Pratt Family Papers
Scope and Contents
The Pratt Family Papers include personal materials collected or created primarily by various decendants of Charles Pratt, the founder of Pratt Institute. Also included are records documenting the anscestors of Charles Pratt, particularly through genealogical research presented in the form of family histories, timelines, and family trees as well as corresponence inquiring into the family's history. The majority of the collection is comprised of incoming and outgoing personal correspondence. Additionally, scrapbooks documenting various members of the Pratt Family from 1908 to 1930 are included. These scrapbooks compile newspaper clippings of events, weddings, births, deaths and other milestones. Although related, this collection does not include the papers of Charles Pratt, Frederick Bayley Pratt, or Charles Millard Pratt.
Dates
- 1854 - 2002
Creator
- Pratt Family (Family)
- Pratt, George D. (George Dupont) (Person)
- Pratt, Harold I. (Person)
- Pratt, Helen Folsom (Person)
- Pratt, Herbert Lee (Person)
- Pratt, John Teele (Person)
- Pratt, Lydia Richardson (Person)
- Pratt, Mary Helen Richardson (Person)
- Pratt, H. Irving Pratt (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open to the public.
Conditions Governing Use
For permission to publish, contact the Institute Archivist at archives.library@pratt.edu.
Extent
3 Linear Feet (8 document boxes and 1 oversize folder. )
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Pratt Family Papers include personal materials collected or created by various decendants of Charles Pratt, the founder of Pratt Institute. The collection includes personal correspondence, genealogical research, timelines, and trees from 1856 to approximately 2002. Also included are scrapbooks of Pratt family media mentions.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged into 12 series with series 2 through 11 are separated by family member:
I. Family History 1. Family History, 1854-2000
II. George Dupont Pratt 2. George Dupont Pratt, 1882-1937
III. Harold Irving Pratt 3. Harold Irving Pratt, 1898-1939
IV. Helen Folsom Pratt (Dane) 4. Helen Folsom Pratt (Dane), Undated
V. Herbert Lee Pratt, Undated
VI. John Teele Pratt 6. John Teele Pratt, Undated
VII. Lydia Richardson Pratt (Babbott) 7. Lydia Richardson Pratt (Babbott), 1874-1974
VIII. Mary Helen Richardson Pratt 8. Mary Helen Richardson Pratt, Circa 1864 - 1891
IX. Charles Pratt (son of Frederic Bayley Pratt) 9. Charles Pratt (son of Frederic Bayley Pratt), 1921, Undated
X. H. Irving Pratt, 1959-1975
XI. Miscellaneous Pratt Family Members 11. Miscellaneous Pratt Family Members, 1840-2002
XII. Scrapbooks 12. Scrapbooks, 1919-1939
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
Processing Information
This collection was processed and finding aid written by Paul Shlotthauer in 2014. Finding aid was imported into ArchivesSpace with further arrangement and description work by Cristina Fontánez Rodríguez in January, 2023. Descriptive Rules Used: Finding aid adheres to that prescribed by Describing Archives: A Content Standard. Finding aid written in English.
- Memorials Subject Source: Fast
- Personal correspondence Subject Source: Fast
- Souvenirs (Keepsakes) Subject Source: Fast
- Title
- Guide to the Pratt Family papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Paul Schlotthauer and Cristina Fontánez Rodríguez
- Date
- 2014
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- January 17th, 2023: This finding aid was revised in 2023 by Cristina Fontánez Rodríguez.
Repository Details
Part of the Pratt Institute Archives Repository
200 Willoughby Avenue
Brooklyn NY 11205 United States
718-687-5381
archives.library@pratt.edu
