Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Van Wagenen Family
- Extent:
- 0.42 linear feet and 1 document box
- Language:
- English , Dutch; Flemish .
- Preferred citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Van Wagenen Family Papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
Background
- Scope and Content:
A small but interesting collection of family documents that relate to the history of slavery and Columbia.
- Biographical / Historical:
The Van Wagenen family is one of the oldest and most significant of early Dutch families who settled in the Hudson Valley of NY State, having left the Netherlands about 1637 and having inhabited Kingston on the shores of the Hudson River sometime around 1650.
- Acquisition information:
- 2015.2016.M144: Source of acquisition--Rachel Stoll. Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--date.
- Processing information:
Papers processed, ptl 10/28/2016.
- Arrangement:
Arranged in one series, and grouped by type of material: wills, bonds, deeds, etc.
- Accruals:
No accruals are expected
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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This collection is located on-site.
This collection has no restrictions.
- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.
- PREFERRED CITATION:
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Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Van Wagenen Family Papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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6th Floor East Butler Library535 West 114th St.New York, NY 10027, United States
- CONTACT:
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(212) 854-5590rbml@library.columbia.edu