Family Center for Special Collections can provide information on the permission process.

Collections stored off site require a minimum of three days for retrieval. For use of all manuscripts collections, researchers are advised to contact the Booth Family Center for Special Collections in advance of any visit.

Extent

From the Collection: 2.25 Linear Feet (3 Hollinger Document Cases, 1 Record Storage.)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Container Summary

ALS from Phyllis Wheelock to Francis Biddle, dated 6/29/1952 with reference to a letter (not included) from Algernon Sydney Biddle to Yale college friend Charles de Kay. Typed transcriptions of 3 letters from Algernon Sydney Biddle to Charles de Kay with a typed foreword. Letters dated 11/27/1869, 3/23/1870, and 3/31/1870. References to the former's trip to Europe to study at the University of Berlin. References also to some of his professors include physicist Elias Loomis and Theodor Mommsen.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

BIDDLE, ALGERNON SYDNEY - CORRES. TO DE KAY, CHARLES 1869-70 (TRANSCR): Transcript

DE KAY, CHARLES - CORRES. FROM BIDDLE, ALGERNON SYDNEY 1869-70 (TRANSC: Transcript

LOOMIS, ELIAS - REFERENCE BY BIDDLE, ALGERNON SYDNEY 1870: Transcript

MOMMSEN, THEODOR - REFERENCE BY BIDDLE, ALGERNON SYDNEY 1870: Transcript

WHEELOCK, PHYLLIS - CORRES. TO BIDDLE, FRANCIS 1952: Autographed Letter

BIDDLE, FRANCIS - CORRES. FROM WHEELOCK, PHYLLIS 1952: Autographed Letter