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Finding aid created by: [Summit record]
Date: 1 Jan 2001
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| 15 Mar 2010 | converted to EAD (MRC) |
Overview of the Collection |
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| Creator: | Van Sinderen, Adrian, 1887-1963. |
| Title: | Adrian Van Sinderen Papers |
| Dates: | 1919-1963 |
| Quantity: | 5.0 linear ft. |
| Abstract: | Papers of the American corporation executive, philanthropist, author. Collection includes manuscript books, essays, and speeches; notebooks. Also, annual reports and other publications of the American Horse Shows Association and the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences. |
| 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 |
Adrian Van Sinderen (1887-1963) was a successful banker, businessman and civic leader. He was also an active traveler, a breeder and shower of ponies, and became well-known as a book collector. A graduate of Yale University (1910), he established Yale's Adrian Van Sinderen Book Collecting Prizes for Sophomores and Seniors in 1957, to encourage students to begin building their book collections.
The Adrian Van Sinderen Papers consists of manuscript books, essays, speeches and notebooks, as well as annual reports and other publications of the American Horse Shows Association and the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences.
The collection is unprocessed and remains in original order.
Access Restrictions:
The majority of our archival and manuscript collections are housed offsite and require advanced notice for retrieval. Researchers are encouraged to contact us in advance concerning the collection material they wish to access for their research.
Use Restrictions:
Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
Most of the books have been transferred to Rare Books for cataloging. Please refer to Libraries Search and search on "gift of adrian van sinderen" to locate these items.
Persons
Van Sinderen, Adrian, 1887-1963.
Corporate Bodies
American Horse Shows Association.
Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences.
Subjects
Authors, American.
Philanthropists -- United States.
Upper class -- United States.
Genres and Forms
Annual reports.
Essays.
Manuscripts for publication.
Notebooks.
Occupations
Authors.
Philanthropists.
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Adrian Van Sinderen Papers
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Gift of Mrs. Adrian Van Sinderen, 1964.
An inventory has not yet been created for this collection. Please contact the Repository listed above for more information.