Blossom and Hill family papers
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Abstract
The Blossom and Hill family papers date from 1842 to 1902 and measure one linear foot. Items include travel journals to Europe by Josephine Hill and Mary Hill; correspondence, news clippings, diaries, and recipe books belonging to Sarah Hill Blossom; printed material collected by the Blossom family, including programs from the Church of the Savior in Brooklyn Heights; and news clippings from the period, such as the statement by Ulysses S. Grant beginning the tradition of Thanksgiving Day in 1869.
Biographical note
The Blossom and Hill families lived on Hicks Street in the Brooklyn Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, N.Y. Sarah C. Hill (1851-1903) married Frederick Blossom (b. 1830) in 1872 in Brooklyn. Their first child, Katherine E. Blossom (also known as Katrinella) was born in Brooklyn in 1874. She attended the Packer Institute in Brooklyn Heights.
The Blossom and Hill families lived on Hicks Street in the Brooklyn Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, N.Y. Sarah C. Hill (1851-1903) married Frederick Blossom (b. 1830) in 1872 in Brooklyn. Their first child, Katherine E. Blossom (also known as Katrinella) was born in Brooklyn in 1874.
Sources
- Stockin, Edwin. Blossom Genealogy. S.I.: s.n., ca. 1935.
Scope and Contents
The Blossom and Hill family papers date from 1842 to 1902 and measure one linear foot. Items include travel journals to Europe by Josephine Hill and Mary Hill; correspondence, news clippings, diaries, and recipe books belonging to Sarah Hill Blossom; printed material collected by the Blossom family, including programs from the Church of the Savior in Brooklyn Heights; and news clippings from the period, such as the statement by Ulysses S. Grant beginning the tradition of Thanksgiving Day in 1869. The collection contains multiple image formats, including a cartes-de-visite of the Baptist church at Clinton and Pacific Streets, circa 1890; one oversize silver gelatin print, circa 1915, of the interior of 212 Columbia Heights; and one cabinet card of a Blossom family gathering, dated 1880. Lastly, three scrapbooks are contained in the collection, all of which originate from Katrinella Blossom: a scrapbook from her trip to Europe, 1890-1891, and two journals with sketches and clippings, dated 1902.
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Open to researchers without restriction.
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Reproduction rights for photographs have not been evaluated. Please consult library staff for more information.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date (if known); Blossom and Hill family papers, ARC.010, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Historical Society.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accessions 1986.007 and V1986.003 are gifts of Katherine W. Sanford, 1986. The source of accession 1977.340 is unknown.
Other Finding Aids
Item-level description and digital versions of images from the collection are available for searching via the image database in the library.
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Miminally processed to the collection level.
This collection combines three accessions: 1977.340, 1986.007, and V1986.003.
