Hay Family Papers, 1862-1959, bulk 1862-1901

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Summary

Title:
Hay family papers
Dates:
1862-1959, bulk 1862-1901
Creators:
Hay (Family : 1862-1959)
Abstract:
A collection of material related to the Hay family of Wisconsin, Chile, and New Jersey.
Extent:
0.8 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Hay family papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

The Hay family papers contain 176 items from 1862 to 1959; the collection includes personal and business letters, legal documents, as well as official documentation of Thomas Hay's pension. The first three folders contain letters from Thomas Hay to his family during the Civil War. The fourth and fifth folders focus on Elizabeth A. Hay's efforts to receive Thomas' pension after his death. The sixth folder deals with Thomas' affiliation with Freemasonry in both the United States and Chile. The seventh folder contains documentation regarding Elizabeth A. Hay's estate upon her death. The remaining eight folders cover broad aspects that are multi-generational, including correspondence, land deals, legal documents, California teaching record, ephemera, and a photograph album. Please note, since the Freemason documents were created within the institution, the date that is shown is the Anno Lucis amount, which began in 4000 B.C.E.; therefore, simply subtracting 4000 from the number shown reveals the more traditional date. Also included with the collection is the tin box that reads "Elizabeth A. Hay" which was used to store these family papers.

Biographical / historical:

The Hay family began with Thomas Hay, who fought in the 22nd Regiment of the Wisconsin forces during the Civil War; during the war, he contracted dysentery. After the war, Thomas and his wife, Elizabeth A. Delano Hay, moved to Chile for the sake of his health and where Hay worked as a dentist. After Thomas' death in 1879, Elizabeth A. Hay moved back to Newark, New Jersey; one of their daughters, Florence, later moved to Pasadena, California, to be a teacher.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Charlotte M. Hook, April 1961.
Processing information:

Processed by Jeffrey Griffith, August 2013. In 2020, Gayle Richardson created the encoded finding aid derived from an earlier finding aid.

Arrangement:

Arranged by material format.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Gayle Richardson
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2021-07-06 09:28:25 -0700 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

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Terms of access:

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]. Hay family papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Location of this collection:
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108, US
Contact:
(626) 405-2191
reference@huntington.org
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