Robert Collyer 80th Birthday Scrapbook
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a scrapbook assembled to celebrate the 80th birthday of Robert Collyer. It includes a program for the celebration held at the Church of the Messiah (34th Street and Park Avenue, NYC) and congratulatory letters from numerous individuals (including Mark Twain and Andrew Carnegie, among others).
Dates
- Creation: 1903
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is currently unprocessed and access to it may therefore be limited. Researchers are advised to contact the Booth Family Center for Special Collections for more information on access to this collection.
Conditions Governing Use
Researchers are solely responsible for determining the copyright status of the materials being used, establishing who the copyright owner is, locating the copyright owner, and obtaining permission for intended use.
Biographical Note
Robert Collyer (December 8, 1823 – November 30, 1912) was an American Unitarian clergyman.
[Source: Wikipedia]
Extent
0.25 Cubic Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Metadata Rights Declarations
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of John Mayfield, sometime after 1978.
Subject
- Collyer, Robert, 1823-1912 (Person)
Genre / Form
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- John Zarrillo
- Date
- 2024-04
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
speccoll@georgetown.edu
