Tuck family papers, 1832-1938.

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Tuck family papers, 1832-1938.

The collection contains correspondence, diaries, and other papers of Amos and Edward Tuck. Includes material on bimetallism, Dartmouth College, politics, and diplomacy. Correspondents include Nicholas .M. Butler, Samuel B. Dow, Ernest Martin Hopkins, Albert B. Paine, J.D. Rockefeller, Jr., Franklin D. Roosevelt, Asa D. Smith, and George E. Warren. Also includes numerous Tuck family scrapbooks with correspondence, photographs, and printed ephemera of the Tuck and French families. Many of the letters are annotated by Amos Tuck French and discuss topics such as family, business, charitable giving, and the Tuck home Château Vert-Mont in Rueil-Malmaison, France. In addition two family photo albums contain images of Château Vert-Mont, transatlantic steamer crossings, and family portraits.

27 boxes (19 linear ft.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7118354

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