Renwick Family papers, 1794-1916
Summary Information
At a Glance
- Call No.:
- MS#1063
- Bib ID:
- 4079262 View CLIO record
- Creator(s):
- Renwick Family
- Repository:
- Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Physical Description:
- 2 linear feet (3 boxes 1 portfolio)
- Language(s):
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English
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- Access:
- You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.
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This collection is located on-site.
This collection has no restrictions.
Description
Summary
This collection is primarily concerned with Prof. James Renwick and his professional correspondence and papers, both as Professor of Natural Philosophy (Physics) at Columbia College and as a leading engineer. Many certificates of membership in honorary societies are included. There are letters from Washington Irving (1783-1859) to Prof. Renwick and to his mother, Jane Jeffrey Renwick, pertaining to contemporary events and Irving's own activities. The letters to Mrs. Renwick are about the travels and experiences of Irving and Renwick abroad. The collection also covers the affairs of the Prof. Renwick's grandfather, including documents concerning his land grants in New York State, and those of James Armstrong Renwick, including his valedictory address at Columbia College in 1876 and his class reunion in 1916. There are many legal documents, letters, and manuscripts of various members of the Renwick and Brevoort families; among these are Prof. Renwick's notes on his family genealogy and a memoir of Jane Jeffrey Renwick. Correspondents include Clement Clarke Moore, John A. Dix, Martin Van Buren, Secretary of State John Forsyth, and Secretary of the Navy James K. Paulding. There is one letter from Sir Edward Sabine (1788-1883), President of the Royal Society, giving his views on the American Civil War.
Also there is one volume of 70 watercolor sketches by Prof. Renwick and two by Washington Irving; one bundle of oversized documents including deeds, mortgage, and a military appointment; and a case containing Prof. Renwick's lecture notes.
1994 Addition: Correspondence of James Renwick (1818-1895), the celebrated architect. There are 68 letters to his brother, Edward Sabine Renwick (1823-1912), inventor and patent expert, concerning his collecting, investments, and health. There are 19 letters to his nephew, Edward Brevoort Renwick (b.1863), concerning the construction of his yacht"Jean", with replies and related correspondence. There are also 2 letters to Edward S. Renwick from his sister, Laura K. R. Monroe.
Arrangement
Selected materials cataloged; remainder arranged. Box 1: Cataloged correspondence; Box 2: Cataloged manuscripts & documents& misc.; Box 3: Prof. Renwick's lecture notes, Vol. of watercolor sketches& misc.; Flat Box 582: Oversize portfolio of documents.
Using the Collection
Restrictions on Access
You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.
This collection is located on-site.
This collection has no restrictions.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Reproductions may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.
Preferred Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Renwick 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
Gifts of various members of the Renwick family.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source of acquisition--Renwick family, various members. Method of acquisition--Gifts; Accession number--M-59.
Letters of James Renwick, Jr: Source of acquisition--5285B (NYState). Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--07/01/1994. Accession number--M-94-07-01.
About the Finding Aid / Processing Information
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Processing Information
Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 08/--/1989.
Letters of James Renwick, Jr Cataloged HR 01/08/1998.
Biographical / Historical
The Renwick family includes Prof. James Renwick (1792-1863), his wife, Margaret Anne Brevoort Renwick, his mother, Jane Jeffrey Renwick (1773-1850), his grandfather, James Renwick (1743-1803), his father, William Renwick (1769-1808), his sons, James Renwick (1818-1895), Henry Brevoort Renwick (1817-1895), and Edward Sabine Renwick (1823-1912), and his grandsons, Edward Brevoort Renwick and James Armstrong Renwick (1857-1837).
Subject Headings
The subject headings listed below are found in this collection. Links below allow searches for other collections at Columbia University, through
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| Accounts |
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| Addresses |
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| Advertisements |
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| Albums (books) |
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| Appointing |
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| Architects |
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| Bills |
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| Certificates |
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| Contracts |
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| Drawings (visual works) |
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| Essays |
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| Genealogies (histories) |
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| Leases |
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| Lectures |
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| Letterpress copybooks |
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| Memoirs |
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| Mortgages |
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| Notes (documents) |
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| Photographs |
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| Programs (documents) |
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| Receipts (financial records) |
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| Resolutions (administrative records) |
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| Sketches |
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| Wills |
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| watercolors (painting) |
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| Balmanno, Mary, 1802-1875 |
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| Brevoort, Laura Elizabeth Carson |
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| Columbia College (New York, N.Y.) -- : Faculty |
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| Columbia College (New York, N.Y.) -- : Students |
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| Curtis, Benjamin Robbins, 1809-1874 |
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| Dix, John A (John Adams), 1798-1879 |
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| Dugan, Caleb |
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| Forsyth, John, 1780-1841 |
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| Harris, William, 1765-1829 |
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| Irving, Washington, 1783-1859 |
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| Jay, Peter A (Peter Augustus), 1776-1843 |
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| La Farge, John, 1835-1910 |
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| Lord, Daniel, 1795-1868 |
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| Miller, Samuel, 1769-1850 |
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| Monroe, Laura K. Renwick |
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| Moore, Clement Clarke, 1779-1863 |
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| Moreau, César, 1791-1860 |
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| Morton, John Ludlow, 1792-1871 |
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| Paulding, James Kirke, 1778-1860 |
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| Renwick, Edward Brevoort, b.1863 |
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| Renwick, Edward S (Edward Sabine), 1823-1912 |
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| Renwick, Henry B (Henry Brevoort), 1817-1895 |
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| Renwick, James A (James Armstrong), 1857- |
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| Renwick, James, 1792-1863 |
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| Renwick, James, 1818-1895 |
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| Renwick, Jane Jeffrey, 1773 or 1774-1850 |
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| Renwick, Margaret Anne Brevoort |
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| Renwick, William W (William Whetten), 1864-1933 |
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| Renwick, William, 1769-1808 |
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| Royal Society (Great Britain) |
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| Sabine, Edward, Sir, 1788-1883 |
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| United States. Department of State |
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| United States. Navy Department |
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| Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862 |
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| Van Duzer, Archibald Somerville |
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| Walsh, Robert, 1784-1859 |
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| Europe -- Description and travel |
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| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 |
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| Authors, American |
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| College teachers |
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| Deeds |
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| Engineers |
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| Engineers -- New York (State) |
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| Inventors |
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| Land grants -- New York (State) |
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| Memorials |
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| Naval architects |
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| Physicists |
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| Physics -- Study and teaching |
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| Powers of attorney |
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| Real property -- New York (State) |
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