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Guion family papers

Call Number

MS 3013

Dates

Circa 1870-1930, 1968, inclusive
; 1900-1929, bulk

Creator

Guion family

Extent

3.15 Linear feet in 8 document boxes and 1 oversize folder

Language of Materials

English .

Abstract

This collection contains correspondence to and from members of the Guion family between 1870 and 1930. The primary correspondent, Martha Guion, lived in New York City. Also included are legal documents, newspaper clippings, calling cards, photographs, cabinet cards, stereographs, and other materials.

Biographical Note

Names in bold designate individuals included within the collection.

Clement Guion (1814-1883) married Elizabeth Jane Gibson in 1838. Seven of their ten children are represented in the collection.

1) George Gibson Guion (1841-1912) married Imogene Louise Hart in 1865. They had six children, three of whom died in infancy. Of the surviving children, Clement (1866-1917) married Julia Banks, Hobart (1868-1950) married Harriet McAllister, and George (1870-1864) married Amelia McAllister. George Gibson Guion was a Lieutenant in the 7th New York Militia in the Union Army during the American Civil War. His sons, George and Clement, moved to Litchfield, Connecticut, worked together in real estate and insurance, and George painted.

2) Mary Louise Guion Thompson (1843-1873) married William W. Thompson.

3) Anna Guion Howard married Frederick William Howard in 1874

4) Clementine Guion Young (1845-?) married Ebenezer Young in 1870.

5) Frances Guion (1855-?) never married. She was committed to the Middletown State Homeopathic Hospital for insanity in 1922. She was also known as 'Fan" to her family.

6) Martha Guion (1856-?) never married. She was also known as "Martie", "Marty", and "Aunta" to her family. Her nephew, Granville, considered her his foster mother.

7) Antoinette Guion Nugent (1862-?) married Horace (Horry) Nugent in 1863, and had a son Granville (Grannie). Horace was a Senior British Vice-Counsul, and was stationed in Galveston, TX as Counsul to Texas and New Mexico. Granville split his time between the United States and the United Kingdom, and therefore attended school in both countries. Antoinette was also known as "Net" and "Nettie" to her family.

Wood Gibson Sr. and Wood Gibson Jr. were the father and brother of Elizabeth Jane Gibson.

Arrangement Note

This collection is arranged into the following three series:

Series I: Correspondence

Series II: Legal Papers, Ephemera, and Other Materials

Series III: Photographs

Scope and Contents Note

This collection is comprised of predominantly personal correspondence of the Guion family from approximately 1870-1930.

Seres I. Correspondence: The main correspondent is Martha Guion of New York City. Other correspondents include Frances Guion, Antoinette Guion Nugent, Horace Nugent, and Granville Nugent, among other members of the extended Guion family, as well as friends and acquaintances. The letters mainly discuss family matters and relationships, finances, legal issues, travel, and world news.

Series II. Legal Papers, Ephemera and Other Materials: Includes legal documents relating to deeds, mortgages, and trusts; newspaper clippings; calling cards from friends and neighbors; academic report cards; programs from different entertainment activities; account ledgers for groceries, seafood, and butchers meat; as well as diaries, of which the bound diary includes recipes towards the end.

Series III. Photographs: Includes a selection of photographs, stereographs, cabinet cards, and a few negatives. The photographs are both posed and candid images of the extended Guion family, as well as a large selection of photographs of animals, which George Guion used as reference for painting. There are two photograph albums: One is of an unmarked wedding from the 1920's, and the second includes prints of animals sent to George. While most of the photographs are completely unmarked, some are labeled with the individuals who are in the image or the date, and a few have notes on the back.

Subjects

Families

Access Restrictions

Open to qualified researchers.

Portions of the collection that have been microfilmed will be brought to the researcher in that format and can be made available by Interlibrary loan. Researchers on site may print out unlimited copies from microfilm reader-printer machines at per-exposure rates. See guidelines in Reading Room for details.

Photocopying undertaken by staff only. Limited to twenty exposures of stable, unbound material per day. (Researchers may not accrue unused copy amounts from previous days.)

Items that include presidential signatures will be presented to researchers in duplicate form.

Materials are stored offsite and advance notice is required for use. Please contact manuscripts@nyhistory.org prior to your research visit to coordinate access. Keep in mind that it will take between two (2) and five (5) business days for collections to arrive, and you should plan your research accordingly.

Use Restrictions

This collection is owned by the New-York Historical Society. The copyright law of the United States governs the making of photocopies and protects unpublished materials as well as published materials. Unpublished materials created before January 1, 1978 cannot be quoted in publication without permission of the copyright holder.

Preferred Citation Note

This collection should be cited as Guion Family Papers, MS 3013, The New-York Historical Society.

Location of Materials

Materials are stored offsite and advance notice is required for use. Please contact manuscripts@nyhistory.org prior to your research visit to coordinate access. Keep in mind that it will take between two (2) and five (5) business days for collections to arrive, and you should plan your research accordingly.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by the descendants of the Guion Family post-1968.

Related Materials at New York Historical Society

The diary of Mary Guion Brown (1782-1871) is housed in the Manuscripts Department of the New-York Historical Society with the call number BV Guion, Mary

Collection processed by

Jennifer Gargiulo

About this Guide

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-21 15:50:49 -0400.
Using Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language: Description is written in: English, Latin script.

Processing Information Note

The collection was processed in July 2016 by archival intern Jennifer Gargiulo. A small number of oversize items were added to the finding aid in August 2017 by archivist Larry Weimer.

Repository

New-York Historical Society
New-York Historical Society
170 Central Park West
New York, NY 10024