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By Shirra Rockwood and Fiora Watts
Collection Overview
Title: Cuyler Family Collection of Photographs and Papers, 1860-1974
Extent: 5.0 Boxes
Arrangement:
Series 1: Box 1, 2, 3 & 4
Family photographs arranged by individual (if identified), as well as miscellaneous individuals. Also includes exteriors and interiors of homes, family vacations, military photographs, framed portraits, family photo albums, associated negatives, and postcards.
Series 2: Box 5
Certificates, diplomas, and graduation programs arranged by individual, plus wedding album.
Series 3: Box 5
Lafayette Church programs and newspaper clippings arranged by material.
Date Acquired: 02/00/2015
Subjects: Cuyler, Theodore Ledyard, Jr 1863-2943, Cuyler, Theodore Ledyard 1822-1909, Cuyler, Theodore Ledyard III 1891-1976, Cuyler, Theodore Ledyard IV 1920-2003
Forms of Material: Newspaper Clippings, Photographs
Languages: English
Scope and Contents of the Materials
This collection contains a wide range of materials relating to the Cuyler family, including nineteenth- and early twentieth-century photographs, diplomas, certificates, graduation programs, correspondence, church programs, and other published materials.
Collection Historical Note
Theodore Ledyard Cuyler was born in Aurora, New York in 1822. He graduated from Princeton University in 1841 and from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1846. In 1853, he became pastor of the Market Street Reformed Dutch Church in New York City. There, Cuyler cultivated a large following and was approached to head a new church to be built in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. In 1860 he became the first pastor of the Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church, which grew to be the largest and most powerful Presbyterian church in the country. Cuyler wrote for a variety of newspapers such as the Christian Intelligencer, Evangelist, Independent and others, and was the author of over 20 books. He was an ardent supporter of the temperance movement as well as numerous charities such as the YMCA and Children’s Aid Society. As a speaker, he was known for his natural and easy-going style. Cuyler had a large circle of acquaintances and an influence that extended to Great Britain, where he was widely admired. Reverend Theodore Cuyler died in Brooklyn in 1909 and was buried at Green-Wood Cemetery.
Chronology for Rev. Theodore Ledyard Cuyler:
1822 January 10, Born, Aurora, New york
1841 Graduated, Princeton University
1846 Graduated, Princeton Theological Seminary
1846 Presbyterian Church, Burlington, New Jersey
1849-1853 Pastor, Third Presbyterian Church, Trenton, New Jersey
1853-1860 Pastor, Market Street Reformed Dutch Church, New York, New York
1860-1890 Pastor, Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church, Brooklyn
1909 February 26, Died, Brooklyn
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
Historical Collections
Physical Access Note:
Photo albums are delicate and must be handled with care.
Acquisition Source:
Mike Stewart
Separated Materials:
This collection was part of a donation that was shared with the Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church.
Related Materials:
Brooklyn Historical Society holdings:
Theodore L. Cuyler correspondence
Presbyterian Churches of Brooklyn
Princeton Theological Seminary Collection holdings:
The Theodore L. Cuyler Manuscript Collection
Internet Archive:
Thoedore L. Cuyler’s book Recollections of a Long Life
New York Public Library Digital Collections:
Digitized pictures and documents
Processing Information:
Accession #: 012-2015
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
[
Series 1: Family Photographs],
[
Series 2: Certificates, Diplomas, Graduation Programs, and Wedding Album],
[
Series 3: Lafayette Church programs and newspaper clippings.],
[All]
- Series 1: Family Photographs
- Family photographs arranged by individual (if identified), as well as miscellaneous individuals. Also includes exteriors and interiors of homes, family vacations, military photographs, framed portraits, family photo albums, associated negatives, and postcards.
- Box 1
- Photographs arranged by individual.
- Folder 1: Theodore Ledyard Cuyler
- Folder 2: Theodore Ledyard Cuyler, Jr.
- Folder 3: Theodore Ledyard Cuyler, III
- Folder 4: Theodore Ledyard Cuyler, IV
- Folder 5: Louisa Morrell Cuyler
- Folder 6: Annie Eliza Mathiot Cuyler
- Folder 7: Louise Ledyard Cuyler
- Folder 8: Mary Helen Force
- Folder 9: Mary Ellen Davidson Gebhart
- Box 2
- Military photographs, exterior and interior photographs of homes, family vacation photographs, miscellaneous identified and unidentified photographs of individuals, postcards, envelopes and negatives
- Folder 1: Negatives and 1 envelope with associated negatives
- Folder 2: Military photographs
- Folder 3: Homes, exteriors
- Folder 4: Homes, interiors
- Folder 5: Family vacation photographs
- Folder 6: Postcards
- Folder 7: Envelopes
- Folder 8: Miscellaneous photos of identified individuals
- Folder 9: Miscellaneous photos of unidentified individuals
- Box 3
- Framed military photos, framed family portraits
- Folder 1: Military photos, framed
- Folder 2: Theodore and George portrait
- Folder 3: Theodore Ledyard Cuyler IV
- Folder 4: Theodore Ledyard Cuyler IV and Ruth Madeline Cullen (mother)
- Folder 5: Theodore Ledyard Cuyler, Jr. and Mary Helen Force (wife)
- Box 4
- Family photo albums
- Folder 1: Grey Family photo album
- Folder 2: Black family photo album
- Folder 3: Small green burlap photo album
- Folder 4: Small black photo album missing cover
- Series 2: Certificates, Diplomas, Graduation Programs, and Wedding Album
- Certificates, diplomas, and graduation programs arranged by individual, plus wedding album.
- Box 5
- Folder 1: Theodore Ledyard Cuyler IV
- Birth certificate Certificate of Membership in The Holland Society of NY, presented 1951 Diploma for B.A. from Lafayette College, 1948 Certificate of Honorable Discharge from the Armed Forces of the US Navy, awarded 1949 Certificate of Honorable Discharge awarded to Lieutenant Theodore Ledyard Cuyler IV, 1970 Semi-Centennial Certificate granted on the 50th anniversary of the class of 1944 Annual Commencement Exercises for Lafayette College, 1948 Lafayette College President’s Farewell Greeting to Class of 1948 Photo of group of young men, Naval School, Monterey, CA, 1951
- Folder 2: Theodore Ledyard Cuyler III
- Program for graduation exercises of Bordentown Military Institute, 1908 Diploma for Bachelor of Arts from Princeton University, 1912 Certificate awarded upon retirement from Berks County Trust Co., Reading, PA, 1958 Certificate of the US Navy initiating him into the Solemn Mysteries of the Ancient Order of the Deep, 1942
- Folder 3: Wedding album
- Theodore Ledyard Cuyler III
- Series 3: Lafayette Church programs and newspaper clippings.
- Published materials
- Box 5 (cont.)
- Folder 4: Lafayette Church programs
- Folder 5: Newspaper clippings (Theodore Ledyard Cuyler, Jr. Obituary)
Browse by Series:
[
Series 1: Family Photographs],
[
Series 2: Certificates, Diplomas, Graduation Programs, and Wedding Album],
[
Series 3: Lafayette Church programs and newspaper clippings.],
[All]
