Lanier Family Collection on Albert Gallatin
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Abstract
This collection consists of materials collected by the Lanier family on Albert Gallatin, including a book from 1780, maps and family histories from the late 1800s, newspaper clippings from the early 1900s and photographs from the early 1950s.
Biographical Note
Albert Gallatin (1761-1849) was born in Geneva, Switzerland and emigrated to the United States as a youth, where he quickly became involved in American politics. As a House of Representatives member he was the leader of the Democratic-Republican Party and served as Secretary of the Treasury from 1801 to 1813. Following his career as a politician and diplomat, Gallatin helped found New York University in 1831. The Gallatin School of Individualized Study is named in honor of his contributions to the University.
Henry Day Lanier is a great-great-great grandson of Albert Gallatin and a community development finance consultant at Forsyth Street Advisors. He is an investment banker in the public finance sector and has been a board member and director of multiple organizations related to public finance.
Arrangement
This collection has not been arranged by an archivist. The materials are arranged in the order in which they were received from the donor.
Scope and Contents
This collection contains newspaper clippings, photographs, correspondence, and ephemera related to Albert Gallatin and Lanier family history collected and created by members of the Lanier family over several generations.
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Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open without restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
This collection is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use materials in the collection in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date; Lanier Family Collection on Albert Gallatin; MC 278; box number; folder number; University Archives, New York University.
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Henry Day Lanier in February 2017; the accession number associated with this gift is 2018.042.
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Processing Information
Framed items were unframed, and copies of documents held at other repositories have been offered back to the family. Before accessioning, the University Archivist foldered the materials received and labeled the folders based on the donor-provided inventory (which is appended to the donor agreement). Not every collection item could be connected to the inventory.
At the time of accessioning, materials were rehoused in acid-free folders and archival boxes, and oversize materials were unfolded and placed in oversize boxes.