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Eugene A. Livingston Family Photograph Collection

Call Number

PR 138

Date

[1855-1887], inclusive

Creator

Extent

7.41 Linear feet (8 boxes)

Language of Materials

English .

Abstract

Photograph collection primarily consisting of formal studio portraits of members of the family of Eugene A. Livingston, including elaborate frames and photograph albums.

Biographical Note

The family of Eugene Augustus Livingston (1813-1893) comprises one branch of the politically and socially prominent Livingston family of the Hudson Valley and New York City. Eugene A. Livingston, son of Robert L. Livingston (1775-1843) and Margaret Maria Livingston (1783-1818), had seven children. Harriet Coleman Livingston bore him two children: Eugene Livingston (1845-1862), who died in the civil war, and Mary Coleman Livingston Delafield, who became the wife of Maturin L. Delafield. With his second wife, Elizabeth Fisher Livingston, he fathered Adelaide Livingston, Elizabeth Livingston, Katharine Livingston Clymer, Richard M.C. Livingston, and Walter Eugene Livingston. The family lived both in New York City and at their summer home, Teviot, on the Hudson River.

Arrangement

Photographs have been arranged in two series:

Missing Title

  1. Series I: Loose Photographs
  2. Series II: Albums and Framed Photographs

Scope and Content Note

The Eugene A. Livingston Family Photograph Collection spans the period 1855 to 1887 and primarily contains photographic portraits of the Livingston family and their pets. The collection is divided into two series: Loose Photographs; and Albums and Framed Photographs.

Access Restrictions

Open to qualified researchers.

Photocopying undertaken by staff only. Limited to thirty exposures of stable, unbound material per day. See guidelines in Print Room for details.

Use Restrictions

Permission to reproduce any Print Room holdings through publication must be obtained from:
Rights and Reproductions
The New-York Historical Society
Two West 77th Street
New York, NY 10024

Phone: (212) 873-3400 ext. 282

Fax: (212) 579-8794

The copyright law of the United States governs the making of photocopies and protects unpublished materials as well as published materials. Unpublished materials created before January 1, 1978 cannot be quoted in publication without permission of the copyright holder.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

This collection should be cited as Eugene A. Livingston Family Photograph Collection, PR 138, Department of Prints, Photographs, and Architectural Collections, The New-York Historical Society.

Related Material at the New-York Historical Society

Documents relating to the family of Eugene A. Livingston are available in the Robert R. Livingston Papers in the Manuscript Department of the New-York Historical Society Library.

Collection processed by

Jennifer Lewis

About this Guide

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-21 15:50:26 -0400.
Language: Description is in English.

Edition of this Guide

This version was derived from livingston.xml

Repository

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