Jay family papers, 1828-1943

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Incomplete Subject Guide

An incomplete subject guide to the contents of letters in the Jay Family papers, including personal, corporate, and topical headings and phrases. Correspondence is filed in Boxes 1-69. The guide is in the form of a card file. The card file contains copies of catalog cards for the cataloged correspondence from the Rare Book & Manuscript Library's card catalog with additional subject information handwritten on the cards. There are some additional handwritten index cards at the end of the card file.



Box Jay Family Incomplete Guide (Card File) Incomplete Subject Guide