Edgarton-Bishop farm records, M2000
Collection
Identifier: M2000
Scope and Contents
A gift of the estate of Gertrude E. Edgarton, these materials document nearly 150 years of farming and business in Central New York, especially Deansboro and Bouckville. Topics covered include farming, merchandising, militias, Hopkins Choice Mower Company, District School #10, and the history of Bouckville and the Edgarton family.
Dates
- Creation: 1797-1960
Creator
- Edgarton family (Family)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Historical note
The Edgarton farm was purchased circa 1797 and was sold in 1958.
Extent
4 Cubic Feet (8 document boxes, 1 legal document box, and 9 volumes)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Miss Gertrude E. Edgarton, date unknown.
Source
- Edgarton, Gertrude E. (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Edgarton-Bishop farm records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Victoria Kwong, Astonya Ambrose, Melissa Hubbard, Lora J. Davis, and Jin Cho
- Date
- January 29, 2016
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Colgate University Libraries Repository
Contact:
13 Oak Drive
Case Library and Geyer Center for Information Technology
Colgate University
Hamilton New York 13346 United States US
315-228-6175
315-228-7934 (Fax)
13 Oak Drive
Case Library and Geyer Center for Information Technology
Colgate University
Hamilton New York 13346 United States US
315-228-6175
315-228-7934 (Fax)
