Huntington-Hooker family papers
Scope and Contents
Letters to and from the Huntington-Hooker family members and friends, chiefly personal in nature. Included are letters written by Albert Huntington and Horace Hooker during the Civil War, and their Civil War papers and documents; letters from Harriet Beecher Stowe and information on the Stowe Memorial Window which was installed in the church at Mandarin, Florida through the efforts of Susan Huntington Hooker; letters from Blanchette Hooker (Mrs. John D. Rockefeller III), Adelaide Hooker (Mrs, John P. Marquand), Elon Huntington Hooker and Frank Huntington. Also in the collection are diaries, survey maps, deeds, indentures, wills, mortgages, family financial papers; newspaper clippings about Rochester history and the Huntington-Hooker families, general clippings and articles from newspapers and magazines; articles and speeches by family members, cards, invitations; University of Rochester, Vassar and Cornell programs and bulletins; family scrapbooks, and miscellaneous memorabilia.
Creator
- Huntington family (Family)
- Hooker family (Family)
Dates
- Creation: 1803-1936
Language of Materials
English
Extent
16 box(es) (145 folders, 4 diaries, 3 scrapbooks)
Access
The Huntington-Hooker Family Papers is open for research use. Researchers are advised to contact the Rare Collections & Preservation Department prior to visiting. Upon arrival, researchers will also be asked to fill out a registration form and provide photo identification.
Use
In consultation with a curator, reproductions may be made upon request. Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from a curator. Researchers are responsible for determining any copyright questions.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Placed on deposit in the University of Rochester Library by Mrs. Edward M.Trimble, May 31, 1949 and June 9,1955. Nineteen boxes were the gift of Edward Trimble, October 1978.
Items found in Box 10, folder 138a are gifts of Saralinda Hooker received September 17, 2009.
Preferred Citation
[Item title, item date], Huntington-Hooker Family Papers, A.H94, Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester
Arrangement
The letters in the collection are arranged in folders by either the writer or recipient, and an index to persons connected with the letters is in the first box. Other items are arranged by subject
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
Subject
- Huntington family (Family)
- Hooker family (Family)
- Title
- Huntington-Hooker family papers
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Rare Books and Special Collections staff
- Date
- undated
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Library Details
Part of the Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation Library
