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SCOPE
AND CONTENTS
The
collection contains the papers of the Suydam family of Centerport dating
from 1753 to the present. The bulk of the materials date from the early
to mid-1800s. Some contemporary materials have been added through the
documentation and research for the restoration of the Suydam
Homestead. Additional family papers are periodically added as
donated by family and friends. Family members represented in the
collection are so indicated on the genealogy chart. Copy books, books,
and family photographs comprise the bulk of the collection. Valuable
information about rural life on north shore Long Island can be gleaned
from the legal and financial documents, correspondence, the memoirs of
Mary Emma Suydam Chalmers, the recollections of John E. Suydam, Ethel
Suydam Witting and her oral histories. Additional items of interest are
papers and photographs relating to the Centerport School, accounts of
the sloop MARY EMMA built by Cornelius Suydam, and poetry found in the
copy books.
Arranged
in nine series:
I.
Genealogical and biographical notes
II.
Papers of the Suydam family
III.
Papers of related family members
IV.
Papers of friends and associates
V.
Copy books
VI.
Oral histories
VII.
Photographs
VIII.
Books
IX.
Memorabilia.
Contemporary
documentation and papers relating to the acquisition of the Homestead by
the Association will be found in a complimentary collection: Suydam
Homestead, MC 03.
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