Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America
Archives related to: Nye, Gideon, 1812-1888
| title | Nye Family Papers, 1772-1965 (MSS 26) | repository | New Bedford Whaling Museum |
| description | Correspondence, deeds, wills, indentures, financial papers, estate records, autographs, poems, and other papers of family members of Sandwich, Mass., including Nathan Nye, Jr. (1749-1826), town official, and his son, Obed Butler Nye (1774-1864), cabinetmaker. Papers of Gideon Nye, Jr. (1812-1888) of the Dartmouth branch of the family, who went to Canton, China, with a cousin, Francis S. Hathaway in 1833, and remained there until his death, relating to his involvement with the China trade (especiallly tea) and his service as U.S. vice consul at Canton, include essays, lectures, and editorials, pertaining to the China trade, daily life and his experiences in China, the Opium War (1840-1842), Taiping Rebellion (1850-1864), and foreign intervention in China; business and personal correspondence (1845-1888); catalogs and exhibition (New York, N.Y.) materials reflecting his collection of "Old Masters" (1848-1858); obituaries; biographical sketches; and newspaper clippings and programs. Papers of Fairhaven family members including Thomas (1768-1842) Nye and his two sons, William C. (b. 1792) and Philip (1799-1858), merchants, ship captains, and owners of vessels involved in foreign trade, containing ship's papers of brigs Fornax, Indian Chief, and Parthian; and papers of members of the Tobey (Toby/Tobie) family, of Sandwich, Mass., and other Nye relatives. Persons represented include Stephen Hathaway (1743-1826); Abigail Tobey (1783-1868), Asa Russell (1808 or 9-1858), George (1812-1847), James Sellers (1806-1881), Jonathan (1760-1815), and Obed (1736-1815) Nye; and Eliakim (1711-1780), Hannah (d. 1825), Jonathan Burr (b. 1794), and William (1751-ca. 1819) Tobey. Related Materials: Search the New Bedford Whaling Museum for images of the Nye family, including Gideon Nye (1812-1888) at http://www.whalingmuseum.org/search/index.html |
| extent | 1 linear ft. |
| formats | Correspondence Financial Papers Estate Papers Ephemera |
| access | see repository for restrictions. |
| record source | http://75.150.122.156/newbedlib/default.asp? |
| finding aid | Finding aid in the repository. |
| acquisition information | Gift of Sylvia Knowles, 1962 and 1973. |
| updated | 03/16/2023 10:29:55 |
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| title | Records of merchants engaged in foreign trade, 1772-1920 (inclusive) (Mss:766 1772-1920). | repository | Historical Collections, Baker Library |
| description | Records, chiefly account books and letter books, of the following merchants: Jacob and William Wildes of Arundel, Me., 1772-1815; Thomas and William Davis of Plymouth, Mass., 1782-1805; Richard S. Smith of Philadelphia, Pa., 1792-1811; a Hanseatic merchant of Bergen, Norway, 1795; Elias Smith of Montreal, Canada, 1799-1800; George A. Cushing of Havana, Cuba and Boston, Mass., 1799-1802; A. P. Gibson and Company of New York City, 1816-1818; Arthur Hall of Bath, Me., 1821-1829; John Fox of Portland, Me. and the brig Fountain, 1823-1825; George W. Claflin, location unspecified, 1835; W. W. Woodbury of Portland, Me., 1847-1853; John McCracken of New York City, 1852-1881; E. Perkins and Son of Kennebunkport, Me., 1854-1872; Gideon Nye, Jr. of Macao and Canton, China, 1858-1898; William J. Blydenburgh of New York City and Shanghai, China, 1864-1876; Charles W. Dabney and Sons of Fayal (Azores), 1864-1898; and Hudson Bay Company, Martens Falls Post, Canada, 1865-1920. Also included is a photostat copy of the letter book of Houqua of Canton, China, 1841-1843; microfilm of despatches from the United States consul in Manila, Philippines to Washington, 1864; and a report on imports of cotton goods at the port of New York, 1909-1910. Other forms : Dispatches from U.S. Consul in Manila are available on microfilm (1 reel, 35 mm.) for use in the Historical Collections Reading Room, Baker Library. Order no. 84-4282. A letterbook of Elias Smith of Montreal, Canada, 1799-1800, is available on microfilm (1 reel, 35 mm.) for use in the Historical Collections Reading Room, Baker Library. Order no. 79-4751. |
| extent | ca. 6 linear ft. (31 v., 13 boxes, 1 envelope). |
| formats | Account Books Correspondence Financial Papers Ephemera |
| access | Appointment necessary to consult collection. |
| record source | http://hollis.harvard.edu/ |
| finding aid | Unpublished finding aid in repository. See also: Manuscripts in Baker Library (4th ed., 1978), Entries 880,885, 890, 892, 898-899, 910, 918, 924, 930, 935-936, 938, 941-943, 949. |
| acquisition information | Gift and purchase of various sources, 1928-1979. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:29:51 |
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| title | Samuel Wells Williams family papers, 1824-1936 (inclusive). | repository | Yale University Library |
| description | The papers include correspondence (comprising over half of the collection), manuscripts of Samuel Wells Williams's Syllabic Dictionary of the Chinese Language, themes and lecture notes by Frederick Wells Williams, diaries, newspaper clippings, articles on China, maps, and pictures. The bulk of the correspondence relates to S.W. Williams, missionary, diplomat, and Sinologue. The period between 1845 and 1855 has extensive correspondence with missionaries and with James Dwight Dana and Matthew C. Perry, whom Williams accompanied on his mission to open Japan and on his return visit in 1854. Williams's letters to friends and family comment on progress made and their reception in Japan. In 1856 Williams became secretary and interpreter to the American Legation in China and many of the letters refer to Chinese problems of the following 20 years. His correspondents include, in addition to Dana and Perry, Anson Burlingame, Hamilton Fish, Asa Gray, Frederick Low, William Bradford Reed, and William Henry Seward. The remaining correspondence covers the period 1885 to 1939, encompassing the correspondence of F.W. Williams, Yale professor, and Wayland Wells Williams, writer. Biographical and Historical Note Samuel Wells Williams (1812-1884): missionary to China, 1833-1845; printer and author; helped prepare Chinese dictionary; accompanied Perry expedition to Japan as interpreter in 1853-1854; in 1856 became secretary and interpreter of the American Legation to China, and remained until 1876; in 1877 became professor of Chinese at Yale University./ Frederick Wells Williams (1857-1928): writer and teacher; from 1893-1925, professor of oriental history at Yale University; active in administration of Yale-in-China from 1901-1928. Location: LSF-Request for Use at Manuscripts and Archives Call Number: MS 547 Available in other formats: Correspondence and related papers (1853-1854) of Samuel Wells Williams is available on microfilm (96 frames on 1 reel, 35 mm.) from Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library, at cost. Order no. HM22. |
| extent | 11.75 linear ft. |
| formats | Correspondence Diaries Clippings Ephemera |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record link | http://www.library.yale.edu/mssa/redirect/findaid.php?num=0547&typ=ms |
| record source | http://orbis.library.yale.edu |
| finding aid | Finding aid is available in repository and on Internet |
| acquisition information | Gift of Yale-in-China, 1945-1946; and Cynthia G. Blackwell, 1980. Transfer from East Asian Curator, 2004 |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:29:59 |
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