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Archives related to: Clearwater, Alphonso Trumpbour, 1848-1933

title	Alphonso Trumpbour Clearwater Papers, 1901-1933.
repository	The Winterthur Library
description	Consists of papers relating to the judge's hobby of collecting early American silver objects. Most items are correspondence with dealers, other collectors, and museums. Chief among the correspondents are: C. Louise Avery, Francis H. Bigelow, John Buck, Robert Ensko, W. Farr, and Frederick Widmer. Clearwater also wrote often to the firms Crichton Brothers (in New York) and Potter & Stainforth (in Boston). The museums with which he regularly corresponded were the Albany Institute of Art, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, and--particularly--the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The collection also includes a series of catalog cards listing items in Clearwater's silver collection, as well as some photographs, articles, and pamphlets. Biography or history Alphonso T. Clearwater was a native of West Point, NY. He was locally educated and, in 1903, received an honorary degree from Rutgers University for distinction in public service. He was admitted to the bar in 1871. He served as the district attorney of Ulster County, NY, and as judge on the New York supreme court and court of appeals. He died in Kingston, New York. Location The Winterthur Library: Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts and Printed Ephemera, Winterthur, DE 19735. Call No.: Col. 65
extent	4.1 cubic ft. (14 boxes)
formats	Correspondence
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record link	http://findingaid.winterthur.org/html/HTML_Finding_Aids/COL0065.htm
record source	http://library.winterthur.org:8000/cgi-bin/webgw
finding aid	Folder listing available at repository.
acquisition information	Accessioned 1969 Purchased from Thurston Thatcher, Hyde Park, New York.
updated	03/16/2023 10:29:58
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