Guide to the Strong Family Papers 1747-1940 MS602

Guide to the Strong Family Papers
1747-1940
MS602

New-York Historical Society
170 Central Park West
New York, NY 10024
Phone: (212) 873-3400

Collection processed by Catherine Newton. Machine-readable finding aid created by Catherine Newton and Susan Kriete.

This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit on November 21, 2012
Finding Aid is written in English.

Title:	Strong Family Papers
Dates:	1747-1940
Abstract:	This collection contains assorted papers of the Strong family of New York and Long Island. It consists of two separate acquisitions, arranged as two series. Series I includes correspondence and other documents spanning three generations of Strongs: Selah Strong (1737-1815), Benjamin Strong (1770-1851), and George Washington Strong (1793-1855) [father of noted diarist George Templeton Strong]. Series II consists of the diaries and a few other papers from the estate of George Ruggles Strong (1851-1941)[George Templeton Strong's son]. Also included in Series II are approximately one hundred family photographs.
Quantity:	0.5 Linear feet (4 boxes)
Language of Materials note:	The documents in this collection are in English.
Call Phrase:	MS602