Main content
Hobart Family Collection
Notifications
Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]
This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.
Overview and metadata sections
John Henry Hobart was born in Philadelphia, Pa. He graduated from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) in 1793, returned there in 1795 as a tutor, studied for the ministry, and received an A.M. degree in 1796. In 1801 he was ordained as a priest in New York. His abilities, energy, and devotion to Episcopalianism made him a leader of the church. Through his personal influence and his writings he did much to awaken loyalty and a sense of responsibility in clergy and laity and to strenghthen the church which had suffered greatly during the American Revolution.
The collection consists primarily of correspondence of John Henry Hobart and members of his extended family. There are several transcribed letters by Hobart to his mother, Hannah Hobart. Other correspondents include Marabella Story, Hobart's nephews Nathanael Potts Hobart and W. A. Smith, and his brother Robert E. Hobart. Also included are several draft letters from Mrs. Hannah Hobart to her sons and four poems written by different members of Hobart's family.
The collection was formed as a result of a Departmental practice of combining into one collection material of various accessions relating to a particular person, family, or subject.
Correspondence between Hobart and his mother including transcribed letters, and letters and drafts to his nephew were purchased from Emily Driscoll in December 1952.
For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.
Folder inventory added by Nicholas Williams '2015 in 2012.
No appraisal information is available.
- Publisher
- Manuscripts Division
- Finding Aid Date
- 2006
- Access Restrictions
-
This collection is open for research.
- Use Restrictions
-
Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.
Collection Inventory
1 folder
1 folder
1 folder
1 folder
1 folder