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Guide to the Brooke Astor Papers
1884-2007
MS 3157
Descriptive Summary
| Creator:
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Astor, Brooke |
| Title: |
Brooke Astor papers |
| Dates [inclusive]: |
1884-2007 |
| Abstract: |
The collection includes personal papers and photographs of the socialite and philanthropist
Brooke Astor, as well as some documents concerning her parents, other family members,
and her husbands, especially Vincent Astor. Correspondence and photographs, mostly
from the 1970s-2002, reflect Brooke Astor's social and philanthropic connections.
The collection also holds some of Brooke's diaries and other writings, and family
photographs, including an album dating from Brooke's father's tenure as a U.S. Marine
in Hawaii and in China. Her father's time as American High Commissioner in Haiti in
the 1920s is represented by a set of letters written by Brooke's mother from Port-au-Prince.
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| Quantity: |
8 Linear feet in 7 boxes + 1 oversize folder |
| Location: |
Materials in this collection are stored offsite. For more information on making arrangements
to consult them, please visit www.nyhistory.org/library/visit.
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| Language: |
The documents in the collection are in English. |
| Call Phrase: |
MS 3157 |
