Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Williams, William, 1787-1850
- Abstract:
- Papers belonging to New York printer and publisher William Williams.
- Extent:
- 2.33 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
- Language:
- Materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item]. William Williams papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Personal and business papers of William Williams, chiefly his correspondence with his father-in-law and his brothers-in-law Henry Huntington, Jr. (1813-1854), and Benjamin Nicoll Huntington (1816-1882). Also included are a few letters from Benjamin Nicoll Huntington to his mother, Catherine M. Haven Huntington.
- Biographical / historical:
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William Williams (1787-1850) was a printer and a bookseller with businesses in Utica and Tonawanda, New York. In 1833, he married Catherine Huntington, daughter of Henry Huntington (1766-1846) of Rome, New York, a state legislator and president of Bank of Utica.
- Acquisition information:
- Purchased from Riverow Bookshop, September 1978.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Huntington Library staff in 1978. In December 2024, Brooke M. Black created a finding aid.
- Arrangement:
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Arranged chronologically.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Businessmen -- New York (State) -- Correspondence
Family papers
Letters (correspondence)
Personal papers - Names:
- Huntington family
Huntington, Benjamin Nicoll, 1816-1882
Huntington, Henry, 1766-1846
Huntington, Henry, Jr., 1813-1854 - Places:
- New York (State) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources
Rome (N.Y.) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources
Tonawanda (N.Y.) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources
Utica (N.Y.) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
- Terms of access:
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The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item]. William Williams papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
- Location of this collection:
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1151 Oxford RoadSan Marino, CA 91108, US
- Contact:
- (626) 405-2191