Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America
Archives related to: Whitney, William Collins, 1841-1904
| title | Interiors, W.C. Whitney, ca. 1899: Byron Company Collection | repository | Museum of the City of New York |
| description | Residence, W.C. Whitney, Secy. of Navy, N.E. Corner of 68th St. -A large table set up in the ballroom of the William Collins Whitney residence at 871 5th Avenue and 68th Street (northeast corner). -gelatin silver print, ca. 1899 -93.1.1.10547 [Interiors, W.C. Whitney, Drawing Room.] -gelatin silver print, ca. 1899 -93.1.1.17613 Interiors - Grand Staircase 1899, W. C. Whitney House - 871 5th Ave. N.E. Cor 68th. -A grand staircase with a mosaic on the floor at its base and a marble bench and table; tapestries, a chest, candelabra, potted tree and fireplace are visible. -gelatin silver print, ca. 1899 -93.1.1.18284 History Note Byron Company (24,174 images) For half a century, the Byron Company (1892-1942) was one of New York City's preeminent commercial photography studios. Two major areas of specialization - stage and ship photography - provided steady work for the firm while it pursued thousands of other commissions. Important subjects include New York’s social elites, street scenes, sports, buildings, and workplaces. |
| extent | See repository for details |
| formats | Photographs Digital Collection |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://collections.mcny.org |
| acquisition information | Byron Company (New York, NY) |
| updated | 03/16/2023 10:29:56 |
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| title | The William C. Whitney Residence, ca. 1901: Byron Company Collection | repository | Museum of the City of New York |
| description | Residence, W.C. Whitney, Secy. of Navy, N.E. Corner of 68th St. -A large table set up in the ballroom of the William Collins Whitney residence at 871 5th Avenue and 68th Street (northeast corner). -gelatin silver print, ca. 1901 -93.1.1.10546 Residence, W.C. Whitney, Secy. of Navy, N.E. Corner of 68th St. The William Collins Whitney residence at 871 5th Avenue and 68th Street (northeast corner); view from opposite corner. -gelatin silver print, ca. 1901 -93.1.1.10548 [The William C. Whitney Residence, Northeast Corner of Fifth Avenue and 68th Street.] -gelatin silver print, ca. 1901 -93.1.1.17186 Street Scene - 1900, Fifth Ave. at 68th St. -The W.C. Whitney mansion on the corner of 5th Ave. and 68th St. Horse-drawn carriages can be seen on 68th Street and there appears to be construction work ongoing as a large pile of rubble can also be seen on 68th Street. -gelatin silver print, ca. 1901 93.1.1.18066 History Note Byron Company (24,174 images) For half a century, the Byron Company (1892-1942) was one of New York City's preeminent commercial photography studios. Two major areas of specialization - stage and ship photography - provided steady work for the firm while it pursued thousands of other commissions. Important subjects include New York’s social elites, street scenes, sports, buildings, and workplaces. |
| extent | 4 items |
| formats | Photographs Digital Collection |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://collections.mcny.org |
| acquisition information | Byron Company (New York, NY) |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:10 |
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| title | William C. Whitney scrapbook, 1899. | repository | Cornell University Libraries |
| description | Scrapbook, compiler unknown, concerning the racing stable of William C. Whitney and the 1899 racing season in New York. Location Kroch Library Rare & Manuscripts (Non-Circulating) Call Number Archives 4133 Box 1 |
| extent | 0.2 cubic ft. |
| formats | Scrapbooks |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://cornell.worldcat.org/oclc/64073137 |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:11 |
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| title | Letters to James C. Carter, 1876-1882. | repository | Harvard University Archives |
| description | Note (1876) engaging James Carter's "professional services on behalf of the City," and a note (ca. 1880?) requesting Carter to send Whitney his papers. Biographical note Whitney practiced law in New York City, where he was active in the movement against the Tweed ring. His career also included terms as corporate counsel (1875-1882) and Secretary of the U.S. Navy (1885-1889). Location : Law School MSS Small Manuscript Collection [Consult Special Collections] |
| extent | 2 folded sheets (2 p.) |
| formats | Correspondence |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. Permission to publish is required. |
| record source | http://hollis.harvard.edu/ |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:11 |
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| title | The Harry Payne Whitney collection of William Collins Whitney correspondence, 1757-1942 | repository | Library of Congress |
