Overview
Letters and other papers concerning the Greene family of New England.
Dates
- 1753-1838 and undated
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material. Collection is open for research.
Extent
.25 linear feet (1 box)These two groups of papers were found on backlog shelves in 1993 and grouped together at that time. There is no evidence that these two batches of letters actually belong together. Includes: Greene family and Grew family letters, with a genealogy and other papers. Also includes a 1790 letter by Joseph Greene Gund and other papers relating to the colony of Rhode Island.
Biographical / Historical
Most of these papers relate to the Greene family of New England. Primarily the material concerns the immediate and extended family of Benjamin Greene (1764-1822) and his wife Mary Grew Greene (circa 1764-1817), especially relating to their daughter, Ann Terry Greene Phillips (1813-1886). Ann Terry Greene Phillips became the wife of Wendell Phillips (1811-1884), the abolitionist and orator.
Arrangement
Arranged into two series:
- I. Group I papers, 1753-1790 and undated
- II. Group II papers, 1817-1838 and undated
Physical Location
b
Immediate Source of Acquisition
93M-173. Source and date unknown but possibly:
- Group I: Gift of George Andrews Moriarty, Jr., Harvard AB 1905; received: date unknown.
- Group II: Gift of Mrs. Edward W. Grew; received: 1941 February 5.
Processing Information
Processed by: Bonnie B. Salt
NOTE: Green and Greene family names are standardized as Green family by Library of Congress, which is the standard we use for official titles.
- Title
- Green family. Green family letters and other papers, 1753-1838: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou02600
Repository Details
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