Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to all researchers.

Conditions Governing Use

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Preferred Citation

Elizabeth E. Hoyt Composition Book, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information

The materials were acquired by Special Collections Research Center on 12/10/2009.

Custodial History

Seller bought this volume from the estate of Colgate Dorr, some of whose papers are cataloged under Mss. Acc. 2009.586, Colgate Dorr Papers. The Hoyt and Dorr families intermarried in the early part of the 19th century.

Processing Information

Accessioned and minimally processed in December 2009 by Ute Schechter, Warren E. Burger Archivist.

Biographical Note

Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki:<a href="http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Elizabeth_E._Hoyt">http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Elizabeth_E._Hoyt</a>

Scope and Contents

Composition book of Elizabeth Hoyt of Hell Gate, N.Y. Her essays cover a variety of topics and date from 1838-1843. A number of pages from the middle of the volume have been cut out.

Related Material

Mss. Acc. 2009.586, Colgate Dorr Papers, 1912-1944.The Hoyt and Dorr families intermarried in the early part of the 19th century and both sets of papers were acquired from the estate of Colgate Dorr.

Index Terms

Genre/Form of Material:

• Essays

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