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The biography vertical files contain varied information on individuals or families in and around Albany, New York. Folders may include such material as clippings, photocopies, pamphlets, etc., and are arranged by the surname of the individual or family.
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Stedman, Charles
Walter L. Palmer (1854-1932), the son of sculptor Erastus D. Palmer, was an Albany-based landscape painter. The correspondence in this collection relates to the settlement of his estate (the probate of which was handled by Albany attorney Charles S. Stedman (1874-1940)). Letters deal with such matters as insurance claims, sale of Palmer’s pictures, and efforts of his widow Zoe (1866-1939) to establish a Palmer prize, administered by the National Academy of Design.
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Thompson, Launt, 1833-1894
This collection contains the correspondence between Launt Thompson (1883-September 1894) and his three children, a son, Lancelot C. Thompson, and two daughters, Mariette and Florence ”Flossy” Thompson, mostly in the form of letters addressed to Thompson from his children dating from 1880 to 1888. Along with these letters, the collection contains a series of drawings addressed to Thompson from his children dating from the same period, as well as “Mental Photographs” (a list of hypothetical questions which the children answered) dating from 1886. The collection also contains a letter, dated February 24, 1883 from a man named Bayard addressed to Launt Thompson regarding Thompson’s sculpture, Admiral Samuel Francis DuPont, (1884) located in Wilmington, Delaware.
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The Palmer-Gavit Family Papers include the correspondence, writings, genealogy, scrapbooks, photographs, and articles pertaining to the entire Gavit family. The collection also contains correspondence, reference materials, scrapbooks, record books and writings related to Erastus Dow Palmer and Walter Launt Palmer.