Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Searing (Family)
- Abstract:
- A collection of personal and professional material for the Searing and Valentine families of Long Island, New York.
- Extent:
- 3.75 Linear Feet (9 boxes)
- Language:
- Materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item]. Searing family papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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A collection of 2,245 items from 1810 to 1941, it consists of correspondence, bills, receipts, banking documents, court papers, tax and school records. The vast majority of the papers pertain to William E. Valentine (1820-1896?) and his financial and real estate affairs; this material consists chiefly of bills, accounts, deeds, tax records, and banking papers. A few items concern other members of the Valentine and Searing families, including material on the U.S. Sanitary Commission. The collection also includes one map of building sites located in Long Island in 1872, and 26 family photographs.
- Biographical / historical:
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The Searing family was a socially prominent family in Long Island, New York, during the latter part of the nineteenth century. The family was related by marriage to William E. Valentine (1820-1896?), a farmer with extensive property holdings in Brooklyn and Flushing, New York.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Ruth Knowlton, August 1972.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Huntington Library Staff, circa 1976. In 2020, Gayle Richardson created the finding aid derived from a legacy summary report.
- Arrangement:
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Arranged by subject and format.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Farmers -- New York (State)
Real property -- New York (State)
Financial records -- United States -- 19th century
Family papers -- United States
Letters (correspondence) -- United States
Photographs -- United States
Tax records -- United States - Names:
- United States Sanitary
Commission
Valentine, William E. , 1820-1896? - Places:
- Long Island (N.Y.) -- Maps
New York (State) -- History -- 19th century
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:
-
[Identification of item]. Searing family 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