Bard family papers, 1600-1892

Summary Information

At a Glance

Arrangement

Arrangement

Selected materials cataloged; remainder arranged.

• I. Bard Family Papers
• I.1. Cataloged Correspondence--A-Sands, Joseph
• I.2. Cataloged Correspondence--Sands, Louis-W
• I.3. Cataloged Manuscripts and Documents--A-Z
• I.4. Arranged Files

Description

Summary

Correspondence, documents, and genealogical records of the Bard and related Muirson, Prime, and Sands families of New York and New Jersey. Prominent among the papers is the correspondence of William Bard, 1778-1853, to his daughter, Susan Sands, his son-in-law, Ferdinand Sands, and his grandson, Joseph Sands. Includes 18 letters from Samuel Bard, 1742-1821, physician and professor of medicine at Columbia College, to his grandson, Francis Upton Johnston, medical student at Columbia and house doctor at New York Hospital. The letters deal with personal affairs, Francis' scholastic progress and topics of interest to the medical profession. Thereis also a pastel portrait of John Bard by James Sharples.

• I. Bard Family Papers

Using the Collection

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Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

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Preferred Citation

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Bard family papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Accruals

Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.

Ownership and Custodial History

Gift of Mrs J.G. Phelps Stokes, 1958.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Bancroft - 57910E. Method of acquisition--Purchase; Accession number--M59.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 03/27/89.

Revision Description

2020-03-30 Replaced PDF with structured finding aid. cml/kws

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