Table of Contents
- Collection Summary
- Biographical Note
- Scope and Content Note
- Subject Headings
- Related Material
- Administrative Information
- Access and Use
- Encoding Information
- Arrangement
- Container List
Collection Summary
| Repository: | Archives and Special Collections Library, Vassar College Libraries |
|---|---|
| Creator: | Livingston, Margaret Lewis, 1780-1860 |
| Title: | Margaret Lewis Livingston Papers |
| Dates: | 1826-1842 |
| Quantity: | 0.2 cubic feet (1 box) |
| Abstract: | The collection contains 70 letters from Margaret Lewis Livingston to her second-eldest daughter, Gertrude "Gitty" Livingston Lowndes, which document her life as a wealthy wife and mother who split her time between New York City and her Hudson Valley estate in Staatsburgh, NY. |
Biographical Note
Margaret (Lewis) Livingston (1780-1860) was born in Hyde Park, New York to Geraldine Livingston and Gen. Morgan Lewis. She married Maturin Livingston (1769-1847) around 1798 and the two had twelve children. Her second-eldest daughter, Gertrude "Gitty" Laura Livingston (1805-1883), married Rawlins Lowndes (1801-1877), a businessman from Charleston, South Carolina.
TopScope and Content Note
The collection contains 70 letters from Margaret Lewis Livingston to her second-eldest daughter, Gertrude "Gitty" Livingston Lowndes, which document her life as a wealthy wife and mother who split her time between New York City and her Hudson Valley estate in Staatsburgh, NY.
TopArrangement
The collection is arranged chronologically.TopAccess and Use
Access
This collection is open for research according to the regulations of the Vassar College Archives and Special Collections Library without any additional restrictions.
Restrictions on Use
Permission to quote (publish) from unpublished or previously published material must be obtained as described in the regulations of the Vassar College Archives and Special Collections Library .
Related Material
TopSubject Headings
Names:
- Livingston Family
- Lowndes, Gertrude Livingston, 1805-1883
Subjects:
- Family--New York (State)
- Women--Social conditions
Places:
- New York (N.Y.)--Social life and customs
Document Types:
- Correspondence
VCL Categories:
- Family
- Local History
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Margaret Lewis Livingston Papers, Archives and Special Collections Library, Vassar College Libraries.
Processing Information
Original processing date unknown. The letters in this collection were formerly part of the Autograph Files collection, but were separated and re-processed as their own collection by Emma Gronbeck, February 2026.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Lydig Hoyt and Geraldine (Morgan) Thompson, great-great-grandchildren of Margaret Lewis Livingston, June 1951.
Container List
| Folder 1 | List of letters from Margaret Lewis Livingston to Gertrude "Gitty" Livingston Lowndes, 1951 Jun |
| Folder 2 | Letters from Margaret Livingston to Gertrude Lowndes, 1826 Dec - 1827 Feb [3 letters] |
| Folder 3 | Letters from Margaret Livingston to Gertrude Lowndes, 1834 Jan-Dec [11 letters] |
| Folder 4 | Letters from Margaret Livingston to Gertrude Lowndes, 1835 Jan [2 letters] |
| Folder 5 | Letters from Margaret Livingston to Gertrude Lowndes, 1837 Jan-Apr [8 letters] |
| Folder 6 | Letters from Margaret Livingston to Gertrude Lowndes, 1838 Jan-May [14 letters] |
| Folder 7 | Letters from Margaret Livingston to Gertrude Lowndes, 1838 Jun-Dec [11 letters] |
| Folder 8 | Letters from Margaret Livingston to Gertrude Lowndes, 1840 Jan-Dec [11 letters] |
| Folder 9 | Letters from Margaret Livingston to Gertrude Lowndes, 1841 Jan-Mar [6 letters] |
| Folder 10 | Letters from Margaret Livingston to Gertrude Lowndes, 1842 Dec 16 [1 letter] |
| Folder 11 | Letters from Margaret Livingston to Gertrude Lowndes, undated [3 letters] |
| Folder 12 | Letters from Margaret Livingston to Gertrude Lowndes, 1826 Dec - 1837 May [transcripts] |
| Folder 13 | Letters from Margaret Livingston to Gertrude Lowndes, 1838 Jan-Dec [transcripts] |
| Folder 14 | Letters from Margaret Livingston to Gertrude Lowndes, 1840 Jan - 1842 Dec [transcripts] |
| Folder 15 | Letters from Margaret Livingston to Gertrude Lowndes, undated [transcripts] |
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Details
The collection contains 70 letters from Margaret Lewis Livingston to her second-eldest daughter, Gertrude "Gitty" Livingston Lowndes, which document her life as a wealthy wife and mother who split her time between New York City and her Hudson Valley estate in Staatsburgh, NY.
