Fales Family Papers ca. 1620 - 1966

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Fales Family Papers ca. 1620 - 1966

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The Fales Family Papers document the history of the family from the 17th- 20th centuries through their correspondence, legal documents, family trees, travel journals, auction catalogs, photographs, and some books from the personal library of DeCoursey and Haliburton Fales. Among the interesting items in the collection are letters from John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, both dating from 1822. Other correspondents include: Andrew Dunlap, Samuel Fales Dunlap, Haliburton Fales, Sr. and Jr., and DeCoursey Fales, Jr.

45.0 Linear feet; (43 boxes)

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Dunlap, Andrew, 1794-1835

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Dunlap, S.F. (Samuel Fales), 1825-1905

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Fales, Haliburton, 1849-1929

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Fales family

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The Fales family can claim ancestry back to the Puritan settlers who arrived in New England on the Mayflower. Eventually, the family was centered in Bristol, Rhode Island. The family's surnames include: Haliburton and Dunlap and the descendents have been involved with politics (Andrew Dunlap, 1796-1835), aviation, collecting, yachting, philanthropy and other assorted businesses and interests. An in-depth description of the family and its history up to 1919 can be found in De Coursey...

Fales, Haliburton, 1919-

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Fales, DeCoursey, 1888-1966

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Banker, art collector; New York City. From the description of Selected items from the autograph collection of De Coursey Fales, 1838-1865. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122502626 De Coursey Fales (1888-1966) was a New York City lawyer and banker who collected books and manuscripts. He donated his book collection to New York University and split his manuscript gifts between N.Y.U. and the New York Public Library. From the description of De Coursey Fales autograph...