Watson family papers

Collection

Identifier: D.248

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Photographs of people and homes, and some articles and documents (including copies of contracts for Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester) relating to several generations of the Watson Family of Rochester, New York. Individuals include Don Alonzo Watson (1807-1892) and his wife, Matilda M. Watson, their son James Sibley Watson (1860-1951) and his wife Emily Sibley Watson (1855-1945), and their son James Sibley Watson Jr. (1894-1983) and his wife Hildegard Lasell Watson (1888-1976) and their son Michael Lasell Watson (b. 1918).

Creator

Watson (Family : Watson, Don Alonzo, 1807-1892) (Family)
Watson, Don Alonzo, 1807-1892 (Person)
Watson, Matilda (Person)
Watson, James Sibley, 1860-1951 (Person)
Watson, Emily Sibley, 1855-1945 (Person)
Watson, James S. (James Sibley), 1894-1982 (Person)
Watson, Hildegarde Lasell, -1976 (Person)
Watson, Michael Lasell, 1918- (Person)

Dates

Creation: 1870-1981

Language of Materials

English

Extent

4 box(es)

Access

The Watson Family Papers is open for research use. Researchers are advised to contact the Rare Books, Special Collections & Preservation Department prior to visiting. Upon arrival, researchers will also be asked to fill out a registration form and provide photo identification.

Use

Reproductions are made upon request but can be subject to restrictions. Permission to publish materials from the collection must currently be requested. It is the researcher's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other case restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the collections. For more information contact rarebks@library.rochester.edu.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Received on transfer from the Landmark Society, Rochester, April 11, 1994.

Preferred Citation

[Item title, item date], Watson Family Papers, D.248, Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester.