David McAlpin papers 1871-1930

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David McAlpin papers 1871-1930

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David Hunter McAlpin (1816-1901) was a tobacco manufacturer and philanthropist. In addition to owning the tobacco firm, D.H. McAlpin Company, he also made substantial investments in real estate including the McAlpin Hotel in New York City and was a director of several banks and insurance and energy companies. Collection consists of McAlpin's estate papers, correspondence, scrapbooks of clippings, and photographs. Estate papers, 1871-1930, are the legal and financial documents executed by McAlpin's heirs and include legal papers; accounts; cash books, 1901-1927; journals, 1901-1927; and ledgers, 1901-1923. Remaining papers consist of letters, 1871-1894; estate letters, 1901-1930; letterbook, 1925; scrapbooks of newspaper clippings about McAlpin; and photographs, mainly of the construction site of the McAlpin Hotel.

21 linear feet (22 boxes)

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 6312212

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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McAlpin Hotel (New York, N.Y.)

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McAlpin, David Hunter, 1816-1901

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David Hunter McAlpin (1816-1901) was a tobacco manufacturer and philanthropist. In addition to owning the tobacco firm, D.H. McAlpin Company, he also made substantial investments in real estate including the McAlpin Hotel in New York City and was a director of several banks and insurance and energy companies. From the description of David McAlpin papers, 1871-1930. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122517522 From the guide to the David McAlpin papers, 1871-1930,...