| description | Correspondence; business, legal, and financial records; genealogies; scrapbooks; printed matter; photographs, and other papers pertaining chiefly to William C. Whitney’s service as corporation counsel in the New York (N.Y.) Law Dept. and as U.S. secretary of the navy in the first Grover Cleveland presidential administration. Documents his work in the modernization of the U.S. Navy and his fight against political corruption and fraud in New York, N.Y., primarily in relation to Tammany Hall and the Tweed Ring. Subjects include New York city and state politics; the Democratic Party (N.Y); national politics; and foreign relations. Other subjects include Grover Cleveland’s nomination and election as New York state governor and U.S. president; presidential campaigns, 1884-1896; bimetallism; silver question; tariff; social life in New York, N.Y., and Washington, D.C.; horse racing: yachting: and Whitney family affairs. Includes six scrapbooks containing photographs from the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition (1881-1884) led by A.W. Greely. Biographical/Historical Data: U.S. secretary of the navy, financier, and sportsman. Organized/Arranged: Arranged in 4 series. Series 1: Bound Correspondence, 1757-1904; Series 2: Letterbooks, 1883-1904; Series 3: Office Papers-Legal, 1838-1896; and Series 4: Miscellany, 1845-1942. CALL NUMBER: Oversize 0116B Request in: Manuscript Reading Room (Madison, LM101) CALL NUMBER: 0320M Request in: Manuscript Reading Room (Madison, LM101) |
| extent | 148 containers plus 16 oversize |
| formats | Correspondence Business Papers Legal Papers Financial Records Photographs |
| access | Open to research. |
| record link | http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms006007 |
| record source | http://lccn.loc.gov/mm81045468 |
| finding aid | In repository and repository's Web site. |
| acquisition information | Gift, William C. Whitney's heirs and others, 1942-1979 |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:11 |
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| title | Thomas F. Bayard papers, 1780-1899 (bulk 1860-1898). | repository | Library of Congress |
| description | Senator, secretary of state, and ambassador. Correspondence, letterbooks, scrapbooks, and miscellany relating to Bayard's career after the Civil War as a politician and legislator and as a cabinet official and diplomat during the presidential administrations of Grover Cleveland. |
| extent | 49.6 linear feet |
| formats | Correspondence Letterbook Scrapbooks Ephemera |
| access | Open to research |
| record link | http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms006007 |
| record source | http://lccn.loc.gov/mm79012088 |
| acquisition information | Gift, Mrs. William S. Hilles, 1933-1963. Gift, Mrs. Charles Callan Tansill, D. H. Mugridge, and John de Porry. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:11 |
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| title | William Eustis Russell papers, 1846-1920; bulk: 1888-1896. | repository | Massachusetts Historical Society |
| description | The papers of William E. Russell, 1846-1920, the thirty-third governor of Massachusetts consist of twenty-four archival boxes of loose manuscripts and 31 bound volumes of letterbooks and scrapbooks. The collection covers Russell’s career as mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1885-1889, and governor, 1891-1894, his campaign for reduction of the tariff on raw materials and his unsuccessful bid for the Democratic Presidential nomination in 1896. The papers also contain material on the silver question and on the William E. Russell Democratic Club of Massachusetts. Important correspondents include: Russell’s wife, Margaret Manning Swan Russell; his father, Charles Theodore Russell; his brother, Charles Theodore Russell, Jr.; Edward Atkinson, Gamaliel Bradford, Grover Cleveland, Patrick A. Collins, Charles Sumner Hamlin, Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Joseph Jefferson, Nathan Matthews, Richard Olney, Joseph H. O’Neil, Josiah Quincy, Charles H. Taylor, William C. Whitney and William L, Wilson. |
| extent | 24 boxes, 22 vols. and 10 extra tall vols. |
| formats | Correspondence Scrapbooks |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://www.masshist.org/findingaids/ |
| finding aid | Unpublished guide in the library. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:11 |
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| title | The William C. Whitney Residence, 1900: Byron Company Collection | repository | Museum of the City of New York |
| description | Street Scene - 1900, Fifth Ave. at 68th St. -The W.C. Whitney mansion on the corner of 5th Ave. and 68th St. Horse-drawn carriages can be seen on 68th Street and there appears to be construction work ongoing as a large pile of rubble can also be seen on 68th Street. -gelatin silver print, 1900 -93.1.1.18066 History Note Byron Company (24,174 images) For half a century, the Byron Company (1892-1942) was one of New York City's preeminent commercial photography studios. Two major areas of specialization - stage and ship photography - provided steady work for the firm while it pursued thousands of other commissions. Important subjects include New York’s social elites, street scenes, sports, buildings, and workplaces. |
| extent | 1 item |
| formats | Photographs Digital Collection |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://collections.mcny.org |
| acquisition information | Byron Company (New York, NY) |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:14 |
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