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titleJohn Frederick Kensett memorial exhibition installation at the National Academy of Design
repositoryNational Academy of Design
descriptionPhotograph album presumably owned by Robert M. Olyphant, containing 47 installation views of the John Frederick Kensett Memorial Exhibition, National Academy of Design, March 24-29,[1873].
extent1 album (47 photographic prints) : b? 20 1/2 x 16 inches.
formatsPhotograph Album
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acquisition informationDonated 1993 by David Olyphant, a descendent of Robert M. Olyphant. Although the album is unpublished, the donor believes several copies were made; circumstances of its production are unknown
updated03/16/2023 10:29:47
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titleCollection of paintings by American artists (*ZM-107)
repositoryNew York Public Library, Manuscripts and Archives Division
descriptionOlyphant is the author, the book has been microfilmed and is available at the Library.
extent30 p. 8vo.
formatsMicrofilm
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record linkhttp://catalog.nypl.org/record=b14665644~S1
record sourcehttp://catalog.nypl.org/record=b14665644~S1
updated11/12/2014 11:29:49
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titleSilvia S. Bennet collection on the Olyphant family, 1764-1897.
repositoryPrinceton University
descriptionConsists of Bennet’s works about, and research papers of, various members of the Olyphant family of Charleston, South Carolina, and New York State. The collection contains Xeroxes of typescripts, with the author’s corrections, of four manuscripts--PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS, A FLEETING SHOW, FORTUNE’S BUFFETS AND REWARDS, MEN OF ENTERPRISE--as well as genealogical papers (originals and Xeroxes) of 18th- and 19th-century Olyphant family members, including David W. C. Olyphant (1789-1851), merchant, his father and mother, David and Ann Vernon Olyphant, his wife, Ann Archer Olyphant, and son, Robert Morrison Olyphant. The papers contain correspondence, both business (Talbot, Olyphant & Company) and personal, and documents, such as deeds, statements of account, articles of partnership, invoices, and inventories.

Location: Rare Books: Manuscripts Collection (MSS)
Call number: C0360
extent5.3 linear ft. (12 archival boxes, 1 half-size archival box)
formatsResearch Files Photocopies Correspondence Business Papers Financial Records
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record linkhttp://libweb.princeton.edu/libraries/firestone/rbsc/aids/bennet.html
record sourcehttp://libweb.princeton.edu
finding aidUnprocessed.
updated11/12/2014 11:30:00
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