VAN/FAM. Vanderbilt Family
Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:
Ellen Tuck French Vanderbilt Scrapbook
This collection contains a scrapbook created by Ellen Tuck French, married to W. H. Vanderbilt, in 1905.
William H. and Ann S. Vanderbilt IV Collection
The William H. and Ann S. Vanderbilt IV Collection, 1863-1865, consists of gold items owned by Vanderbilt University founder Cornelius Vanderbilt and passed down to his great-great-great-grandson, William H. Vanderbilt IV (b. 1945).
Vanderbilt-French Photo Album
The Vanderbilt-French Photo Album contains photographs of the Vanderbilt-French family traveling along the Colombia River Highway in 1915.
Cornelius Vanderbilt Collection
The Cornelius Vanderbilt Collection, 1877, consists of newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, and other items related to transportation magnate Cornelius "The Commodore" Vanderbilt, 1794-1877.
John James Tigert IV Collection
The John J. Tigert IV Collection consists of the papers of college administrator John James Tigert IV (1882-1965), the papers of philosophy professor and Methodist Bishop John James Tigert III (1856-1906), and the papers of Vanderbilt University co-founder and Methodist Bishop Holland Nimmons McTyeire (1824-1889).
Alva Smith Vanderbilt Belmont Collection
This collection contains 9 items in 9 file folders that reveal the life of Alva Smith Vanderbilt Belmont, snippets regarding the Smith family, and the Vanderbilt family during the later part of the 19th century, and the first part of the 20th century.
Mark G. G. Barry Collection
This collection contains photographs and a copy of the event script at the induction of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt into the Junior Achievement National Business Hall of Fame Banquet in New Orleans, Louisiana on April 5, 1979.
Cornelius Vanderbilt IV Papers
The Cornelius Vanderbilt IV Papers, 1897-1974, include correspondence, manuscripts of writings, lecture materials, reviews of his books and film, personal papers, legal and business documents, photographs, newspaper clippings, and scrapbooks of his various writing and lecture projects. The forty-five boxes of the collection cover approximately 26.03 linear feet.
Harold Stirling Vanderbilt Collection
Vanderbilt Family Collection
This collection contains research materials on members of the Vanderbilt family and some original material. The bulk of the collection is newspaper clippings.
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