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Stephen Dickerman Pardee family papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 1426

Scope and Contents

The Stephen D. Pardee Family Papers include correspondence and an account book of the Pardee family of New Haven, Connecticut. Folder 1 contains Stephen D. Pardee's private account book containing accounts of personal investments and accounts kept as executor of estates and treasurer of civic or religious organizations. Several accounts relate to Trinity Church. The papers also contain letters (folder 3) addressed to Stephen Pardee and his family by his son John S. Pardee, while he served as a commander's clerk on the U.S.S. Albany. The letters, which date from 1852-1853, describe life on board ship and in port at Pensacola, Florida, as well as cruises in the Caribbean and to Cuba. The last letters in folder 3 are from the commander of the Albanyand relay the news of Pardee's death from yellow fever.

Dates

  • 1852-1876

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The materials are open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection are in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. Copyright status for other collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The Yale Library purchased the Pardee papers from Earle and Whitlock's in 1940 and 1944. They were transferred from the Miscellaneous Manuscripts Collection in 1985.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Catalog Record

A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog

Persistent URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ms.1426

Abstract

The papers consist of family letters, business letters, and business and personal accounts of the Pardee family. The principal figures in the collection are Stephen Dickerman Pardee and his son John S. Pardee, who served in the U.S. Navy.

Biographical / Historical

Stephen Dickerman Pardee was born in New Haven, Connecticut and for twenty-eight years was treasurer of the New Haven Savings Bank.

Title
Guide to the Stephen D. Pardee Family Papers
Status
Under Revision
Author
compiled by Diane E. Kaplan and John Espy
Date
August 1986
Description rules
Finding Aid Created In Accordance With Manuscripts And Archives Processing Manual
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository

Contact:
Yale University Library
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Location

Sterling Memorial Library
Room 147
120 High Street
New Haven, CT 06511

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