Trent Family Papers, 1850-19963 boxes (1.5 linear feet).
Five generations of an African-American family that achieved commercial success and wealth through the restaurant and catering business as well as extensive real estate investments at the turn of the 20th century in New York City, Brooklyn, and Sea Cliff, Long Island, New York. Includes letters, public and church records, news clippings, ephemera, a videotape, and 87 photographs.
Subjects
- African American capitalists and financiers--New York (State)--Biography.
- African American families--New York (State)--History.
- African Americans--Genealogy--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- African Americans--New York (State)--Biography.
- African Americans--New York (State)--Social life and customs.
- Burleigh, H. T. (Harry Thacker), 1866-1949.
- Capitalists and financiers--New York (State)--Biography.
- Fuller, Meta Warrick, 1877-1968.
- Landowners--New York (State)--Biography.
- Restauranteurs--New York (State)--Biography.
- Smith family.
- Smith, William H. (William Henry), 1836-1923.
- Trent family.
Call no.: MS 373
