Warner Family Papers, 1884-1921
Ms 48
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Fairfield Museum and History Center
- Creator
- Warner family
- Creator
- Warner, Lucien C. (Lucien Calvin), 1841-1925
- Title
- Warner Family Papers, 1884-1921
- ID
- Ms 48
- Date [inclusive]
- 1884-1921
- Extent
- 0.33 Linear feet (1 box; 3 folders)
- Language
- English
Preferred Citation note
Item, Collection Title, Collection number (Box #, Folder #). Fairfield Museum and History Center, Fairfield, Connecticut.
Biographical/Historical note
Doctors Ira DeVer Warner (1840-1913) and Lucien Calvin Warner (1841-1925) were brothers from Chenango County, New York. They took their medical training in New York State and eventually started a corset factory in Bridgeport, CT in 1876 called Warner Brothers.
Lucien C. Warner lived in New York City and was president of Warner Chemical Co. He financed the Conservatory of Music at Oberlin College in 1884 and was heavily involved with the YMCA. Other family members in this collection were associated with the Warner Corset Co. For more detail, see the genealogical chart in the collection.
Scope and Contents note
The collection is housed in one box and primarily consists of letters to Lucien C. Warner. Many of them are from prominent people including Rutherford B. Hayes, Grover Cleveland and Andrew Carnegie. Folder C holds a scrapbook of newspaper clippings (1887-1917) about the Warner family.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Fairfield Museum and History Center
370 Beach Rd.Fairfield, CT
203-259-1598
Conditions Governing Access note
There are no restrictions on access to this collection.
Conditions Governing Use note
Use of the material requires compliance with the Fairfield Museum and History Center regulations.
Processing Information note
This collection was processed by Martha Rockwell in October 1985.
Controlled Access Headings
Corporate Name(s)
- Oberlin College. Conservatory of Music.
- Warner Brother's Company.
- Warner Chemical Co. .
Personal Name(s)
- Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919
- Cleveland, Frances Folsom, 1864-1947
- Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908
- Hayes, Rutherford Birchard, 1822-1893
- Rockefeller, John D. (John Davison), 1839-1937
- Warner, Ira DeVer, 1840-1913
Subject(s)
- Correspondence.
- Scrapbooks.
Collection Inventory
Folder A Letters 1886-1910 38 items |
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Letters from: |
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Lucieh Thompson Warner (Golden, CO) 1888 2 items |
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Noah H. Osborne (McGrawville, NY) 1886 11 items |
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Letters to Dr. Lucien C. Warner |
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Letters re: Oberlin College's Conservatory of Music 1882-1889 9 items |
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S. Smith & Son (jewelers) 1886-1887 2 items |
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Rutherford B. Hayes 1888 |
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unknown, Governor's Island, NY 1890 |
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Grover Cleveland 1891, 1905 2 items |
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Andrew Carnegie 1893 |
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Helen Miller Gould 1899, 1902, n.d. 3 items |
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International Committee of Young Men's Christian Association 1898 |
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John D. Rockefeller 1905, 1910 2 items |
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Louis C. Tiffany 1908 |
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Mary (Mrs. L. T. Warner) n.d. |
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To Noah Osborne from Benjamin Harrison 1888 |
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Folder B Letters and Miscellaneous 1880-1921 21 items |
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Letters to Mrs. Lucien Warner |
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Frances F. Cleveland n.d. |
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Helen Miller Gould 1904 |
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Letters to Mr. and Mrs. Warner |
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John D. Rockefeller 1918 |
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Lucien Warner 1918 |
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"Nellie" Converse Seeley 1918 |
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G. Frederick Wright 1918 |
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Cards to Dr. and Mrs. Lucien C. Warner n.d. 4 items |
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Letters to Mrs. Philip B. Warner |
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Joseph Hopkins with card 1921 2 items |
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Nellie M. L. Jenkins 1921 |
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Letters from Lucien C. Warner |
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John D. Rockefeller 1910 |
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Brother 1910 |
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Children 1913 |
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Letters unidentified 1882 |
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Program of dedication of Warner Hall, Oberlin College 1884 |
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School certificate to Eva Follett 1880 |
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Miscellaneous n.d. 2 items |
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Folder C Scrapbook of Newspaper Clippings 1887-1917 |
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