Seligman (Family : Seligman, Joseph, 1819-1880)
Family of Jewish merchant and banker, Joseph Seligman (1819-1880), who was born in Baiersdorf, Germany, and emigrated to the United States at the age of eighteen. After settling in New York City Seligman was originally a peddler and with his brothers founded a clothing and import firm. Later he established the investment banking house of J. & W. Seligman & Co. with his brother, William. As well as New York, Seligman had branches in San Francisco, New Orleans, London, Paris and Frankfurt.
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| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Seligman family papers, 1862-1878, ca. 1931, ca. 1945, 1974-1975. | New-York Historical Society | |
| referencedIn | Jewish Theological Seminary of America. Endowment Fund. Legal documents, 1901 ; 1902. | Ocean County College Library, OCC Library | |
| creatorOf | Seligman Family Collection | The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives | |
| referencedIn | George Sidney Hellman papers, 1888-1958, 1900-1958 | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division |
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| correspondedWith | Alger, Horatio, 1832-1899 | person |
| associatedWith | Gellhorn, Kitty. | person |
| associatedWith | Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885. | person |
| associatedWith | Hayes, Rutherford Birchard, 1822-1893. | person |
| hasMember | Hellman, George S. (George Sidney), 1878-1958 | person |
| associatedWith | Jewish Theological Seminary of America. Endowment Fund. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | J. & W. Seligman & Co. | corporateBody |
| hasMember | Seligman, Edwin Robert Anderson, 1861-1939. | person |
| associatedWith | Seligman, Eustace. | person |
| hasMember | Seligman, Joseph, 1819-1880. | person |
| associatedWith | Seligman, William, 1822-1910. | person |
| associatedWith | Wells, Linton, 1893- | person |
| correspondedWith | Westermann, Emma | person |
| correspondedWith | Wise, Carrie | person |
| associatedWith | Young, Brigham, 1801-1877. | person |
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| Gold |
| Gold industry |
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