Fisk family papers
Scope and Contents
Papers of the Fisk family of Michigan, Connecticut, and New York, dated 1831-1895. Contains multiple letters sent from Leander Fisk and his wife Fannie Fisk, Clinton B. Fisk, Hannah Stearns, and Lydia Powell. Leander and Fannie write of a journey to the California gold fields and their home in Oakland, California. Letters discuss travels, family matters, including condolences on deaths, and a pension request sent to the United States Department of Interior. Collection also includes mortgages, deeds, and leases, a sheet of accounts, and a clipping about Clinton B. Fisk. The earliest document is an original indenture dated 1831 for purchase of land in Michigan. Contains 30 items total.
Dates
- 1831-1895
Creator
- Fisk (Family : Fisk, Benjamin Bigford Fisk, 1794-1832) (creator, Family)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to use material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.
Biographical / Historical
Benjamin Bigford Fisk (1794-1832) married Lydia Aldrich (1796-1879) on April 12, 1816, in Connecticut. They had six sons: Cyrus B., Leander, Welcome V., Horace A., Clinton Bowen, and Benjamin W. These sons were born in Connecticut, New York, and Michigan. Leander Fisk married Fannie Ellis in Michigan in 1857. They migrated from Michigan to Oakland, California, in 1853. Clinton Bowen Fisk was a financier and served as a Brigadier General in Missouri during the Civil War. He later founded Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee. Cyrus B., Welcome V., Horace A., and Benjamin W. all lived and died in Michigan.
Extent
1 folder
Language of Materials
English
Appraisal
Western history (Mormon and Western American Manuscripts Collection Development Policy V.B.5.c, 2020)
Processing Information
Processed; Karen Glenn; June 2024.
- Title
- Register of Fisk family papers
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Karen Glenn
- Date
- 2024 June 17
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States