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Series I. Iselin family, 1892–1991, inclusive

Columbus O'Donnell Iselin (1851–1933). Indenture, 1919 May 29, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 1, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Transfer of corporate stock of the City of New York for the construction of the Rapid Transit Railroad to his grandson, Lewis Iselin Jr. (1913–1990).

Edith Colford (Jones) Iselin (1854–1930). Copy of a letter to her children and grandchildren, 1922, 1930, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 1, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Photostat / facsimile of a letter dated February 2, 1922 from Edith C. Iselin to her children and grandchildren. With an embossed black leather (?) pouch and a cover letter from Columbus O'Donnell Iselin passing Edith's letter to his grandson, Lewis Iselin [Jr.], May 5, 1930.

Lewis Iselin (1879–1928). "School Days of Lewis & O'Donnell", 1892–1907, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 1, Volume: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Embossed red leather (?) scrapbook containing various school publications, e.g., the Cutler School Honor Roll (1892–1902), Cutler School catalogs (1899, 1902), The Cutler Fortnightly (1903), The Standard (a publication of the Knickerbocker Greys?) (1898–1899), leaflets and ephemera from Columbia University and Harvard College, as well as receipts, bills, correspondence, and school essays by the Iselin brothers, Lewis (1879–1928) and O'Donnell (1884–1971).

Lewis Iselin (1879–1928). Schoolwork [essays], 1895–1902, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 1, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Lewis Iselin (1879–1928). "Letters of Lewis Iselin", 1895–1903, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 2, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

In a red leather (?), embossed portfolio.

Lewis Iselin (1879–1928). Receipt, Black, Starr & Frost, Jewellers [sic] and Silversmiths, 438 Fifth Avenue, 1903 October 8

Offsite-Box: 2, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Lewis Iselin (1879–1928). Decennial Record of the Class of 1903, Columbia University in the City of New York, 1914, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 2, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Lewis Iselin on p. 85.

Lewis Iselin (1879–1928). "Appraisal and Inventory of Household Furnishings Belonging to Lewis Iselin, Contained In and On the Premises Situated at 16 West 52nd Street, New York City," by the Equitable Appraisal Company, 1920 February 17

Offsite-Box: 2, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Covers each room in the five-floor home. 105 pages.

Lewis Iselin (1879–1928). Union Club resolution marking the death of Lewis Iselin, 1928 April 11

Offsite-Box: 2, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Engrossed copy of a resolution passed to mark the death of Lewis Iselin, who served as the Union Club's governor, 1915–1927, and treasurer, 1917–1927.

Marie (de Neufville) Iselin (1883–1979). List of passengers, R.M.S. "Queen Mary", 1952 September 4

Offsite-Box: 2, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Includes "Mrs. Lewis Iselin."

Marie (de Neufville) Iselin (1883–1979). Last will and testament [2 copies], 1958 July 25, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 2, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Marie (de Neufville) Iselin (1883–1979). Estate papers, 1979 November 1–6, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 2, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Marie (de Neufville) Iselin (1883–1979). Estate appraisal, 1979 December 12

Offsite-Box: 2, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

"Appraisal of the Estate of Marie DeN. Iselin, Deceased," by Masterson & O'Connell & Albano Co., covering each room of the apartment at 860 Park Avenue, as well as Mrs. Iselin's jewelry. 63 pages.

Columbus O'Donnell Iselin II (1904–1971). Financial statements, The Farmer's Loan and Trust Company, 1922–1923, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 2, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Lewis Iselin Jr. (1913–1990). Wills, powers of attorney, 1975, 1976, 1987, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 3, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Wills and powers of attorney for Lewis Iselin Jr. and his wife, Sarah Cary (Curtis) Iselin (1915–1998).

Lewis Iselin Jr. (1913–1990). Estate appraisal, 1991 April 14

Offsite-Box: 3, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Jan G. Andersen & Assoc. "Qualified appraisal prepared at the request of the Estate of Lewis Iselin."

Lewis Iselin Jr. (1913–1990). Maine tax papers, 1991 November 5

Offsite-Box: 3, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Iselin family. "Stammtafel der / Genealogical Tree ISELIN von Basel", 1948, inclusive

oversize: large, item: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Nach dem Familienbuch von Fr. Weiss un Beiträgen von Hr. Dr. Felix Iselin-Merian, ergänzt und gezeichnet von Hans Lengweiler, Basel-Luzern, Im Febr./März 1948. No. 14. Measures 28.5 x 41 inches.

Iselin family. Gustav Adolf Wanner. Seit 600 Jahren in Basel: Lebensbilder aus der Familie Iselin , 1964, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 3, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

With tipped-in letter from O'Donnell Iselin (1884–1971), May 1965.

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