Scrapbooks, logbooks and photo albums, ca. 1885-1952, ca. 1900-ca. 1940 (bulk)

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Scrapbooks, logbooks and photo albums, ca. 1885-1952, ca. 1900-ca. 1940 (bulk)

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Scrapbooks and photograph albums of William K. Vanderbilt II and various members of his family; also logbooks kept by Vanderbilt as captain on voyages aboard his yachts. Scrapbooks of newspaper clippings contain news about the Vanderbilt family from the 1880s on. Photo albums and scrapbooks document William Kissam Vanderbilt II's homes and estates in Lake Success and Centerport, Long Island; his interest in automobile racing in Europe and on Long Island; his travels around the world on his steam yachts including the Tarantula, the Eagle, the Alva and the Ara; and his interst in marine biology. Other items of note include a photo album of William K. Vanderbilt III, 1918; an album of photos, clippings and notes about the funeral of Vanderbilt's mother, Alva Smith Vanderbilt Belmont, 1933; and scrapbooks of clippings and letters concerning The Glitter and The Gold, a book written by Vanderbilt's sister, Consuelo Balsan, 1952.

ca. 160 v.

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Belmont, Alva, 1853-1933

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Vanderbilt Museum of Suffolk County (Centerport, N.Y.)

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Vanderbilt, Cornelius, 1794-1877

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Vanderbilt, William K. (William Kissam), 1849-1920

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