Lyman Bassett and Emily Pierpont Bassett papers
00-1950-21-0
Scope and Contents
Papers relating to Lyman Bassett (1827-1901) and Emily Pierpont Bassett (1833-1902), including Emily's certificate of baptism; pages from a family Bible documenting their birth, marriage, and death dates; and news clippings regarding their marriage and Lyman's death. Emily was a daughter of Luther Pierpont and Delia Waugh Pierpont, who was the daughter of Thaddeus Waugh and Ruth Farnham Waugh of South Farms, Litchfield, Conn.
Dates
- created: 1838-circa 1902
- Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1950
Creator
- Bassett family (Family)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection are in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. Copyright status for other collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Extent
1.00 folders
1.00 folders
Language of Materials
English
Source of Acquisition
Mrs. Charles B. Brown
Method of Acquisition
Gift
Existence and Location of Originals
multi-part note content
Other Descriptive Information
This collection was processed with support from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).
Subject
- Bassett, Emily Pierpont, 1833-1902 (Person)
- Bassett, Lyman, 1827-1901 (Person)
- Waugh family (Family)
- Title
- Lyman Bassett and Emily Pierpont Bassett papers
- Author
- Leith Johnson
- Date
- 04/06/2010
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Litchfield Historical Society Repository
7 South Street
P.O. Box 385
Litchfield CT 06759
860-567-4501
860-567-3565 (Fax)
archivist@litchfieldhistoricalsociety.org