- Additional Authors
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Access (note)
- Source (note)
- Biography (note)
- Abraham Gilbert Mills (1844-1929) was a New Yorker who worked as Chief Clerk for the Supervising Architect of the U.S. Treasury Dept. and then entered the elevator business where he became a vice-president of the Otis Elevator Company. Mills, who was interested in amateur and professional sports, served as president of the National League of Professional Baseball Clubs from 1882 to 1884, was a supporter of the American Olympic movement, and was a member and officer of the New York Athletic Club. Having served in the Civil War, he became active in veterans organizations, particularly the Grand Army of the Republic.
- Processing Action (note)
- Call Number
- MssCol 2006
- OCLC
- NYPW94-A42
- Author
Mills, Abraham Gilbert, 1844-1929.
- Title
Abraham G. Mills papers, 1793-1929, bulk (1863-1929)
- Description
8.8 linear feet (11 boxes, 1 package).
- Restricted Access
Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
- Summary
Collection consists of correspondence, diaries, artifacts, and printed matter documenting most aspects of Mills's life. Bulk of collection is personal and business correspondence, 1874-1929. There are two diaries, 1871-1872 and 1885, as well as letters, documents and clippings relating to the N.Y. Athletic Club, the Otis Elevator Co., baseball, the Adirondack League Club, and the Grand Army of the Republic. Also, news clippings, visual materials, artifacts, certificates, and printed ephemera.
- Biography
Abraham Gilbert Mills (1844-1929) was a New Yorker who worked as Chief Clerk for the Supervising Architect of the U.S. Treasury Dept. and then entered the elevator business where he became a vice-president of the Otis Elevator Company. Mills, who was interested in amateur and professional sports, served as president of the National League of Professional Baseball Clubs from 1882 to 1884, was a supporter of the American Olympic movement, and was a member and officer of the New York Athletic Club. Having served in the Civil War, he became active in veterans organizations, particularly the Grand Army of the Republic.
- Finding Aids
Collection guide available in repository and on internet.
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- Occupation
Businessmen.
- Added Author
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910.
Adirondack League Club.
Grand Army of the Republic.
National League of Professional Baseball Clubs.
New York Athletic Club.
Otis Elevator Company.
United States. Department of the Treasury.
- Research Call Number
MssCol 2006