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| Creator: | Bishop, David Wolfe. |
| Title: | D. W. Bishop Travel Diaries |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1869-1881 |
| Quantity: | 2 volumes (SC). |
| Abstract: | Travel diaries of D.W. Bishop, recording trips to England, Scotland, Europe and others. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center |
Biographical History
David Wolfe Bishop (d. 1900) was a diarist from Lenox, Massachusetts. Little is known of Bishop apart from details from his obituary in the New York Times: he married Florence Van Cortlandt (who married John E. Parsons after Bishop's death) and had two sons, Cortlandt Field Bishop (1870-1935) and David Wolfe Bishop, who committed suicide in Paris in 1911. He was a member of the Knickerbocker, the Union, the Riding, the New York Yacht and the Metropolitan Clubs. He was also a member of the St. Nicholas Society, and the Sons of the American Revolution. Upon his death on May 1, 1900, Bishop held valuable properties in New York worth over one million dollars.
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The D. W. Bishop Travel Diaries consists of two bound diaries detailing Bishop's travels to England, Scotland, Europe, Asia and Egypt. The diaries contain many small newspaper clippings and memorablilia such as ship ephemera and playbills.
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Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
D. W. Bishop Travel Diaries,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
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Created by: AM
Date: 28 Apr 2009
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