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Archives related to: Fabbri, Edith Shepard, 1872-1954
| title | Edith Shepard Fabbri papers, 1842-1898 (bulk 1886-1898). | repository | The New-York Historical Society |
| description | Correspondence, photographs, notes, clippings, ephemera, and other materials of Edith Shepard Fabbri, as well as her family, friends, and associates. Fabbri was the great-granddaughter of "Commodore" Cornelius Vanderbilt, and the granddaughter of William H. Vanderbilt. These materials pertain to her early adult life, in particular, the early years of her marriage through the birth of her first child. Also included are materials relating to the House of the Redeemer, a religious retreat founded by Edith Shepard Fabbri and located in her former New York City home. Most of the materials date from the late 1880s and 1890s. Fabbri was heiress to a vast fortune and a frequent subject of newspaper society pages. The papers provide insight into both the private life of a member of one of America's most prominent families, as well as the depiction of the family in the popular press. Location: New York Historical Society Manuscripts Collection Call Number: Mss Collection Edith Shepard Fabbri Papers |
| extent | 0.43 linear ft. (1 box).; Organized by material type.. |
| formats | Correspondence Photographs |
| access | Please Contact Repository for Access Restrictions. |
| record link | http://www.bobcat.nyu.edu:1701/primo_library/libweb/action/display.do?fn=display&doc=nyu_aleph000383498&vid=NYU |
| record source | http://www.bobcat.nyu.edu |
| finding aid | http://dlib.nyu.edu/findingaids/html/nyhs/fabbri.html |
| updated | 03/16/2023 10:30:02 |
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