Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | Pierson, Rioch, and Layton families papers, 1777-2012 |
|---|---|
| Inclusive Dates | 1777-2012 |
| Bulk Dates | 1886-1958 |
| ID no. | MSS86525 |
| Creator | Pierson family |
| Creator | Rioch family |
| Creator | Layton family |
| Extent | 11,500 items |
| Extent | 33 containers plus 1 oversize |
| Extent | 13.6 linear feet |
| Language | Collection material in English |
| Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
| Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms024006 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm2022086525 |
| Summary | Correspondence, articles, poetry, photographs, notes, financial and legal papers, a Bible, scrapbooks, printed matter, and other papers relating to the Pierson, Rioch, and Layton families residing chiefly in southeastern New York and Washington, D.C. The bulk of the collection is composed of the papers of Harriet Wheeler Pierson (Library of Congress cataloger), Frances Lupton Pierson Rioch (teacher, nurse, and homemaker), Katherine Frances Rioch Layton (teacher and homemaker), and Phebe Ann Dusinberre Pierson (homemaker). |